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TINITALY, a digital elevation model of Italy with a 10 meters cell size (Version 1.1)

Type Dataset Class type Dati Geodetici

Digital Elevation Model Topography Italy Dem Shaded Relief Map Slope Map Sky View Factor Map Openness Down Map Hue-Saturation-Value Composition Image Rrim Style Map

The dataset is a 10 m-resolution DEM in grid format covering the whole Italian territory. The DEM is obtained by interpolating the original DEM in Triangular Irregular Network (TIN) format. The TIN version benefited from the systematic application of the DEST algorithm. The projection is UTM, the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84). To provide the dataset as a single seamless DEM, the sole zone 32 N was selected, although about half of Italy belongs to zone 33 N. The database is arranged in 193 square tiles having approximately 50 km side. In addition to the DEM (TINItaly_DEM), the OGC links supply the following DEM-derived products: (i) shaded relief map (TINItaly_Hillshade); (ii) slope map (TINItaly_Slope); (iii) Sky view Factor (SVF) map using 2.5σ clipping as technique for image enhancement (TINItaly_SVF_2d5); (iv) SVF map using equal area equalization as technique for image enhancement (TINItaly_SVF_EA); (v) openness down map using equal area equalization as technique for image enhancement (TINItaly_OD); and (vi) Hue-Saturation-Value (HSV) composition image with slope (2.5σ clipping) as saturation and SVF (2.5σ clipping) as value, according to RRIM (Red Relief Image Maps) style maps (TINItaly_HSV); (vii) slope map using 2.5σ clipping as technique for image enhancement (TINItaly_Slope_2d5). For more information about the generation of the DEM-derived products refer to Favalli and Fornaciai (2017) - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.02.029.

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Cite as

Tarquini S., Isola I., Favalli M., Battistini A., Dotta G. (2023). TINITALY, a digital elevation model of Italy with a 10 meters cell size (Version 1.1) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/tinitaly/1.1

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Field Value
Version 1.1
Dataset Identifier (DOI) 10.13127/tinitaly/1.1
Acronym TINITALY
Other Identifier OthId Identifier: ingv_807
OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes TECH
Publisher Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date 01-01-2023
Modification Date 20-11-2023
Geographical Name Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL Not available
Dataset Languages ITA
Temporal Coverage Not available
Rights holder Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
ROR 00qps9a02
IPA ingv
Update frequency never
Version Of Not available
Spatial extent {"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[ [6.74996,47.1154], [18.4802,47.1154], [18.4802,36.62], [6.74996,36.62], [6.74996,47.1154] ]]]}
Authors TARQUINI Simone
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
ISOLA Ilaria
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
FAVALLI Massimiliano
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy
BATTISTINI Alessandro
DOTTA Giulia
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy

Other contributors

  • TARQUINI Simone (Project Leader)
  • ISOLA Ilaria (Data Curator)
  • FAVALLI Massimiliano (Data Curator)
  • PARESCHI Maria Teresa (Project Manager)
  • MAZZARINI Francesco (Research Group)
  • BISSON Marina (Research Group)
  • FORNACIAI Alessandro (Research Group)
  • VINCI Stefano (Research Group)
  • DOUMAZ Fawzi (Research Group)
  • BOSCHI Enzo (Other)
  • DOTTA Giulia (Data Curator)

Data schema

Standard OGC Web Map Service (WMS)

Standard OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS)

Standard OGC Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)

Previous datasets

  • The dataset is a newer version of
    • Tarquini S., Isola I., Favalli M., Battistini A. (2007). TINITALY, a digital elevation model of Italy with a 10 meters cell size (Version 1.0) [Data set]. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/tinitaly/1.0