get_dem: Access digital elevation model (DEM) for a given region

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Access digital elevation model (DEM) for a given region

Description

Access digital elevation model (DEM) for a given region

Usage

get_dem(
  bb,
  dem_source = "STAC",
  stac_endpoint = NULL,
  stac_collection = NULL,
  crs = NULL,
  force_download = FALSE
)

Arguments

bb	A bounding box, provided either as a matrix (rows for "x", "y", columns for "min", "max") or as a vector ("xmin", "ymin", "xmax", "ymax"), in lat/lon coordinates (WGS84 coordinate reference system) of class bbox
dem_source	Source of the DEM: If "STAC" (default), DEM tiles are searched on a SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) end point, then accessed and mosaicked to the area of interest
stac_endpoint	URL of the STAC API endpoint (only used if dem_source is "STAC"). For more info, see get_stac_asset_urls()
stac_collection	Identifier of the STAC collection to be queried (only used if dem_source is "STAC"). For more info, see get_stac_asset_urls()
crs	Coordinate reference system (CRS) which to transform the DEM to
force_download	Download data even if cached data is available

Value

DEM as a terra SpatRaster object

Examples

# Get DEM with default values
bb <- get_osm_bb("Bucharest")
crs <- 31600  # National projected CRS

# Get DEM with default values
get_dem(bb)

# Get DEM from custom STAC endpoint
get_dem(bb,
        stac_endpoint = "some endpoint",
        stac_collection = "some collection")

# Specify CRS
get_dem(bb, crs = crs)

rcrisp documentation built on Nov. 24, 2025, 5:07 p.m.