Elevation Profile
The Elevation Profile tool is used to create a two dimensional representation of the elevation characteristics along a drawn line. It is accessed by selecting the Elevation Profile tab in the Tools page and activating the profiler tool on the upper left side of the map:
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Click the Elevation profile tool so it turns orange.
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To draw a line, hold down the mouse button to draw a free-form line, or click just at the start and end for a straight line. Double click to end the line. View the results in the contents panel on the left. Note: this tool can consume a lot of data, but results can be exceedingly slow if a line is drawn across a wide area. For quickest results, zoom in to the area of interest and then draw the line.
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To deactivate the tool, click the elevation profile map tool so that it turns white again.
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