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Description

This data set contains geotagged images collected over Gabon, Africa. The images were taken by the NASA Digital Mapping Camera paired with the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of a NASA campaign, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) mission AfriSAR.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
C-130 ,
DC-8 ,
G-V ,
HU-25C ,
P-3B ,
RQ-4
Instruments
LVIS-Camera
Projects
AfriSAR
Spatial Extent

N: 1 S: -2 E: 12 W: 8

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
GABON
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3155468591-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
13957
Processing Level
1A
Published
Science Keywords
VISIBLE IMAGERY

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2020). AfriSAR LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/6K0IRWVOUBX7 Date Accessed: 2026-08-17

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