Digital Elevation Model Python Packages

py3dep

A part of HyRiver software stack for getting topography data within the US through 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)

volpy

Volume Calculations for Digital Elevation Models in Python

richdem

High-performance Terrain and Hydrology Analysis

xdem

Analysis of digital elevation models and elevation point clouds

nasadem

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) search and download utility

lidar

A Python package for delineating nested surface depressions from digital elevation data.

glacier-flow-model

Modeling glaciers on a digital elevation model (DEM) based on mass balance and a modified D8 flow algorithm applied to ice.

pdemtools

Conveniently search, download, and process ArcticDEM and REMA products

swisstopopy

swisstopo geospatial Python utilities

dsm2dtm

Generate DTM (Digital Terrain Model) from DSM (Digital Surface Model)

landsat9geo

Advanced Python pipeline for Landsat 9 L2SP geological processing—delivering pansharpened spectral indices, MVT exploration products, and DEM-integrated structural maps ready for interpretation.

dem2basin

Preprocessing scripts to produce watershed-delineated input files from standard source data

demquery

Wrapper around rasterio to query points on a Digital Elevation Model

heightcraft

An high-performance, heightmap generation and AI upscaling tool

pyhydro

A Python package for modeling fill-spill hydrology in depression-dominated landscapes