# DTED data support

**URL:** <https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538>\
**Category:** WinForms\
**Created:** [May 4, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538 "2015-05-04T12:20:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valeria](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/48db29/32.png) [@Valeria](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Valeria)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538/1 "2015-05-04T12:20:53Z")

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I&nbsp;am&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;decide&nbsp;if&nbsp;ThinkGeo&nbsp;&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;would&nbsp;fit&nbsp;our&nbsp;needs.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;project&nbsp;in&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;Studio&nbsp;2010&nbsp;in&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;C++.  
  
Need&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;load&nbsp;a&nbsp;map&nbsp;into&nbsp;separate&nbsp;window.&nbsp;Need&nbsp;to&nbsp;load&nbsp;DTED&nbsp;data.&nbsp;Also&nbsp;should&nbsp;be&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;path&nbsp;values&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;window&nbsp;that&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;map&nbsp;displayed&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;project.&nbsp;Would&nbsp;that&nbsp;be&nbsp;possible&nbsp;with&nbsp;ThinkGeo?&nbsp;Does&nbsp;it&nbsp;provide&nbsp;DTED&nbsp;(digital&nbsp;terrain&nbsp;elevation&nbsp;data)&nbsp;data&nbsp;support?&nbsp;&nbsp;Does&nbsp;ThinkGeo&nbsp;has&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;C++&nbsp;support?

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**Author:** ![Ethan](https://community.thinkgeo.com/user_avatar/community.thinkgeo.com/ethan/32/19964_2.png) [@Ethan](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Ethan)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538/2 "2015-05-05T00:52:27Z")

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Hi&nbsp;Valeria,&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;As&nbsp;your&nbsp;mentions,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;two&nbsp;advises&nbsp;about&nbsp;your&nbsp;questions:&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;1. The&nbsp;DTED&nbsp;is&nbsp;supported&nbsp;by&nbsp;FdoExtension&nbsp;on&nbsp;“MapSuiteCore”,&nbsp;so&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;refer&nbsp;the&nbsp;“MapSuiteCore”&nbsp;and&nbsp;“FdoExtension”&nbsp;in&nbsp;your&nbsp;project.&nbsp;  
&nbsp;2. I&nbsp;think&nbsp;the&nbsp;managed&nbsp;C++&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;required&nbsp;between&nbsp;MapSuite&nbsp;products&nbsp;and&nbsp;your&nbsp;project.&nbsp;A&nbsp;managed&nbsp;C++&nbsp;transforming&nbsp;project&nbsp;is&nbsp;required,&nbsp;it&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;bridge&nbsp;between&nbsp;Visual&nbsp;C++&nbsp;codes&nbsp;and&nbsp;C#&nbsp;codes.&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Thanks,&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Valeria](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/48db29/32.png) [@Valeria](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Valeria)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2015, 8:08am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538/3 "2015-05-06T08:08:34Z")

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Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;but&nbsp;can&nbsp;you&nbsp;be&nbsp;more&nbsp;specific.&nbsp;Where&nbsp;do&nbsp;I&nbsp;get&nbsp;FdoExtension&nbsp;on&nbsp;MapSuiteCore.&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;not&nbsp;yet&nbsp;familiar&nbsp;with&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite.  
  
And&nbsp;how&nbsp;do&nbsp;I&nbsp;get&nbsp;access&nbsp;of&nbsp;managed&nbsp;C++&nbsp;transforming&nbsp;project?&nbsp;  
  
Thank&nbsp;you

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**Author:** ![Ethan](https://community.thinkgeo.com/user_avatar/community.thinkgeo.com/ethan/32/19964_2.png) [@Ethan](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Ethan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/dted-data-support/2538/4 "2015-05-07T03:19:49Z")

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Hi&nbsp;Valeria,&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;1.&nbsp;You&nbsp;can&nbsp;find&nbsp;FdoExtension&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;path&nbsp;like&nbsp;this&nbsp;after&nbsp;you&nbsp;install&nbsp;our&nbsp;product&nbsp;center:&nbsp;&nbsp;  
&nbsp;C:\Program&nbsp;Files&nbsp;(x86)\ThinkGeo\Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;8.0\Shared&nbsp;Developer&nbsp;Reference\Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;Extensions\Extensions\Fdo&nbsp;Extension&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;2.&nbsp;The&nbsp;transforming&nbsp;project&nbsp;is&nbsp;work&nbsp;for&nbsp;convert&nbsp;from&nbsp;managed&nbsp;c++&nbsp;project&nbsp;to&nbsp;unmanaged&nbsp;c++&nbsp;project.&nbsp;  
&nbsp;Our&nbsp;map&nbsp;control&nbsp;created&nbsp;by&nbsp;C#,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;managed&nbsp;language,&nbsp;so&nbsp;you&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;managed&nbsp;c++&nbsp;project&nbsp;first,&nbsp;then&nbsp;reference&nbsp;our&nbsp;map&nbsp;control&nbsp;and&nbsp;FdoExtension.dll,&nbsp;write&nbsp;c++&nbsp;code&nbsp;to&nbsp;render&nbsp;map.&nbsp;After&nbsp;that,&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;look&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;utility&nbsp;from&nbsp;internet&nbsp;and&nbsp;convert&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;from&nbsp;managed&nbsp;c++&nbsp;to&nbsp;unmanaged&nbsp;c++.&nbsp;But&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;sorry&nbsp;we&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;experience&nbsp;about&nbsp;that,&nbsp;so&nbsp;we&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;have&nbsp;more&nbsp;suggestion&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;conversion&nbsp;utility.&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Wish&nbsp;that’s&nbsp;helpful.&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Thanks,