The Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) is an airborne imaging lidar used for making topographical maps and studying the vertical structure of vegetation and ice.
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Directory of Field Sites Associated with 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign | 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | multiple | Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Vegetation Cover |
| ABoVE LVIS L0 Raw Ranges V001 | 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 | 1 | DEPRECATED | 0 | Binary, JPEG, ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| ABoVE LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 | 1 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| ABoVE LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 | 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| ABoVE: LVIS L3 Gridded Vegetation Structure across North America, 2017 and 2019 | 2017-06-29 to 2019-08-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR: Aboveground Biomass for Lope, Mabounie, Mondah, and Rabi Sites, Gabon | 2016-02-01 to 2016-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Carbon, Forests, Biomass |
| AfriSAR: Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Derived from LVIS, Gabon, 2016 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | CSV | Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Leaf Area Index (LAI) |
| AfriSAR: Gridded Forest Biomass and Canopy Metrics Derived from LVIS, Gabon, 2016 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Forests, Plant Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Biomass, Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR LVIS L0 Raw Ranges V001 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | DEPRECATED | 0 | Binary, JPEG, ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| AfriSAR LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR: Rainforest Canopy Height Derived from PolInSAR and Lidar Data, Gabon | 2016-02-27 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure |
| Canopy Height and Biomass from LiDAR Surveys at La Selva, Costa Rica, 1998 and 2005 | 1998-03-01 to 2005-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Biomass Dynamics, Biomass, Canopy Characteristics |
| IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges V001 | 2009-04-14 to 2017-09-20 | 1 | COMPLETE | 0 | Binary, JPEG, ASCII | VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2009-04-14 to 2012-05-10 | 1 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Terrain Elevation |
| IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V002 | 2009-04-14 to 2017-09-20 | 2 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts, Terrain Elevation |
| IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 | 2009-04-14 to 2015-10-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V002 | 2017-08-25 to 2017-09-20 | 2 | COMPLETE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| ICESat-2 Calibration/Validation LVIS L3A Sea Ice Freeboard V001 | 2024-05-28 to 2024-08-15 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3A | HDF5 | Freeboard, Sea Surface Height |
| LVIS Classic L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 1998-03-20 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 | 1998-03-20 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | ASCII | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Height |
| LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2018-11-07 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 | 2018-11-07 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | ASCII | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Height |
| Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges V001 | 2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21 | 1 | DEPRECATED | 0 | Binary | VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| Pre-IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles V001 | 2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | Binary | Terrain Elevation |
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