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RadioPlanner 3.0

Mobile and Broadcast Network Planning Software

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TV and Radio Broadcast Networks Planning

RadioPlanner 3.0 can predict coverage for Air-to-ground communication and radio navigation systems operating in VHF, UHF, and microwave frequencies: UAV (Drone) Control, Air-to-ground radio, ADS-B, VOR, DME.

The system type must be set to Air-to-Ground Radio. The set of parameters for the Site and Mobile Unit is similar to that of the mobile communication network.

The characteristics of the radio equipment of the base stations are set in the Broadcasting Network menu. After creating a new project, the list of transmitters is empty.

Networks menu

Toolbar:

Add a new network

Calculate Coverage (See Coverage predictions for multiple networks section)

Area Study Type

Coverage predictions for multiple networks:
- Number of Networks (DL)
See Coverage predictions for multiple networks section

Area Study Resolution for all study types

Coverage prediction resolution. Specifies the details of both aggregated calculations and calculations for each of the networks.
- Low
- Medium
- High
The resolution corresponds to one pixel of the screen for zoom = 11 (low detail), zoom = 12 (medium), and zoom = 13 (high). For a geographic latitude of 55 degrees, this is approximately 40, 20, and 10 meters, respectively.
The higher the resolution, the longer the calculation time.

Network

The “Network” menu is used to set all parameters for the selected network and calculation parameters. To design television and radio broadcasting networks, you must select the system type "Terrestrial Broadcasting".

Network menu

Add a new network with the same parameters (copy the network)

Check/Uncheck all sectors for current network

Move the Network up

Move the Network down

Delete the network

Calculate Coverage

Calculate coverage for each active transmitter and save the map as a KMZ file

Load network parameters from a template

Save network parameters as a template

Network name

System type

Band

Rx antenna height

Study radius

Name of network, text field

System type options:
- Generic TRX
- LTE
- 5G
- Terrestrial Broadcasting

- Air-to-Ground Radio
The selected system type will determine the set of additional system parameters, as well as the types of coverage predictions available.

Average network frequency, MHz Used only to calculate clutter loss in the ITU-R P.1812 and ITU-R P.1546 propagation models

Rx antenna height, m

Maximum study radius, km The larger the radius, the longer the computation time. Do not set an unnecessarily large calculation radius.

Sites

Sites

Add a new site

Add a new site group

Import a site list from *.csv file

Sort sites in alphabetical order

Collapse of site nodes

Collapse all network nodes

Epand all site nodes

Delete all selected sites

Import site parameters from Microsoft Excel document

To create a new site, click on Sites in the Tree View interface, then click the "Add a new site" button in the panel that opens.

Import sites from *.CSV file

You can also import sites from CSV files (text format with a semicolon separator). This is a universal format that can be used to save a spreadsheet from any spreadsheet editor (Excel, LibreOffice Calc, etc.) or database. Each point object must have required fields including site name, Latitude, and Longitude. Coordinates can be formatted as HEMISPHERE degrees minutes seconds (N35 23.8 36) or HEMISPHERE decimal degrees (N12.34567).

To import sites, click on the button "Import sites from *.CSV" and select a CSV file.

CSV file sample

Site Details

When clicking on a created site in the Tree View interface panel, the Site Details panel will open where you can edit details such as name, coordinates and additional text information about the site and view elevation relative to sea level.

Site Details

Add a new site as a copy of this site

Move site up or down

Delete the site

Load sectors of the selected netwirk from a template

Save the sectors of the selected netwirk as a template

Position the map with the site at the center of the screen

Copy Site Parameters to all active sites

Name

Site name, text field

Latitude

The geographical latitude of the site in the format specified by the user in Settings

Longitude

Geographical longitude of the site in the format specified by the user in Settings

Site Elevation

Site elevation relative to sea level, m

Notes

Text box for any additional site information

Group name

Select site group. Sites can be combined into groups (clusters), allowing you to quickly include/exclude large site groups of from calculations.

Transmitter Parameters

When creating a site, at least one transmitter of this site is automatically created. There is an activity icon next to each site and sector in the Tree View interface panel. For a transmitter to be calculated, it must be marked as active (a dot in the center). Clicking on the transmitter will open a panel with its parameters.

Transmitter Parameters

Add a new transmitter with te same parameters to selected site

Move the transmitter up or down

Delete the transmitter

Global Active Transmitter parameters change. You can replace the selected parameters for all active transmitters as the current transmitter.

Position the map with the transmitter at the center of the screen

Analysis of measurements along the route. See more details in the " Import Measurement Results and Propagation Model Tuning for TV and Radio Broadcasting Projects" section.

Calculation of service and interference contours using FCC and ITU-R propagation curves.

Network

Name

Radio Equipment

Frequency

Tx Power

Min. field strength, dBuV/m

Best Server Color

Cable Length

Cable Loss

Additional Loss

Total Loss

Antenna Height

Antenna Gain

Azimuth

Beam Tilt

Antenna Model

Simulcast delay offset (µs)

The network to which the transmitter belongs, select from the drop-down list of networks.

The name of the transmitter, the text field. If left blank, the name “Sector azimuth” with the azimuth value specified in the transmitter parameters panel will be automatically displayed in the tree view panel on the left. If you specify a name in this field, it will be displayed in the tree view.

Name (model) of Radio equipment, text field

Transmitter carrier frequency, MHz

Transmitter power, W. Same value in dBm for control

Minimum field strength required for reception, dBuV/m. An area with a field strength less than the specified value will be excluded from transmitter coverage. This feature is useful for displaying the total coverage area for a network of transmitters operating in different frequency bands or with different modulation levels. Since such transmitters have different minimum field strength required for reliable reception. This value is also used in FCC and ITU-R 1546 contours calculations.

The color that will be used to indicate the coverage for this transmitter when calculating the Best Server coverage prediction

Main cable length, m

Loss in cable, dB. Calculated value

Additional losses, dB - combining losses, losses in jumpers, and connectors. Any additional losses.

Total loss, dB. The calculated value.

The antenna radiation center height relative to ground level, m

Antenna gain relative to isotropic radiator, dBi

The azimuth of the antenna in degrees

Tilt the antenna in degrees. Down is negative; up is positive.

Antenna name, text field. Automatically filled with the antenna pattern file name when selecting a pattern.

Load MSI antenna pattern file. An antenna pattern file is a standard MSI file that can be downloaded from the antenna manufacturer's website. Antenna patterns are integrated into the project file.

Transmitter simulcast delay offset, µs

Global Active Transmitter Parameter Changes

Global Active Transmitter parameters change is a feature that allows you to instantly change the parameters of any active transmitters to match those of the current transmitter. To perform group parameter changes, mark the transmitters whose parameters need to be changed as active, set the required parameter values in the current transmitter, click on the "Global Active Transmitter Parameter Changes" button, select the parameters that need to be changed in the previously marked active transmitters from the list, and click on the OK button.

Propagation Models for Radio and TV Broadcasting Projects

When working with television and radio broadcasting projects, one of the following propagation models is usually used:

- ITU-R P.1812-4
- ITU-R P.1546-6
- Longley-Rice (ITM) v 1.2.2

For more information about these models, see the Propagation Models for mobile section.

Area Study Types

For terrestrial broadcasting systems, you can choose the following types of coverage prediction:

- Field Strength
- Best Server

Field Strength Downlink

The base map displays areas with different colors, where the corresponding level of radio signal strength is present at the reception point.

Field Strength (DL) menu

Number of Levels

The number of field strength levels (1-8)

Color

Color level

Values

Field strength, dBµV/m

Description

Text field to describe signal level

Field Strength (DL) for FM Transmitter

Best Server Downlink

The Best Server map shows the identity of the transmitter supplying the strongest received signal at each location. The required service threshold for calculating the Best Server is Min. field strength, dBuV/m.

Best Server Study Type Parameters

Apply Automatic Color Assignment

Assign colors to transmitters in random order

Use Colors from sectors

Assigning colors from the transmitters parameters

Best Server for TV DVB-T2 network

Simulcast Delay Spread

This prediction is used for single-frequency network (SFN). Inter symbol interference in the receiver will occur under certain conditions related to delay time between signals arriving at a given location and their relative power. The simulcast delay spread is calculated as follows:

The simulcast delay spread is calculated by considering only the six strongest signals at any grid analysis location. The results of the calculation are displayed in μs on the map.

Simulcast Delay Spread Parameters

Receiver Simulcast Capture Ratio

For delay spread studies, the delay is calculated and displayed only when the power of the strongest received signal and the power of the second strongest received signal are within the capture ratio of each other.

Number of Levels

Color

Value

Description

The number of levels (1-8)

Color level

Simulcast Delay Spread, μs

Text field

To reduce interference between simulcast transmitters, it can be useful to artificially delay the signal transmitted from a given location using Simultaneous Delay Offset entered in Transmitter Parameters. By carefully assigning offsets to different transmitters, some control can be exercised over where interference occurs.

FCC Countours

RadioPlanner 3.0 allows you to calculate service and interference contours using FCC propagation curves. These contours are used in North America in accordance with FCC rules, and are also recommended for use when planning television and FM broadcast stations in some countries.

FCC and ITU-R Contours

FCC contour parameters

Curve

FCC curve from set F (50.50); F (50.10); F (50.90).

Add Map Layer

Adding a contour with selected parameters to the map as a layer

ITU-R P.1546-6 contour parameters

See the section ITU-R P.1546-6 Contours

Percentage of time

Percentage of time for which the contour will be calculated (50%, 10% or 1%)

Percentage of location

Percentage of location (receivers) for which the contour will be calculated (50% -99%)

Path type

Land, Cold sea or Warm sea

Add Map Layer

Adding a contour with selected parameters to the map as a layer

To calculate an FCC contour, go to the parameters menu of the transmitter for which you want to calculate the contour. Enter the required value for the electromagnetic field strength (Minimum field strength) and select the type of FCC propagation curve:

- F (50,50) - Service contour curve for FM broadcasting and analog television

- F (50,10) - Interference contour curve

- F (50,90) - Service contour curve for digital television

After clicking the “Add map layer” button, the FCC contour will appear on the base map as a vector layer. The name of this layer displays information about the transmitter’s name, the type of curve, and the field strength level. By default, service contours are displayed in black and interference contours in red. You can change the display settings of this layer as desired; working with it is no different from working with other vector layers on the map.

For more information on designing broadcast stations using FCC curves, see https://recnet.com/faq-contours or https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/fm-and-tv-propagation-curves-graphs.

FCC Contours + Longley-Rice coverage

ITU-R P.1546-6 Contours

To calculate an ITU-R P.1546-6 contour, go to the parameters menu of the transmitter for which you want to calculate the contour. Set the value of the electromagnetic field strength (Minimum field strength), select the type of path, and enter the percentage of locations and times for which you want to perform the calculation.

The following contours are commonly used (percentage of locations, percentage of time):

- (50.50) - Service contour for FM broadcasting and television
- (50.10) and (50.1) - Interference contours

After clicking the “Add map layer” button, the ITU-R P.1546-6 contour will appear on the base map as a vector layer. The name of this layer displays information about the transmitter’s name, the type of curve, and the field strength level. By default, all contours are displayed in black. You can change the display settings of this layer as desired; working with it is no different from working with other vector layers on the map.

Point Analysis in Terrestrial Broadcasting

In this panel, you can see results of field strength calculations at any point on the map.

You can change the current point on the map by clicking on a new location with your mouse. The path profile is a vertical section of terrain between transmitter and receiver that shows information about elevations and clutter. The colors that mark various obstacles on the profile correspond to those used in the clutter model.

The path profile shows antenna radiation center heights for both transmitter and receiver as well as Fresnel zone for radio beam, free space loss, diffraction loss due to terrain and clutter surrounding the receiver.

Find the required transmitter and click on it with your mouse (not to be confused with activity tag). Information about selected sector will appear above path profile.

Below path profile is a table displaying results of field strength calculations.

Point Analysis

Calculation of the Population Covered by Television and Radio Broadcasting

RadioPlanner allows you to determine the population in the coverage area. Based on the calculation results, a list of localities covered by broadcasting is formed, indicating the population in each locality and the total population in the coverage area.

To calculate population covered, you first need to calculate the downlink field strength coverage for the transmitter (or several transmitters). The population covered will be made for the lowest field strength level used in the calculation.

The population and list of localities covered by the broadcast can be obtained from the OpenStreetMap project data or a local dataset (CSV file). In both cases, the population covered is counted according to the following algorithm. In the center of each settlement, there is a point, the entry of which into the coverage area with a given field strength is the basis for including the entire population of this settlement into the coverage area. If the OpenStreetMap database is used for the calculation (in this case, a copy of the database located on our server is accessed), then these points are point objects - settlements with the tag place = city; town; village; hamlet, and the corresponding population tag.

To calculate the population covered, go to the "Report" menu and select the calculation method - using OpenStreetMap database or a custom CSV file. If you have selected the OpenStreetMap database, then click on the "Open Report" tool and a spreadsheet will appear with the population and the list of settlements covered by the broadcast. This spreadsheet will also show the total area of coverage in square kilometers, as well as the average coverage radius (only when calculating coverage from a single transmitter).

Reports panel

Open population coverage report in Microsoft Excel

Import population data from CSV file

Delete population data

Population Coverage Report

If you want to use custom population data to calculate population coverage, prepare a text CSV file in the format described below.

Sample CSV text file with population data

Required data for each locality: The name of the settlement; Latitude; Longitude; Population
The data separator is the semicolon character.
Coordinate presentation formats - HEMISPHERE DEGREES MINUTES SECOND (N35 36 23.8) or HEMISPHERE DECimal DEGREES (N12.34567).

To import data on population from a CSV file, click on the button "Import population data from CSV file" and select file, after which the program will show the total number of settlements with data on the population. Click on the "Open Report" tool and a spreadsheet will appear with the population and the list of settlements covered by the broadcast.

Import Measurement Results and Propagation Model Tuning for TV and Radio Broadcasting Projects

RadioPlanner 3.0 allows you to tune clutter loss for a propagation model by comparing measurements with predicted Rx power values. Loading, preprocessing and analysis of measurement file is performed in transmitter panel.

Measurement Analysis Along Route for FM

Import of measurement data from a CSV file

Export of measurement data to a CSV file

Delete measurement data

Measurement receiver antenna gain, dBi

System type, Ohm

Antenna cable loss, dB

Select signal units to display

Min/Max Signal Level

Min/Max Distance to TX

Min/Max Sector Angle

Minimum Gap

Reverse table

Add New Layer with Measurement Points

Limit the measurement points by received power level from the transmitter

Limit the measurement points by distance from the transmitter

Limit the measurement points by azimuth from the transmitter

Perform measurement points power level averaging within a given distance

Change the order of measurement points in the route (the last point becomes the first, the penultimate point becomes the second, and so on)

Add a custom measurement layer to the map with averaging within the specified minimum distance. The data in the table does not change. The resulting layer will appear among the user layers; the layer name will determinate to the site name and sector direction.

Measurement file in CSV format

Each of the lines in this file contains three parameters: the level of the measured signal from transmitter in dBm; geographical latitude; geographic longitude
The separator of parameter values is a semicolon.
Formats for the representation of geographic coordinates are Hemisphere Degrees SECOND MINUTES (N35 36 23.8) or HEM DECIMAL DEGREES (N12.34567).

Measurement file in CSV format

Operating procedure:

1. Based on the results of field measurements, prepare a file with the measurements results.

2. Specify the antenna gain, cable loss and impedance for the measuring receiver path. The height of the receiving antenna is set in the network parameters.

3. Upload measurement files to the transmitter. The results of the measured and calculated receiving levels along the route will appear. Measurement levels are indicated in black, calculated levels - in a color that corresponds to the clutter type at a given point (yellow - open space). The abscissa shows the route point numbers. Hovering over the plot displays the calculated and measured levels, the difference in levels, the distance to the site in kilometers, and the clutter type. If necessary, perform the preliminary processing. When you click on the plot, a context menu appears, in which you can delete a point with the measurement result.

The table below the plot will indicate the number of points, the average error, the standard deviation of the error, as well as the recommended loss values for different clutter types, at which the average error will be zero. When you click on the button "Apply Tuned Clutter Losses to Propagation Model", the values for the points of the plot will be recalculated taking into account the tuned values, as well as the loss values in the "Propagation Model" menu will be changed. To assess how the new obstacle loss values will affect the coverage calculation result, you need to re-calculate the coverage.

4. Now, based on the analysis of the results obtained for different clutter types and for different transmitters, a decision is made regarding the need to tune the values of the previously used clutter losses in the propagation model.

Air-to-Ground Communication Coverage Prediction

RadioPlanner 3.0 can predict coverage for air-to-ground radio systems operating in the VHF, UHF, and microwave frequency bands.
The system type must be set to Air-to-Ground Communication.

The set of parameters for the Site and Mobile Unit is similar to that of the mobile communication network.

Network menu for Air-to-Ground Radio

Add a new network with the same parameters (copy the network)

Check/Uncheck all sectors for current network

Move the Network up

Move the Network down

Delete the network

Calculate Coverage

Calculate coverage for each active sector and save the map as a KMZ file

Load network parameters from a template

Save network parameters as a template

Network name

System type

Ground-to-Air

Air-to-Ground

Aircraft Rx threshold

Ground Rx threshold

Study radius

Name of network, text field

System type options:
- Generic TRX
- LTE
- 5G
- Terrestrial Broadcasting

- Air-to-Ground Radio
The selected system type will determine the set of additional system parameters, as well as the types of coverage predictions available.

Carrier frequency towards aircraft, MHz

Carrier frequency to ground, MHz

This threshold value will limit the coverage prediction display based on whether the signal received at the aircraft from the ground base station is above or below this threshold, dBm

This threshold value will limit the coverage prediction display based on whether the signal received at the ground base station from the aircraft is above or below this threshold, dBm

Maximum study radius, km The larger the radius, the longer the computation time. Do not set an unnecessarily large calculation radius.

Propagation Model for Air-to-Ground Radio

The propagation model is a hybrid model based on the recommendation ITU-R P.528-3 (02/2012), “Propagation curves for aeronautical mobile and radio navigation services using the VHF, UHF, and SHF bands” and the recommendation ITU-R P. 526-14 “Propagation by Diffraction.”

The applicable hybrid model takes into account the following factors affecting the propagation of radio waves along the air-to-ground path:
- Free space loss
- Diffraction loss along the path taking into account the curvature of the Earth and the terrain profile extracted from the DTM
- Variation of the received radio signal due to multipath fading

Propagation model for Air-to-Ground Communication

Time Availability, %

By choosing a particular time percentage, the calculated received power values are the power levels that will be exceeded at least that percentage of time.

Margin, dB

Prediction confidence margin. Since the received power level calculations are estimates, the prediction margin lets you specify a safety margin in dB so that you can be more confident that your signal level estimate is indeed above the specified signal level.

Area Study Types for Air-to-Ground Radio

For the Air-to-Ground Communication project, you can choose one of the following area study types:

- Received power Air-to-Ground link
- Received power Ground-to-Air link
- Best Server Air-to-Ground link

The area study resolution for air-to-ground calculations corresponds to one screen pixel for magnification = 7 (Low), magnification = 8 (Medium), and magnification = 9 (High). For a geographic latitude of 55 degrees, this is approximately 720, 360 and 180 meters, respectively. The higher the resolution, the longer it takes to calculate.

Received Power Air-to-Ground/Ground-to-Air Link

In these types of calculations, the map displays different colors of coverage areas for different heights of the Mobile Unit (aircraft). You can set from one to eight different altitude levels.

Received power Air-to-ground link

Mobile Antenna Height Reference

- Sea level
- Ground level

Number of Levels

Color

Height

Description

Number of altitude levels

Color level

The value of the level height of the mobile unit for which coverage area is displayed in meters.

Text field

Air-to-Ground Radio Coverage

Best Server Air-to-Ground Link

The Best Server map is a map showing the identity of the sector supplying the strongest received signal at each grid location.

Best Server menu

Mobile Antenna Height Reference

- Sea level
- Ground level

Apply Automatic Color Assignment

Use Colors from sectors

Assign colors to sectors in random order

Assigning colors to sectors from the sector parameters

Best Server Air-to-Ground Radio Coverage

Point Analysis for Air-to-Ground Communication

This menu displays the terrain profile from the selected site to any point at the height of the mobile unit. The current point on the map can be changed with a mouse click.

The terrain profile shows the heights of the radiation centers of the antennas of the site and mobile unit, as well as the 60% Fresnel zone for the radio beam, free space loss, and diffraction loss due to the terrain. The site for which the profile will be shown is selected in the left part of the panel in the general sites tree. Click on the required site sector (not to be confused with the activity icon), after which information on this sector will appear above the terrain profile.

The height of the mobile unit is selected in the drop-down list on the right above the terrain profile from the set of heights specified for calculating coverage areas in Area Study Details - Received Power Air-to-Ground link. The maximum path profile length is limited by the Study Radius parameter in the Network menu.

Point Analysis

Some Features of Coverage Calculating for Air-to-Ground Radio

For a certain combination of data (heights of the site and mobile unit, frequency, power, service threshold, and time availability), a band may appear on the radio coverage area indicating lack of communication (in the example below, such a band is present at a distance of 107-134 km in the radial direction from the base station).

This means that in this zone, the mobile unit (aircraft) will be in the area of strong influence of multipath due to reflection from the Earth’s surface and time availability will decrease. Model ITU-R P.528-3 (02/2012), which is based on the IF-77 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Model by M.E. Johnson and G.D. Gierhart, specially designed for aeronautical radio communications, takes this effect into account. A plot of received power versus distance for the example in question is shown below. It shows that at a time availability of 95% for the level of -88 dBm (-118 dBW), the curve has a bend, which determines the dip in received power and the corresponding band in the coverage area.

In fact, the appearance of such a band in the coverage area does not mean a significant reduction (within 5-7 percent) in time availability in this area. In practice, such a decrease in time availability in a small area within the coverage area can be considered acceptable.

In order to take this assumption into account, a calculation should be made for the average power of the received signal (time availability 50%), taking into account an additional margin for fading within 5-7 dB.

After which, the calculation result for the example considered above will look like this:

Appendix 1. File formats

1.1 Cable attenuation file

A text file named feeders.txt, containing information about frequency-dependent attenuation in cables, is included in the RadioPlanner installation folder. Users can add information about required cables to this file.

The feeders.txt file has a simple format:

-
FSJ1-50A 1/4"
30 3.22
100 5.94
450 12.9
1000 19.7
2000 28.6
6000 53.2
10000 71.5
-
LCF12-50J D=1/2”
0.5 0.15
100 2.16
200 3.1
300 3.8
450 4.71
900 6.8
1500 8.97
1800 9.91
2300 11.35
3000 13.2
4000 15.5
8800 24.6

where:

FSJ1-50A 1/4" – the cable name that will appear in the cable list box.

30 – frequency in MHz.

3.22 – attenuation in dB per 100 meters at this frequency.

TThe number of frequency/attenuation pairs for each line in the feeders.txt file does not need to be the same. A TAB character should be used as a separator between frequency and attenuation values.

Appendix 2. Default Digital Terrain Model (DTM)

North America

1 Arc-second Digital Elevation Model USGS National Map 3DEP

Coverage: USA, Canada, Mexico.

Source: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/data/USGS:35f9c4d4-b113-4c8d-8691-47c428c29a5b

Europe

We use open digital terrain models (DTM) from national geoservices for the following European countries:

Austria (DTM 5-10 meters)
Belgium (DTM 5-10 meters)
Czech (DTM 1 meter)
Denmark (DTM 2 meter)
Estonia (DTM 10 meters)
Finland (DTM 10 meters)
France (DTM 5-10 meters)
Germany (DTM 2-10 meters)
Iceland (DTM 10 meters)
Ireland (DTM 2 meter)
Italy (DTM 2-10 meters)
Latvia (DTM 20 meters)
Lithuania (DTM 5 meters)
Liechtenstein (DTM 10 meters)
Luxembourg (DTM 0.5 meter)
Netherlands (DTM 5 meters)
Norway (DTM 10 meters)
Poland (DTM 1 meters)
Portugal (DTM 0.5-10 meters)
Romania (DTM 1 meter)
Slovakia (DTM 1 meter)
Slovenia (DTM 1 meters)
Spain (DTM 2-5 meters)
Sweden (DTM 50 meters)
Switzerland (DTM 2 meters)
United Kingdom (DTM 2 meters)

For the rest of Europe, we use the European Digital Elevation Model (EU-DEM), version 1.1.

Coverage: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey.

Source: https://land.copernicus.eu/imagery-in-situ/eu-dem/eu-dem-v1.1?tab=metadata

Australia

SRTM-derived 1 Second Digital Elevation Models Version 1.0 (DEM-S).

Coverage: Australia

Source: https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/72759

New Zealand

New Zealand National Digital Elevation Model a 25-meter resolution.

Coverage: New Zealand

Source: https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/layer/48131-nzdem-north-island-25-metre/

South America, Africa, Asia, Middle and Far East regions

ALOS World 3D - 30m (AW3D30) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA).

Source: https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/aw3d30/

https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLIII-B4-2020/183/2020/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2020-183-2020.pdf

Appendix 3. Project Samples for Various Wireless Networks and Broadcasting Networks

The software package includes several project samples for various wireless and broadcast networks. These projects are fully prepared for calculation; simply open the project and click the “Calculate coverage” button.