The paper maps of this seamless digital raster map were produced by the USSR military from around 1972 to 1997. These are of astonishing accuracy and contain an amazing level of detail, especially considering they were compiled under great secrecy during the Cold War. While the street layer is completely out of date due to the age of the maps, the topographic details have a very high accuracy. The map has cyrillic labels only.
The map is compatible with all major GIS software products like QuoVadis® or Global Mapper®. A detailed DEM (Digital Elevation Model) is included to view the map in 3D mode (functionality depends on your GPS software).
The mapset includes (seamless):
- Soviet Military Map in 500k (1:500.000)
- Digital Elevation Model
Data source
The basis are the soviet military maps created between 1972 and 1997.
The basis of our Digital Elevation Model is the 3 arc seconds data set collected by the 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography mission (NASA/USGS SRTM3). This data was enhanced and corrected by Jonathan de Ferranti from Viewfinder Panoramas with other topographic sources like raster and paper maps. Therefore the data from Viewfinder Panoramas is the best DEM data available for the Himalaya region. The data from Viewfinder Panoramas was slighty corrected and enhanced by HimalayanGPSMaps in 2016.
Data format
The package contains the seamless raster map as well as the Digital Elevation Model. The following file formats are included:
Soviet Military Map:- ECW® (.ecw format). best for QuoVadis® (newer versions) and OziExplorer®
- GeoTIFF® (.tiff format), best for Global Mapper®
- Global Mapper® Grid (.gmg format), best for Global Mapper® and QuoVadis®
- GeoTIFF® (.tiff format)
- SRTM3 (.hgt format)
If you would like to purchase the download version please note that the file sizes of the map data is 10.0 GB and 5.0 GB (DEM).
Compatible with
- QuoVadis®
- GlobalMapper®
- OziExplorer®
- Many more with GeoTiff®- and ECW®-Support
Map Coverage
The map covers the Himalaya region in total. Green areas are covered in 500k, red areas are covered in 001m only.
