NASA's digital elevation model (DEM) data provides measurements across a majority of Earth's interior, shore, and coastal areas. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Altimeter Corrected Elevations, Version 2 (ACE2) | 2.0 | STS-99 | 1994-01-01 to 2005-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG | ||
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 | 2 | King Air, B-200 | INTERFEROMETERS, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lidar-Derived Topography and Ecosystem Structure Products, California, 2013-2023 | 1 | MODELS, AIRCRAFT | Computer, LIDAR | 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
N: 42.4875 S: 31.6058 E: -112.482 W: -125.583 |
COG | |
| SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 | 1 | HELICOPTER | LIDAR | 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01 |
N: 43.9748 S: 43.91365 E: -115.64244 W: -115.7305 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 | 1 | B-200 | INTERFEROMETERS, AirSWOT | 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 |
N: 29.7529 S: 29.0716 E: -90.5825 W: -91.5335 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 DEM Data over the NSA-MSA and SSA-MSA in AEAC Projection | 1 | MAPS | DIGITIZER | 1970-01-01 to 1989-12-31 |
N: 56.14 S: 53.65 E: -97.98 W: -105.23 |
Binary | |
| ISLSCP II Climate Research Unit CRU05 Monthly Climate Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II CRU05 Climate Time Series for Global Land Areas, 1986-1995 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ISLSCP II HYDRO1k Elevation-derived Products | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Models (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.
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