Exploring the landscape: simplest way of getting an elevation profile

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Hi! I’ve being playing with JOSM for a while and installed Elevation and Elevation Profile plugins. Both offer a lot of possibilities.

But I would like to be able to explore the area in the current zoom by quickly visualizing the elevation profile of any straight line joining two selected points on the map. I don’t want to create a new GPX track, or adding new features to the map. I just want a quick graphical representation of the profile in a separated window.

Furthermore, I understand that JOSM has no route-planning features as it is not its purpose, but I would find a simple “elevation profile visualization” tool will be very useful to helping understand the area.

Is there anything available? Thanks!

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OSM doesn’t generally store elevation data, except at discrete notable points.

The plugin you reference says it used elevation data from a different source (STRM). You’d probably be better off using more generic GIS software and tutorials. e.g. QGIS

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Thanks, @InsertUser.

It is now clearer to me that I must create a broader tool-scape and improve my skills. Still, I think having such a tool at hand as a JOSM plugin, will easy, for instance, decisions while drafting walking route proposals.I’m also still far from being able to code such a plugin!