Google Maps Elevation API
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Google Maps Elevation API is a web service that provides elevation data for locations on the Earth's surface, enabling developers to retrieve altitude information for points, paths, and areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Google Maps Elevation API canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7934101 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Google Maps Elevation API Context triple: [Google APIs, includes, Google Maps Elevation API]
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A.
Tike's Peak
Tike's Peak is a kid-friendly, snow-themed play area at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park featuring shallow pools, mini slides, and gentle water features designed for young children.
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B.
Mount Hight
Mount Hight is a prominent peak in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, known for its open summit and expansive views within the Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness.
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C.
Pitch Hill
Pitch Hill is a prominent wooded hill in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in southeast England, known for its scenic walking trails and expansive views over the surrounding countryside.
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D.
Mount Gessi
Mount Gessi is one of the prominent high peaks in the Rwenzori Mountains range of East Africa, known for its rugged alpine terrain and glaciated landscape.
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E.
Eagle Peak
Eagle Peak is the tallest mountain in Yellowstone National Park, offering rugged alpine terrain and expansive views over the surrounding wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Google Maps Elevation API Target entity description: Google Maps Elevation API is a web service that provides elevation data for locations on the Earth's surface, enabling developers to retrieve altitude information for points, paths, and areas.
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A.
Tike's Peak
Tike's Peak is a kid-friendly, snow-themed play area at Disney's Blizzard Beach water park featuring shallow pools, mini slides, and gentle water features designed for young children.
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B.
Mount Hight
Mount Hight is a prominent peak in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, known for its open summit and expansive views within the Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness.
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C.
Pitch Hill
Pitch Hill is a prominent wooded hill in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in southeast England, known for its scenic walking trails and expansive views over the surrounding countryside.
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D.
Mount Gessi
Mount Gessi is one of the prominent high peaks in the Rwenzori Mountains range of East Africa, known for its rugged alpine terrain and glaciated landscape.
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E.
Eagle Peak
Eagle Peak is the tallest mountain in Yellowstone National Park, offering rugged alpine terrain and expansive views over the surrounding wilderness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Google Maps Platform API
ⓘ
web service ⓘ |
| accessMethod | HTTP GET ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod | API key in URL or header ⓘ |
| billingModel | pay-as-you-go ⓘ |
| dataSource | Google global elevation datasets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| documentedAt | https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation ⓘ |
| domain | geospatial data ⓘ |
| hasEndpoint | https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/elevation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
error messages in responses
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multiple locations per request ⓘ sampled elevation along paths ⓘ status codes in responses ⓘ support for encoded polylines ⓘ |
| hasQuota | usage limits per project ⓘ |
| input |
encoded polylines
ⓘ
latitude and longitude coordinates ⓘ |
| license | Google Maps Platform Terms of Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Google LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Google Maps Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
altitude information
ⓘ
elevation data ⓘ elevation profiles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Google Maps Directions API
NERFINISHED
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Google Maps JavaScript API NERFINISHED ⓘ Google Maps Roads API NERFINISHED ⓘ Google Maps Static Maps API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
API key
ⓘ
enabled billing account ⓘ project on Google Cloud Platform ⓘ |
| returns |
elevation values in meters
ⓘ
elevation values relative to sea level ⓘ |
| supports |
HTTP requests
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JSON responses ⓘ XML responses ⓘ server-side integration ⓘ |
| targetUser |
GIS developers
ⓘ
software developers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil engineering applications
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environmental modeling ⓘ fitness and outdoor activity apps ⓘ retrieving elevation for areas ⓘ retrieving elevation for paths ⓘ retrieving elevation for points ⓘ route elevation profiling ⓘ terrain analysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Google Maps Elevation API Description of subject: Google Maps Elevation API is a web service that provides elevation data for locations on the Earth's surface, enabling developers to retrieve altitude information for points, paths, and areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.