Further reading

These references provide the primary scientific, geodetic, product, and TAK context behind DTED.org.

Elevation source and mission

• USGS SRTM 1 Arc-Second Global product record — collection characteristics, formats, coverage, datums, and access.
• SRTM Collection User Guide — processing history, versioning, product characteristics, and known limits.
• NASA Earthdata LP DAAC — NASA SRTM and NASADEM product context.
• USGS EarthExplorer — source discovery and download system used by the documented acquisition workflow.
• SRTM 1 Arc-Second Global DOI — persistent source citation.
• Copernicus DEM collection — GLO-30/GLO-90 formats, access, licences, and product documentation.
• USGS TNMAccess API — authoritative discovery for current 3DEP staged products.
• NASADEM DOI and NASA CMR API — source description and programmatic discovery.
• JAXA AW3D30 — DSM, masks, versions, access, and terms.
• ASTER GDEM V3 guide — product structure, NUM quality layer, validation, and limitations.

Geodesy and vertical reference

• NGA WGS84 and Earth Gravitational Model resources — reference frame, geoid models, software, and documentation.
• NGA elevation resources — elevation products and source-surface context.

TAK use

• TAK.gov — official TAK distribution and documentation.
• ATAK-CIV source — ATAK client behavior, including DTED import and elevation tooling.
• Simple DTED Streamer — plugin available as an optional DTED.org client path.
• TAK.gov FAQ — official terrain and plugin guidance.
• PyTAK and QRTAK — TAK protocol, configuration package, and QR interoperability references.
• TAK Server and CloudTAK — server and browser-client interoperability references.

DTED.org implementation and evidence

• DTED.org source repository — builder, release service, tests, deployment packaging, and documentation.
• Coverage API — current enhanced cells and public release status.
• Source API — supported authoritative adapters, terrain models, native references, licences, and access requirements.
• TAK product catalog — current endpoint and configuration artifacts.
• State quality gate — checks required before evidence-certified publication.

Community tutorials can be useful for interface walkthroughs, but ATAK and plugin versions change. Prefer current official documentation and verify every workflow on the actual client version in use.

The CivTAK file collection, community USA Drive folder, and DTED-LVL2-4-TAK repository are compatibility references only. DTED.org does not republish them without authoritative lineage and an explicit licence.