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Description

This data set contains geotagged images captured by NASA Digital Mapping Cameras, which were mounted alongside the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
G-III ,
G-V ,
P-3B
Instruments
LVIS-Camera
Projects
2015_AN_NASA ,
ABoVE ,
ARCSIX ,
BioSCape ,
GEDI ,
MULTI_NASA ,
SARP
Spatial Extent

N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -168

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
AFRICA ,
CANADA ,
COSTA RICA ,
FRENCH GUIANA ,
GREENLAND ,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2018-11-07 to Present
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3160958277-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
1090180
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). LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NE5KKKBAQG44 Date Accessed: 2026-08-07

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