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BOREAS HYD-08 DEM Data over the NSA-MSA and SSA-MSA in UTM Projection	1	MAPS	DIGITIZER	1970-01-01 to 1989-12-31	N: 56.06 S: 53.69 E: -98.09 W: -105.23		Binary
BOREAS Regional DEM in Raster Format and AEAC Projection	1	DEM	DIGITIZER	1993-08-01 to 1996-12-31	N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111		Binary
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
Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018	1	FIELD SURVEYS	SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS	2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27	N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929		multiple
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003	1	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	1	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	1	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	1	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	1	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	1.1	MODELS, Airplane	Computer, AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, CAMERAS	2008-01-01 to 2014-08-30	N: 43.0987 S: 37.7092 E: -74.1541 W: -81.1415		GeoTIFF
CMS: Mangrove Canopy Height Estimates from Remote Imagery, Zambezi Delta, Mozambique	1	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
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, 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
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
Delta-X: Digital Elevation Model, MRD, LA, USA, 2021	1	FIELD SURVEYS	SONAR, SOUNDERS	2012-01-01 to 2021-12-31	N: 29.9581 S: 28.968 E: -90.149 W: -91.908		COG
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1 Single Look Complex (SLC) Stack Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021	1.1	G-III	UAVSAR	2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13	N: 29.7804 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1331 W: -91.8333		multiple
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1B Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021	1.1	G-III	UAVSAR	2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13	N: 29.7856 S: 28.9827 E: -90.1334 W: -91.6574		ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L2 Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021	1.1	G-III	UAVSAR	2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13	N: 29.7799 S: 29.0133 E: -90.1333 W: -91.5893		ENVI
Digital Elevation Models for the Global Change Research Wetland, Maryland, USA, 2016	1	Airplane, FIELD SURVEYS, COASTAL STATIONS, MODELS	LIDAR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS RECEIVERS, TIDE GAUGES, Computer	2016-06-22 to 2016-08-15	N: 38.8789 S: 38.8717 E: -76.5427 W: -76.5525		multiple
ERS-1 Level 0 Product	1	ERS-1	SAR	1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-1 Level 1 Product	1	ERS-1	SAR	1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 0 Product	1	ERS-2	SAR	1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 1 Product	1	ERS-2	SAR	1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V002	002	ISS	GEDI	2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10	N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180	25 Meters x 25 Meters	HDF5
GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V003	003	ISS	GEDI	2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to Present	N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180	25 Meters x 25 Meters	HDF5

Map of ASTER GDEM Version 3 shaded relief topography of San Francisco CA

New Version of the ASTER GDEM

Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) provides new features and sharper imagery.

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.

Eruption of Nicaragua’s Momotombo Volcano.

Japan, NASA provide open access to ASTER data

As of 1 April 2016, all Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data products are available at no charge from LP DAAC.

Discover and Access SAR Data with ASF DAAC's Vertex: Better, Stronger, Faster

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.

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