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Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) Data Access and Tools
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.
Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V002 | 002 | ISS | GEDI | 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10 |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Meters x 25 Meters | HDF5 |
| GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 | 001 | ISS | GEDI | 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Meters x 25 Meters | HDF5 |
| GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 | 002 | ISS | GEDI | 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10 |
N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Meters x 25 Meters | HDF5 |
| G-LiHT Metrics V001 | 001 | G-LiHT | Headwall, Riegl Airborne Lidar | 2011-06-30 to Present |
N: 73 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 |
13 Meters x 13 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| Global 1-km Gridded Thickness of Soil, Regolith, and Sedimentary Deposit Layers | 1 | DEM | HYDROMETERS | 1900-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF | |
| GPM Ground Validation Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) OLYMPEX V1 | 1 | UND CITATION II | LIDAR, VISIBLE SPECTROMETER | 2014-09-04 to 2016-03-30 |
N: 48.0909 S: 47.493 E: -123.129 W: -124.185 |
GeoTIFF | |
| High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers V001 | 1 | GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | GIS, WV60, WV110 | 2012-12-23 to 2017-12-22 |
N: 28.39 S: 28.2 E: 85.77 W: 85.51 N: 28.12 S: 27.85 E: 87 W: 86.64 |
2 Meters x 2 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery V001 | 1 | GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 | 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24 |
N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67 |
8 Meters x 8 Meters | PNG, GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Along-track Optical Imagery V001 | 1 | GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 | 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24 |
N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67 |
8 Meters x 8 Meters | PNG, GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Cross-track Optical Imagery V001 | 1 | GEOEYE-1, QUICKBIRD-2, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | CAMERAS, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 | 2002-01-28 to 2016-11-24 |
N: 46 S: 26 E: 103 W: 67 |
8 Meters x 8 Meters | PNG, GeoTIFF |
| 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 | |
| Land Cover and Vegetation Map, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | 1 | LANDSAT, HELICOPTER, FIELD SURVEYS, DEM | TM, CAMERA, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer | 1982-06-01 to 1993-08-31 |
N: 70.7117 S: 68.8981 E: -140.322 W: -147.051 |
GeoTIFF | |
| 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-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 | |
| 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, 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 | |
| Modified Copernicus Digital Elevation Models used by the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Mission | 1 | DEM | 2024-10-30 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF, XML |
Featured Digital Elevation/Terrain Model 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 Models (GDEM) of Earth's land surface at approximately 30-meter spatial resolution.
Version 3 of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) provides new features and sharper imagery.
These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.
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