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  "id": 5682,
  "title": "Sharing the elevation of the GEFS data points",
  "url": "/competitions/ams-2014-solar-energy-prediction-contest/discussion/5682",
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  "post_date": "2013-09-06T17:46:44.283Z",
  "votes": 2,
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  "content": "<p>Hi all,</p>\n<p>For each GEFS data point, I queried Google Elevation service to get the values. It is mostly accurate (sampling!) to just like 0.01 ~ 0.001 decimal places, which should not affect much.</p>\n<p>Hope this is helpful to anyone out there. Attached as CSV.</p>",
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      "id": "30359",
      "postDate": "09/06/2013 17:46:44",
      "content": "<p>Hi all,</p>\n<p>For each GEFS data point, I queried Google Elevation service to get the values. It is mostly accurate (sampling!) to just like 0.01 ~ 0.001 decimal places, which should not affect much.</p>\n<p>Hope this is helpful to anyone out there. Attached as CSV.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "30371",
      "postDate": "09/06/2013 20:11:36",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this Log0 , much appreciated!</p>",
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      "id": "30650",
      "postDate": "09/10/2013 13:25:23",
      "content": "<p>I don't know how concerned we should be, but apparently Google doesn't allow the usage of data from the elevation API without it being used in conjunction with Google maps. Here's the excerpt from their policy page:</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The Elevation API may only be used in conjunction with displaying results on a Google map; using elevation data without displaying a map for which elevation data was requested is prohibited. For complete details on allowed usage, consult the&nbsp;Maps API Terms of Service License Restrictions.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Source:&nbsp;https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation/#Limits</p>",
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      "postDate": "09/10/2013 13:26:51",
      "content": "<p>Yes except they do not enforce it - until you adopt it big... =]</p>",
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      "id": "30653",
      "postDate": "09/10/2013 13:37:12",
      "content": "<p>We are about to post the elevations from the model.</p>",
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    {
      "id": "30681",
      "postDate": "09/10/2013 20:22:05",
      "content": "<p>The GEFS elevations are now posted on the Data page.</p>",
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      "id": 30371,
      "author_name": "system1111",
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      "post_date": "09/06/2013 20:11:36",
      "content": "<p>Thanks for this Log0 , much appreciated!</p>",
      "votes": null,
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      "id": 30650,
      "author_name": "shiggles",
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      "post_date": "09/10/2013 13:25:23",
      "content": "<p>I don't know how concerned we should be, but apparently Google doesn't allow the usage of data from the elevation API without it being used in conjunction with Google maps. Here's the excerpt from their policy page:</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>The Elevation API may only be used in conjunction with displaying results on a Google map; using elevation data without displaying a map for which elevation data was requested is prohibited. For complete details on allowed usage, consult the&nbsp;Maps API Terms of Service License Restrictions.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Source:&nbsp;https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation/#Limits</p>",
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      "id": 30651,
      "author_name": "ericchio",
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      "post_date": "09/10/2013 13:26:51",
      "content": "<p>Yes except they do not enforce it - until you adopt it big... =]</p>",
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      "id": 30653,
      "author_name": "boomersooner",
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      "post_date": "09/10/2013 13:37:12",
      "content": "<p>We are about to post the elevations from the model.</p>",
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      "id": 30681,
      "author_name": "djgagne",
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      "post_date": "09/10/2013 20:22:05",
      "content": "<p>The GEFS elevations are now posted on the Data page.</p>",
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