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Description

This data set contains geotagged images taken over Greenland and Antarctica by the NASA Digital Mapping Camera paired with the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
C-130 ,
DC-8 ,
G-V ,
HU-25C ,
P-3B ,
RQ-4
Instruments
LVIS-Camera
Projects
2009_AN_NASA ,
2010_AN_NASA ,
2010_GR_NASA ,
2011_AN_NASA ,
2011_GR_NASA ,
2012_GR_NASA ,
2013_GR_NASA ,
2015_AN_NASA ,
2017_GR_NASA ,
LVIS ,
OIB
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2009-10-16 to 2017-09-20
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3165186247-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
746281
Processing Level
1A
Published
Science Keywords
VISIBLE IMAGERY

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2020). IceBridge LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GW4Q1SXIZAJC Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

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