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NIMBO Hillshade

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Overview

Pre-rendered greyscale relief images for topographic context over continental surfaces. The observed XYZ service delivers 512 × 512 WebP tiles. These rendered images do not contain encoded elevation values.

Add shaded relief to a map without decoding elevation values.

Service: Available. Check coverage for your area. Access and usage rights depend on your plan.

Dataset details and verification
Service
Available
Metadata
Partial
Family
NIMBO Terrain
Type
Pre-rendered hillshade
Provider
NIMBO · KERMAP
Creator
KERMAP
Publisher
KERMAP
Technical check

Service responses verified on sampled locations with one account. Availability still depends on layer, area and requested date.

Resolution

Varies with zoom and latitude

Source grids

Unknown

Ask KERMAP for the source grids and processing information for your area.

Served pixel spacing

Variable with zoom and latitude · EPSG:3857

Ground spacing of served pixels varies with zoom and latitude. Tile dimensions and zoom limits are listed under Technical services; they do not establish native source resolution or accuracy.

View tile sizes, zooms and encoding

Source

  • Unknown
Method and interpretation

Hillshade is a rendered relief image, not encoded elevation values. Its source DEM and calculation settings, including lighting, smoothing and contrast, have not been confirmed.

Update frequency

Unknown

Available layers

  • Pre-rendered hillshade

Geographic coverage

Continental surfaces

Terrain-RGB and its derived relief products concern continental surfaces. Exact footprint boundaries and NoData areas have not been confirmed; a continental extent is not proof of a populated tile at every location.

A documented source extent is not a verified service footprint.

Request confirmation for your area

Temporal availability

Product model
Static layer with possible revisions
Monthly editions
Not applicable
Dataset version
Not supplied
Source acquisition dates
Not supplied
Last dataset revision
Not supplied
Update policy
A current relief layer is served without a monthly archive. Its revision schedule has not been supplied.

A service check date is not a source acquisition date or a dataset revision.

Ask KERMAP for version and acquisition metadata for your area.

This is a static product without a monthly archive. Source acquisition dates, the current dataset version, revision dates and the update schedule have not been supplied.

Access

Compare access by plan
LayerDiscoveryProPro HDEnterprise
Pre-rendered hillshade Evaluation Included Included On agreement
  • Pre-rendered hillshade: XYZ.

Modes listed apply only to the documented combinations. “To confirm” includes missing rules. Evaluation, on-request and agreement conditions, delivery methods and any differences by mode are listed below.

Discovery provides evaluation access to this relief layer. Pro and Pro HD include access. Plan access does not include additional redistribution or third-party service rights.

Detailed access rules and conditions
  • Discovery | Pre-rendered hillshade | Map streaming | XYZ | Evaluation. Access confirmed for Discovery evaluation; this does not add commercial or redistribution rights.
  • Pro | Pre-rendered hillshade | Map streaming | XYZ | Included. Product access confirmed for this plan; sharing and delivery rights remain separate.
  • Pro HD | Pre-rendered hillshade | Map streaming | XYZ | Included. Product access confirmed for this plan; sharing and delivery rights remain separate.
  • Enterprise | Pre-rendered hillshade | Map streaming | XYZ | By agreement. Listed as an Enterprise advanced service; XYZ is a verified technical capability. Confirm activation and contract terms.

NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription

Confirm unlisted access combinations with KERMAP.

Files and redistribution

File delivery not confirmed

Redistribution: not confirmed

File-delivery availability and formats remain to be clarified. Streaming access does not grant bulk-download or redistribution rights; no downloadable distribution is confirmed.

Confirm delivery and reuse rights with KERMAP

Delivery methods

  • Map streaming: Rendered map tiles or images.

Use the documented tile service for this product. Access to tiles does not authorize bulk downloading or redistribution. File-delivery availability and formats require confirmation.

Technical services

Checks use an authenticated account and sampled areas. Subscription rights are listed separately under Access. Add your own token when making requests.

  • XYZ

    Pre-rendered hillshade

    Rendered image · not encoded elevation values

    Vertical datum: Not applicable

    https://prod-data.nimbo.earth/tiles/hillshade/{z}/{x}/{y}
    Formats
    image/webp
    Tile size
    512 × 512 px
    Zoom range
    0–10
    Service metadata (token required)
    Service checks and limitations

    Checked:

    Non-empty samples were 512 × 512 WebP. Zoom 10 returned images in the sampled areas; Paris requests at 11–12 returned HTTP 204. The TileJSON does not state a zoom range, so 0–10 follows the product guide and the tested working levels. Use the extensionless URL.

No direct download is published here. See Files and redistribution for contractual delivery.

Limitations

  • Configure client maxzoom to 10. The sampled requests at zooms 11–12 returned HTTP 204; the guide recommends client-side hillshading with Terrain-RGB for higher display zooms.
  • Use the extensionless tile URL and a 512-pixel tile size. The tested .webp URL returned HTTP 404.
  • The guide and service metadata do not specify a single resolution in metres, the underlying elevation source or a product-specific update schedule.
  • Successful samples confirm delivery, not an exhaustive geographic footprint or elevation accuracy.

Use in NIMBO

Use the technical service and product guide for this layer. View connection details.

Sources and validation · partial metadata

Responsible owner: KERMAP. Documentary checks and technical observations do not replace a commercial agreement.

  • services, coverage · verified · Service observation

    Service observations (2026-09-30)

    Checked: 2026-09-30 · Validated: 2026-09-30

    Responsible: KERMAP · Validator: Codex (agent)

    Responses were checked with one account at sampled locations. These observations do not establish complete geographic coverage or commercial rights.

  • description, resolution, sources, lifecycle · documented · Documentation

    Product guide

    Checked: 2026-09-30 · Validated: Not confirmed

    Responsible: KERMAP · Validator: Not confirmed

    The guide describes this product. Unspecified acquisition dates, source editions and revision history require confirmation.

  • access · documented · Documentation

    NIMBO public pricing · Pricing guide

    Checked: 2026-09-30 · Validated: Not confirmed

    Responsible: KERMAP · Validator: Not confirmed

    Plan details are described in Pricing. File formats, current WMS offer terms and complete licences require confirmation.

  • access, description, coverage, lifecycle, sources, licensing, contract-delivery, resolution · documented · Product information from NIMBO

    NIMBO product information

    Checked: 2026-10-01 · Validated: Not confirmed

    Responsible: KERMAP · Validator: Not confirmed

    Hillshade is rendered relief imagery for continental surfaces. It does not encode elevation values. Its source editions and calculation method are not established.

  • licensing · verified · Product information from NIMBO

    KERMAP · NIMBO Terms of Use and Subscription

    Checked: 2026-10-05 · Validated: 2026-10-05

    Responsible: KERMAP · Validator: KERMAP (organization)

    KERMAP confirmed the dataset creator, publisher and governing NIMBO terms on 2026-10-05. This confirmation does not establish additional access, redistribution rights or upstream source licences.