Contour Map Creator 0.402improvement ideas
Sampling
North West corner
Latitude: Longitude:
South East corner
Latitude: Longitude:
Sampling Poinst:
N-S axis: step size: W-E axis: step size:
Plot Options
  Units:
Rounding for legend (decimal places):  
Save/Load Cookie
Other Options

Instructions

Go to the desired location in the map, set two markers by clicking the map to define a rectangle (or enter coordinates manually). Click the button [get data]. Optionally you can change the number of elevation samples you want in each direction, the more the better (max 400). You can also change the number of contours or set custom contour values. You can save some data in cookies, however there is a limit. Use the manual saving text areas below alternatively.

This service comes without any warranty whatsoever, including but not limited to functioning or correctness.

Resources: This service uses ArcGIS Map by Esri, the OpenStreetMap, Geocoding by Nominatim, Mapzen, Leaflet, jQuery and the CONREC contouring algorithm by Paul Bourke and Jason Davies.

Created by Christoph Hofstetter (christophhofstetter (at) gmail.com) 2013-2025

Visit my other projects at urgr8.ch and Living in Natural Harmony.

Elevation Data

min:
max:

Save Data


Copy data and save somewhere

Load Data


Paste data back here and click button below

Save Contour Map as an SVG file

If you want to have the contour maps as an individual layer (e.g. to create overlays) you can copy the code underneath the image below and save it as an svg file. Please note, as for now, the drawing below is square and you may want to stretch it to cover the actual area in a map.

Download SVG file
Download KML file

Font Substitution Will Occur Dafont Better

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What Does "Font Substitution" Actually Mean?

At its core, font substitution occurs when a computer or software program tries to open a document but cannot locate the specific font file requested by that document.

  1. Download and install the font despite the warning.
  2. Open Windows Character Map (charmap.exe) or macOS Character Viewer.
  3. Select the problematic font from the dropdown in Character Map.
  4. Click on the letters/characters you want. Copy them to your clipboard.
  5. Paste them into Photoshop, Word, or Cricut.
    • Result: Your computer will automatically replace (substitute) the missing characters with a default fallback font (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman, Segoe UI).
    • Appearance: The font may look correct for some letters, but certain characters (often accented letters, special symbols, or non-English glyphs) will appear in a different, mismatched style.


The phrase "Font Substitution Will Occur" is a warning message commonly encountered by designers who use third-party sites like

What Does "Font Substitution" Actually Mean?

At its core, font substitution occurs when a computer or software program tries to open a document but cannot locate the specific font file requested by that document.

  1. Download and install the font despite the warning.
  2. Open Windows Character Map (charmap.exe) or macOS Character Viewer.
  3. Select the problematic font from the dropdown in Character Map.
  4. Click on the letters/characters you want. Copy them to your clipboard.
  5. Paste them into Photoshop, Word, or Cricut.
    • Result: Your computer will automatically replace (substitute) the missing characters with a default fallback font (e.g., Arial, Times New Roman, Segoe UI).
    • Appearance: The font may look correct for some letters, but certain characters (often accented letters, special symbols, or non-English glyphs) will appear in a different, mismatched style.