I recently got TransDEM to help me make a DEM for a particular route I've always wanted in Trainz.
I have a large number of resources ready, but I'm lost on the first few steps of getting started. One of them being complete confusion on where to begin on creating a DEM for Trainz.
So, first off, can a DEM be created from raster maps, or does there have to be an actual DEM involved? If a DEM has to be involved, how and where would one go about getting a DEM for a not so huge area? I'm looking for DEM covering the route from outside of Minidoka, ID (close to an area labeled as Wapi, ID) all the way to Shoshone, ID. On all of the DEM's that I have found, they all cover such a large area, and I'm not sure how to go about figuring out what's what on the DEM.
How could one figure out where exactly the rail lines, roads, water, and rivers are on the DEM? How would one figure out where towns are along the line? Is there a way in TransDEM to cut out areas of the DEM that once I figure out I know are not going to be part of the route?
Thanks!
I have a large number of resources ready, but I'm lost on the first few steps of getting started. One of them being complete confusion on where to begin on creating a DEM for Trainz.
So, first off, can a DEM be created from raster maps, or does there have to be an actual DEM involved? If a DEM has to be involved, how and where would one go about getting a DEM for a not so huge area? I'm looking for DEM covering the route from outside of Minidoka, ID (close to an area labeled as Wapi, ID) all the way to Shoshone, ID. On all of the DEM's that I have found, they all cover such a large area, and I'm not sure how to go about figuring out what's what on the DEM.
How could one figure out where exactly the rail lines, roads, water, and rivers are on the DEM? How would one figure out where towns are along the line? Is there a way in TransDEM to cut out areas of the DEM that once I figure out I know are not going to be part of the route?
Thanks!