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Terrain Elevation Data Access and Tools
NASA's data include global radar measurements from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and ongoing interferograms generated from European Sentinel-1 satellite scans. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
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.
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.
As of 1 April 2016, all Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data products are available at no charge from LP DAAC.
Looking for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data? Learn how to discover, access and manipulate SAR data with the newly revamped NASA ASF DAAC Vertex tool. We'll showcase common data access methods and some of the advanced features of this data discovery and data access tool.
Terrain Elevation Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data | 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 | |
| Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018 | FIELD SURVEYS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS | 2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27 | ALASKA | N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929 | multiple |
| Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003 | FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR | 1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30 | N: 90 S: 55.8 E: 180 W: -180 | multiple | |
| CMS: LiDAR Data for Forested Areas in Paragominas, Para, Brazil, 2012-2014 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2012-07-27 to 2014-12-27 | N: -2.55319 S: -3.76718 E: -46.7931 W: -48.4958 | multiple | |
| CMS: LiDAR Data for Forested Sites on Borneo Island, Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2014 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2014-10-18 to 2014-11-30 | N: 3.211 S: -2.758 E: 118 W: 109.816 | LAZ | |
| CMS: LiDAR Data for Mangrove Forests in the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique, 2014 | Airplane | AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER | 2014-05-05 to 2014-05-05 | N: -18.7928 S: -18.893 E: 36.2918 W: 36.1495 | multiple | |
| CMS: LiDAR-derived Canopy Height, Elevation for Sites in Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2014 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2014-10-18 to 2014-11-30 | N: 3.21104 S: -2.7625 E: 118 W: 109.813 | GeoTIFF | |
| CMS: LiDAR-derived Tree Canopy Cover for States in the Northeast USA | MODELS, Airplane | Computer, AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, CAMERAS | 2008-01-01 to 2014-08-30 | MARYLAND, DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | N: 43.0987 S: 37.7092 E: -74.1541 W: -81.1415 | GeoTIFF |
| CMS: Mangrove Canopy Height Estimates from Remote Imagery, Zambezi Delta, Mozambique | Airplane, SPACE SHUTTLES, WORLDVIEW-2, TSX | AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, SRTM, SAR | 2011-10-14 to 2014-05-06 | N: -18.6269 S: -18.915 E: 36.3389 W: 36.1186 | GeoTIFF | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 | King Air | AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 | LOUISIANA | N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 | multiple |
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