Does anybody know where Google Earth gets its terrain elevation data? It surely looks accurate to me:Just curious,regards,Macs

It's hard to say how accurate any representation is without personal knowledge and comparisons with pictures of the real thing. That particular image seems to show the mesh being cut off at the water's edge, also a common problem in FS when mesh and ground textures are misaligned. If the location of the image is remote, as it seems to be, then perhaps the elevation data is derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, but only Google could say. Normally, the sources are listed at the bottom of the image, but I don't know if that includes sources for altitude data also.Best regards.Luis

It's hard to say how accurate any representation is without personal knowledge and comparisons with pictures of the real thing. That particular image seems to show the mesh being cut off at the water's edge, also a common problem in FS when mesh and ground textures are misaligned. If the location of the image is remote, as it seems to be, then perhaps the elevation data is derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, but only Google could say. Normally, the sources are listed at the bottom of the image, but I don't know if that includes sources for altitude data also.Best regards.Luis

True; a picture(s) or good knowledge of the place would be necessary to make sure it is indeed accurate. From the few pics I've seen of the place, it does indeed look like it is an accurate rendition, but that would not be too reliable. I was mainly looking for data that had Mount Ballyhoo included, or something that looked close to it.Regards,Macs