# Temporary documentation file for data set cortez_e_dem_3arcsec_geo This data set is the USGS 3-arcsecond DEM data for the 1-degree square between north latitudes 37 and 38 and west longitudes 108 and 109. Data values represent spot heights on a 3-arcsecond by 3-arsecond rectangular grid. Elevations are in meters, in 16-bit integer format. Each grid cell is roughly 73m east-west by 92m north-south.