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For QGis, this article is obsolete as it is based on QGIS version 2x. We recommend that you consult our updated tutorial<\/a> for version 3.26 and later.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For those who are working with Digital Terrain Models, the topographic profiles (or field profiles) are a basic tool, either in the\u00a0validation\u00a0or in the processing phase.\u00a0They make it possible to visualize the relief as a function of the route in a graph where the horizontal axe refers to the distance and vertical axe, the altitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if there are many specific software, here we will only see the two main GIS software: ArcGis and QGis.
For both examples, we will assume that you have a DTM displayed in the map window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to create a terrain profile with ArcGis (10.3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can use ArcMap, but, for the time being, not ArcGis Pro. They are in the 3D Analyst extension, not in the toolbox but in the toolbar.
To display: menu Personalize -> Toolbar -> 3D Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n\n