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I've been forwarded the below tif - is it possible to extract / create a surface model from this data ?

SH25A_TAPARAHI_NZTM_NZVD16_31_May_2023_SH25A_Merged_230531_dsm.tif

Sorry it is not possible to extract surface data from a TIFF file in TBC. Do they have the data in any other formats?

I've been forwarded the below tif - is it possible to extract / create a surface model from this data ?

SH25A_TAPARAHI_NZTM_NZVD16_31_May_2023_SH25A_Merged_230531_dsm.tif

As I understand it, a TIF (or TIFF) file can be any of these:

• A regular image, with no geographic location information
• A GeoTIFF, which has the location, or "world file" embedded, but no elevation information
• A GeoTIFF, which has the location, or "world file" embedded, but the colors of the image represent the elevation of each pixel.

The one you posted appears likely to be a regular image and not a GeoTIFF since the red area is all the same color. You may want to ask for a GeoTIFF or some other format as James suggested.

If you go to the Import screen in TBC, it will examine each file and determine whether it's a regular TIF or a GeoTIFF.

We regularly import TIF's from USGS, which are GeoTIFF's that represent the surface as obtained by Lidar. They come in quite nicely as a surface.

I'm still learning how all of this works, so anyone feel free to chime in and clarify. I won't be offended.

Sorry it is not possible to extract surface data from a TIFF file in TBC. Do they have the data in any other formats?

I've been forwarded the below tif - is it possible to extract / create a surface model from this data ?

SH25A_TAPARAHI_NZTM_NZVD16_31_May_2023_SH25A_Merged_230531_dsm.tif