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Description

This data set contains Level-2 geolocated surface elevation and canopy height measurements collected by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility, an imaging lidar and camera sensor suite.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
G-III ,
G-V ,
P-3B
Instruments
LVIS
Projects
ABoVE ,
ARCSIX ,
BioSCape ,
GEDI ,
MULTI_NASA ,
SARP ,
LVIS
Spatial Extent

N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
CANADA ,
COSTA RICA ,
FRENCH GUIANA ,
GREENLAND ,
SOUTH AFRICA ,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2018-11-07 to Present
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3160943354-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
8796
Processing Level
2
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,
Sea Ice Elevation ,
Terrain Elevation ,
Vegetation Height

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.

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Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2020). LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VP7J20HJQISD Date Accessed: 2026-09-15

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Satellite observations reveal stable forest limits and shrub expansion across the Canadian forest-tundra ecotone Travers-Smith, H, Coops, N C, Mulverhill, C, Wulder, M A, Lantz, T C, Ignace, D D Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Height
Characterizing fire-induced forest structure and aboveground biomass changes in boreal forests using multi-temporal lidar and Landsat Feng, Tuo, Duncanson, Laura, Hancock, Steven, Montesano, Paul, Skakun, Sergii, Wulder, Michael A., White, Joanne C., Minor, David, Loboda, Tatiana Fire Occurrence, Forest Fire Science, Burned Area, Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation, Sensor Counts, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height
Mapping vegetation height and identifying the northern forest limit across Canada using ICESat-2, Landsat time series and topographic data Travers-Smith, H., Coops, N.C., Mulverhill, C., Wulder, M.A., Ignace, D., Lantz, T.C. Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Height
Phenology and Plant Functional Type Link Optical Properties of Vegetation Canopies to Patterns of Vertical Vegetation Complexity Jurayj, Duncan, Bowers, Rebecca, Fayne, Jessica V. Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Reflectance, Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Alpine/Tundra, Dominant Species, Plant Phenology, Land Use/Land Cover, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Sensor Counts
Patterns of regional site index across a North American boreal forest gradient Montesano, Paul M, Neigh, Christopher S R, Macander, Matthew J, Wagner, William, Duncanson, Laura I, Wang, Panshi, Sexton, Joseph O, Miller, Charles E, Armstrong, Amanda H Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Vegetation Cover, Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height
Evaluating the Representative Canopy Surface of Arcticdem in Boreal Forests Zhang, Tianqi, Liu, Desheng Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height
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