====== M01-1: Project Data ======

===== Things you need for this project work =====
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Furthermore, those of you who analyze the possible connection between terrain characteristics and land cover will inevitably require a digital elevation model (DEM). Here, possible candidates originate from (but are not limited to)

  * the [[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-321|Shuttle Radar Topography Missing]] (SRTM) and
  * the [[https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp|Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer]] (ASTER).

Both missions provide DEMs that come at a spatial resolution of approximately 30 m, which should be totally sufficient for our purposes. In order to get a hold of the corresponding raster images, either use 

<code>
library(geodata)
elevation_30s(country = "CVP") # this will download elevation data in 90m resolution for Cabo Verde
</code>