NAME

r.dem.import - GRASS Reference Manual

NAME

r.dem.import - Toolset for the import of digital elevation models (DEMs). It includes import addons for the open geodata elevation models for Germany, e.g. for the digital terrain models (DTMs), the digital surface models (DSMs), the image based digital surface models (iDSMs) and the normalised digital surface models (nDSMs).

KEYWORDS

raster, import, elevation

DESCRIPTION

Modules in this toolset

Examples for the use of this toolset are provided in each module

• r.dtm.import: downloads digital terrain models (DTM) for specified federal state and area of interest
• r.dsm.import: downloads digital surface models (DSM) for specified federal state and AOI
• r.idsm.import: downloads image based digital surface models (iDSM) for specified federal state and AOI
• r.ndsm.import: downloads digital surface models (DSM) and digital terrain models (DTM) for specified federal state and AOI, and creates a single file of a normalised DSM (nDSM)

Overview of the available elevation models

Federal state	fs	DTM	DSM	iDSM	nDSM	Tile-Index	Resolution	Data Source
Baden-Württemberg	BW			n.a.				Open GeoData
Bayern	BY		n.a.					Open GeoData iDSM
Berlin	BE	☑	☑		via DSM & DTM	DTM DSM	DTM: 1m DSM: 1m	Geoportal iDSM
Brandenburg	BB	☑		☑	via iDSM & DTM	DTM iDSM	DTM: 1m iDSM: 0.2m	Geobasis
Bremen	HB	☑	☑	n.a.	via DSM & DTM	DTM DSM	DTM: 1m DSM: 1m	Geoportal
Hamburg	HH	☑	n.a.	☑	via iDSM & DTM	DTM iDSM	DTM: 1m iDSM: 1m	Geoportal
Hessen	HE	Bug	Bug					Geoportal
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	MV	☑		☑		DTM iDSM	DTM: 1m iDSM: 0.2m	Geoportal iDSM
Niedersachsen	NI	☑	☑		via DSM & DTM	DTM DSM	DTM: 1m DSM: 1m	Open GeoData iDSM
Nordrhein-Westfalen	NW	☑	n.a.	☑	☑	DTM nDSM iDSM	DTM: 1m nDSM: 0.5m iDSM: 0.5m	Open GeoData
Rheinland-Pfalz	RP		n.a.					Geoportal iDSM
Saarland	SL			n.a.				Geoportal
Sachsen	SN	☑	☑	n.a.	via DSM & DTM	DTM DSM	DTM: 1m DSM: 1m	Open Geodata
Sachsen-Anhalt	ST							Geoportal iDSM
Schleswig-Holstein	SH	☑	n.a.	☑	via iDSM & DTM	DTM iDSM	DTM: 1m iDSM: 0.2m	Geoportal
Thüringen	TH	☑	☑	n.a.	via DSM & DTM	DTM DSM	DTM: 1m DSM: 1m	Geoportal

REQUIREMENTS

For python requirements see requirements.txt

SEE ALSO

r.dop.import for import of digital orthophotos

AUTHORS

Anika Weinmann, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG
Kim Kaiser, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.dem.import source code (history)

Accessed: Sunday Sep 13 08:28:12 2026

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