Digital Elevation Model of the Altai Mountains and SAT / World Imagery ESRI

The presented image is a visualization of a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Altai Mountains and vicinity (Big Altai Mountains, Altai Mts). This is the result of the interpretation of the land surface radar mapping data (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM Version 4, 2008) and its subsequent processing using the ArcGIS Desktop v10.3.0. Esri Inc., application tools and also using a graphical editor.
	
	Cartographic image: SAT - World Imagery, ESRI
PMM: ArcGIS Desktop v10.3.0. Esri Inc., graphical editor.
Thematic layers: base layers - World Imagery ESRI, map design elements.
	
	Comment:
1. The areas selected as an example are mosaic images derived from satellite imagery and aerial imagery. All selected images were prepared in a conical cartographic projection (World Equidistant Conic), which is optimal for the Big Altai, located on the territory of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan.
	Selected sites of Big Altai include:
Russian Altai: Katunsky, Kuraisky and South-Chuisky ridge, Ak-Allakhinsky mountains, Saylyugem ridge, Mongun-Taiga, parts of Kuraiskaya and Chuyskaya intermontane basins, river valleys. Chui (Yustyt, Boguty, Baizin), Argut, Chagan-Uzun, Kokorya, Taldura, Akk-Kol, Irbistu, Akk-Allaha;
Mongolian Altai: Altai Tavyn Bogd Uul, Tugren-Kharkhiraa Uul, Tsast Uul (Tsambagarav compl.), Shivet Khairkhan Uul, Sutai Khairkhan Uul, river valley. Tsagan Gol, Yungur Gol and others;
Gobi Altai: Hunger Uul, Noyen Uul, Ikh-Oboo, Ikh-Bogd Uul, Nemegt hotgor, etc;
Synjiang (Dzungarian, Chinese, Xinjiang) Altai: Altai Tavyn Bogd, river valley. Bulgan Gol (Urumgu), sections of the border of Russia, China and Kazakhstan.

2. World Imagery (ESRI Inc.) provides one meter or better satellite and aerial imagery in many parts of the world and lower resolution satellite imagery worldwide. The map includes 15m TerraColor imagery at small and mid-scales and 2,5m SPOT Imagery for the world.  In other parts of the world, 1 meter resolution imagery is available from GeoEye IKONOS, AeroGRID, and IGN Spain. Additionally, imagery at different resolutions has been contributed by the GIS User Community. When preparing the design of a series of unified images, a scale scale and a circular scale with divisions in degrees were used (MapTools Inc.).

	Data source:
ArcGIS Online Viewer, Esri Inc. https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html 
ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, Esri Inc. https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/en/ 
Consortium for Spatial Information of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR-CSI). http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org
U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation & Science Center (EROS). https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/viewer.html
 

Spheroid: WGS, 1984
Geographic Coordinate System (GCS Datum): World Geodetic System, WGS 1984 (EPSG: 4326)
Projection: World Equidistant Conic
Prime Meridian: Greenwich
Central Meridian: 90,0
Scale 1:300,000-1:2,000

Cartographer & Designer: Abdulmyanov S.N.
		
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