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Terrain Elevation Data Access and Tools
Terrain Elevation Datasets
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPO science data processing reference data V01 | V01 | Auxiliary Data | TEMPO | 2010-01-01 to Present | netCDF-4, ASCII, HDF5 | ||
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V007 | 7 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1988-01-01 to 2019-05-16 |
N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V006 | 6 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 84 S: 59 E: 9 W: -90 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V005 | 5 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4, GeoTIFF |
| National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 4 (PLACE IV) | 4.00 | Models | Computer | 2000-01-01, 2005-01-01, 2010-01-01, 2015-01-01, 2020-01-01 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
Geodatabase, PDF, PNG, CSV | |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V004 | 4 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2020-10-01 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004 | 4 | Models | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) | 3.0 | Models | Computer | 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2010-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV, Excel, PDF, PNG, WMS | |
| GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 3 | 3 | ISS, Models | GEDI, Computer | 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09 |
N: 85.045 S: -85.045 E: 180 W: -180 |
COG | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 | 3 | King Air | AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 |
multiple | |
| IceBridge BedMachine Greenland V003 | 3 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 1993-01-01 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 10 W: -80 |
150 Meters x 150 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V003 | 3 | Models | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Altimeter Corrected Elevations, Version 2 (ACE2) | 2.0 | STS-99 | 1994-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG | ||
| National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) | 2.0 | Models | Computer | 1990-01-01, 2000-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
PDF, PNG | |
| GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 2 | 2 | ISS, Models | GEDI, Computer | 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09 |
N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| CMS: Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico from 2000 to 2019 | 2 | Models, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-4, ISS | Computer, OLI, TIRS, ETM+, TM, SRTM | 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 33.7967 S: 13.4057 E: -84.6252 W: -119.226 |
COG | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 | 2 | King Air, B-200 | INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 |
multiple | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 | 2 | King Air | AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54 |
CSV | |
| Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 2 | 2 | Models | Computer | 1980-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 52 S: 14.53 E: -52.95 W: -131.104 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ALOS AVNIR-2 Ortho Rectified Image Product | 2 | ALOS | AVNIR-2 | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data | 2 | C-130 | BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS | 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 |
N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198 |
multiple | |
| IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V002 | 2 | Airplane, B-200, C-130, G-V, HU-25C, NASA DC-8, P-3B, RQ-4 | ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS | 2009-04-14 to 2017-09-20 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness V002 | 2 | NASA DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 2010-11-20 to 2013-04-20 |
N: 83 S: 59 E: -12 W: -74 N: -63 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Meters x 25 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V002 | 2 | Models | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V002 | 2 | AIRCRAFT, B-200, C-130, G-V, HU-25C, NASA DC-8, P-3B, RQ-4 | ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS | 2017-08-25 to 2017-09-20 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII |
Featured Terrain Elevation 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 Model (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.
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