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Terrain Elevation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Surface Atmospheric Boundary Interaction Product L3 V1(LANDMET) | 1 | LANDMET | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| LANDMET Ancillary Monthly Mean Effective and Spectral Albedo Data L3 V1 (LANDMET_ANC_TESA) | 1 | LANDMET | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| LANDMET Ancillary Monthly Mean Thermal Effective Infrared and Microwave Emissivity Data L3 V1 (LANDMET_ANC_TEIME) | 1 | LANDMET | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| LBA Regional Boundary for the Amazon and Tocantins River Basins, 5-min | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 1972-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -30 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| LBA-ECO CD-06 Biogeochemistry of Ji-Parana River and Tributaries, Brazil: 1999-2003 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-05-24 to 2003-05-20 |
N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 |
multiple | |
| LBA-ECO LC-01 SRTM 90-Meter Digital Elevation Model, Northern Ecuadorian Amazon | 1 | OV-105 | SRTM | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-22 |
N: 0.9499 S: -2.9812 E: -75.0361 W: -78.5342 |
GeoTIFF | |
| LBA-ECO LC-01 Topographic Data for Intensive Study Areas, Northern Ecuadorian Amazon | 1 | MAPS | DIGITIZER | 1993-01-01 to 1993-01-01 |
N: 0.2889 S: -0.837 E: -76.5017 W: -77.127 |
Shapefile | |
| LBA-ECO LC-03 Hypsography, Rivers, Roads, and DEM, Four Areas across Brazilian Amazon | 1 | MAPS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS | DIGITIZER | 1974-01-01 to 1978-01-01 |
N: -2.0017 S: -10.5014 E: -54.4989 W: -68.5008 |
Shapefile | |
| LBA-ECO LC-15 SRTM30 Digital Elevation Model Data, Amazon Basin: 2000 | 1.1 | SPACE SHUTTLES | RADAR | 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-22 |
N: 13.8583 S: -21.1277 E: -33.5739 W: -82.7209 |
multiple | |
| LBA-ECO ND-01 Watershed Deforestation from Landsat TM Series, Rondonia, Brazil: 1999 | 1 | DEM | DIGITIZER | 1999-01-01 to 1999-12-31 |
N: -8 S: -13.5 E: -60 W: -65 |
multiple | |
| LiDAR and DTM Data from Forested Land Near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 2008 | 1 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2008-06-07 to 2008-06-24 |
N: -2.32 S: -2.98306 E: -59.7625 W: -60.215 |
multiple | |
| LiDAR and DTM Data from Tapajos National Forest in Para, Brazil, 2008 | 1 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2008-06-25 to 2008-07-04 |
N: -2.84761 S: -3.055 E: -54.941 W: -54.9776 |
multiple | |
| LiDAR Data, DEM, and Maximum Vegetation Height Product from Southern Idaho, 2014 | 1 | Airplane | LIDAR | 2014-08-23 to 2014-08-31 |
N: 43.3257 S: 42.2848 E: -114.678 W: -116.889 |
multiple | |
| LiDAR Surveys over Selected Forest Research Sites, Brazilian Amazon, 2008-2018 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | LIDAR | 2008-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: -1.57947 S: -26.6965 E: -39.058 W: -68.2989 |
multiple | |
| LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 | 1 | B-200, C-130, G-III, G-V | LVIS | 1998-03-20 to Present |
N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168 |
ASCII | |
| LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 | 1 | B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B | LVIS | 2018-11-07 to Present |
N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167 |
ASCII | |
| Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Imnavait Creek, Alaska | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1970-06-01 to 2015-08-31 |
N: 68.6321 S: 68.61 E: -149.258 W: -149.376 |
multiple | |
| Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska | 1 | SPOT-1, LANDSAT | ETM+, MSS | 1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196 |
multiple | |
| Maps of Vegetation Types and Physiographic Features, Toolik Lake Area, Alaska | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1990-01-01 to 2014-08-31 |
N: 68.6561 S: 68.6169 E: -149.546 W: -149.67 |
Shapefile | |
| MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V001 | 1 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MISR Ancillary Geographic Product V001 | 001 | Terra | MISR | 1999-11-07 to 2005-06-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS2 | |
| Modified Copernicus Digital Elevation Models used by the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Mission | 1 | DEM | 2024-10-30 to 2024-11-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF, XML |
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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