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Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) Data Access and Tools
NASA's digital elevation model (DEM) data provides measurements across a majority of Earth's interior, shore, and coastal areas. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Lidar Derived Digital Elevation Model V001 | 1 | CESSNA T206H | Leica CityMapper-2 | 2022-04-02 to 2022-08-09 |
N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx Colorado 3M Snow Depth Time Series and DEMs from High-Resolution Satellite Image Pairs V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT, Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | LIDAR, CAMERA | 2016-02-19 to 2022-03-02, 2022-03-16 to 2022-05-11 |
N: 39.216156 S: 38.785954 E: -107.747336 W: -108.382269 N: 37.350142 S: 36.946006 E: -106.336567 W: -106.869547 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters<br>3 Meters x 3 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 | 1 | HELICOPTER | LIDAR | 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01 |
N: 43.974802141694 S: 43.913645323478 E: -115.64243768567 W: -115.73049873632 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP QSI Lidar Snow Depth Data V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | LIDAR | 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02 |
N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar DEM 0.5m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-21 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar DEM 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-21 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2020-02-09 to 2020-02-19, 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 | 1 | CESSNA 206 | Riegl Airborne Lidar | 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25 |
N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx23 Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Terrestrial Lidar Scans V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPS RECEIVERS, LIDAR | 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-27, 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-26 |
N: 64.714 S: 64.697 E: -148.278 W: -148.325 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary Static Data V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-14 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary, HDF5, ASCII |
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Featured Digital Elevation/Terrain Model Observation Method: ASTER
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high spatial resolution instrument aboard the Terra satellite. ASTER provides a Global Digital Elevation Models (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.
Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) provides new features and sharper imagery.
These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.
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