@juju said:
will something like this be of help?
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That is pretty cool but it's for normal maps wich are usually created for rendering.
I believe this has something to do with real maps (topography, geography, that sort of stuff)...
Are your maps color coded somehow? There is a color to height plugin somewhere but I don't think it would be accurate enough for what you need.