OpenTopoMap / Top-O-Map update — 30m DEM globally, OSM data June 21

The Top-O-Map server, which also serves the OpenTopoMap, was updated today.

  • OSM database: June 21, 2026
  • Europe: switched to 30m Lidar DEM (was 60m)
  • Rest of world: now using 30m Copernicus DEM (was SRTM 90m)
  • Island names now visible
  • Bus stops and parking lots now rendered

Maps: Top-O-Map | OpenTopoMap

Let me know if you spot issues or have suggestions!
Disclaimer: It takes about a week to rerender all the existing tiles, so changes might not be visible immediatly.

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Using (Forest and Buildings Removed Copernicus DEM) for global coverage in place of multiple DEM sources may help reduce unnecessary processing overhead in your workflow. It is undergoing extensive testing rigor by the geo-sciences community.

Edit: Apparently, I got a little too excited. There are some commercial products on the market lauding improvements of the pre-existing data which I mistook for a open access successor. I do, however, see innumerable attempts by research groups to eek out the highest degree of accuracy possible from the former. Good luck!