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NASA's data include global radar measurements from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and ongoing interferograms generated from European Sentinel-1 satellite scans. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Terrain Elevation Datasets

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MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061 061 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF4
Multispectral Imagery, NDVI, and Terrain Models, Big Trail Lake, Fairbanks, AK, 2019 1 UAV MULTI-SPECTRAL 2019-08-04 to 2019-08-04

N: 64.9233 S: 64.9162 E: -147.813 W: -147.829

multiple
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Combined Image Data Set V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second number V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters HGT
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 3 arc second number V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters Binary
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 3 arc second sub-sampled V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters HGT
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 3 arc second V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters HGT
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 30 arc second V002 002 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters DEM
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Swath Image Data V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission United States 1 arc second 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 49 S: 24 E: -67 W: -125

30 Meters x 30 Meters HGT
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission United States 1 arc second number 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 49 S: 24 E: -67 W: -125

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Water Body Data Shapefiles & Raster Files V003 003 STS-99 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASADEM Merged DEM Global 1 arc second V001 001 OV-105 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters HGT
NASADEM Slope and Curvation Global 1 arc second V001 001 OV-105 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASADEM SRTM Image Mosaic Global 1 arc second V001 001 OV-105 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASADEM SRTM Subswath Global 1 arc second V001 001 OV-105 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
NASADEM SRTM-only Height and Height Precision Mosaic Global 1 arc second V001 001 OV-105 SRTM 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-21

N: 60 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Binary
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE) 1.0 MODELS Computer 1995-07-01

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Excel
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) 2.0 MODELS Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PNG
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2010-12-31

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

CSV, Excel, PDF, PNG, WMS
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 4 (PLACE IV) 4.00 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01, 2005-01-01, 2010-01-01, 2015-01-01, 2020-01-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

Geodatabase, PDF, PNG, CSV
NPP Multi-Biome: Summary Data from Intensive Studies at 125 Sites, 1936-2006 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1936-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: 71.31 S: -45.68 E: 146.27 W: -157.67

multiple
POLARIS Photolysis Frequencies (J-Values) 1 NASA ER-2 CPFM 1997-01-06 to 1997-09-26 AMES
Pre-ABoVE: Remotely Sensed Active Layer Thickness, Barrow, Alaska, 2006-2011 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-01-01 to 2011-12-31

N: 71.35 S: 71.2 E: -156.39 W: -156.89

netCDF-3
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