The user marks a point on the map and chooses how large an area around it to examine. The system automatically collects the elevation value for every point in that area, presenting a statistics panel (lowest, highest, average, and elevation difference) along with a color-coded heat map of the area. Results can be downloaded as a file. The application requires a login, and admins can manage users.
Our customer's goal was to have a tool that lets them easily examine an area's terrain and elevation changes from a single screen. We handled the full design and development of the web application ourselves.
After the needs analysis, we designed and developed the web application, bringing together map-based area selection, automatic elevation data collection, a statistics panel, a heat map, and user management. After testing, we delivered the application to our customer.
