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Description

This data set contains Level-2 geolocated surface elevation and canopy height measurements collected by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility, an imaging lidar and camera sensor suite.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
C-130 ,
G-III ,
G-V
Instruments
LVIS
Spatial Extent

N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168

Location
AFRICA ,
ALASKA ,
CANADA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1998-03-20 to Present
Concept ID
C3160917475-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
980
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,
Sea Ice Elevation ,
Terrain Elevation ,
VEGETATION HEIGHT

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). LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/W569D47GCOUX Date Accessed: 2026-01-16

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