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Terrain Elevation Data Access and Tools
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Terrain Elevation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Vegetation Plots ATLAS Project North Slope and Seward Peninsula, AK, 1998-2000 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 1998-07-01 to 2000-07-29 |
N: 71.3219 S: 64.7265 E: -153.74 W: -165.069 |
CSV | |
| ASO L4 Lidar Point Cloud Digital Terrain Model 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | DHC-6, King Air | Riegl LMS-Q1560 | 2014-08-23 to 2019-10-10 |
N: 38.35197009 S: 38.34702501 E: -119.1465541 W: -119.1526326 N: 35.30827095 S: 34.84175616 E: -118.4895324 W: -118.9629908 N: 36.34419115 S: 36.26066776 E: -116.8080226 W: -116.8720138 N: 37.66784501 S: 37.62315324 E: -118.8966533 W: -118.9633777 N: 37.22534041 S: 36.65336263 E: -118.3217888 W: -119.1602728 N: 39.1707928 S: 38.70410623 E: -120.226893 W: -120.7784099 N: 37.66909751 S: 37.55343841 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.0738527 N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568 N: 36.60719927 S: 36.57913838 E: -118.1711431 W: -118.1954763 N: 38.00096209 S: 37.88126056 E: -119.0973977 W: -119.3268503 N: 38.70477998 S: 38.2451699 E: -119.7120234 W: -120.5498287 N: 37.82021489 S: 37.7033706 E: -119.0372786 W: -119.2728401 N: 34.89283042 S: 34.77783945 E: -118.002307 W: -118.1399209 N: 39.46925434 S: 39.39914367 E: -120.223812 W: -120.3261438 N: 37.82737428 S: 36.96180713 E: -118.5442576 W: -119.733051 N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568 N: 38.2410645 S: 37.72115314 E: -119.1836864 W: -119.9391373 N: 38.2451472 S: 37.53568061 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.9391373 N: 39.08139862 S: 38.75359563 E: -106.8593645 W: -107.1468517 N: 37.39120306 S: 36.99987095 E: -106.1673098 W: -106.710676 N: 38.87467886 S: 37.69229517 E: -107.3598092 W: -109.1308069 N: 39.2728431526 S: 38.7772370906 E: -107.525643057 W: -108.369145146 N: 37.98230157 S: 37.39058532 E: -106.4596899 W: -107.5708232 N: 38.20771619 S: 37.8841623 E: -107.562078 W: -107.9723537 N: 42.38520848 S: 42.2881819 E: -114.6804318 W: -114.7176046 N: 43.31809187 S: 43.05520107 E: -116.6802206 W: -116.8670348 N: 36.9129972 S: 36.43705955 E: -113.8795636 W: -114.3776573 N: 44.18033752 S: 43.90476142 E: -121.6276046 W: -121.8757381 N: 44.52793541 S: 44.31700873 E: -121.8134424 W: -122.1078409 N: 46.97583352 S: 46.72413964 E: -121.5709621 W: -121.9573479 N: 48.09085803 S: 47.4930029 E: -123.1287659 W: -124.1847181 N: 37.39260287 S: 37.37399023 E: -118.4109694 W: -118.4259857 N: 38.22396341 S: 38.20402645 E: -118.9948678 W: -119.0204053 N: 37.20269975 S: 37.13101764 E: -118.2969065 W: -118.4150135 N: 38.2329357 S: 37.96872691 E: -119.5873395 W: -119.9391373 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| ASTER Digital Elevation Model V003 | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 |
N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
30 Meters x 30 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| ASTER Digital Elevation Model V004 | 004 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present |
N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
30 Meters x 30 Meters | COG |
| ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V002 | 002 | Terra | ASTER | 1999-12-18 to 2011-02-28 |
N: 82 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 |
N: 82 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
30 Meters x 30 Meters | COG |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | Binary |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1000 Meters x 1000 Meters | HDF5 |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
100 Meters x 100 Meters | Binary |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
100 Meters x 100 Meters | HDF5 |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 | 004 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF5 |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041 | 041 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | HDF5 |
| ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 | 004 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
5600 Meters x 5600 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| ASTER Global Water Bodies Database V001 | 001 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 |
N: 82 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
30 Meters x 30 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| ASTER Orthorectified Digital Elevation Model (DEM) V003 | 003 | Terra | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 |
N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180 |
15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
GeoTIFF |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V001 | 001 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2019-02-19 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2019-11-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V003 | 003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2020-11-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V004 | 004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2021-07-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2022-10-13 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to 2025-03-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V007 | 007 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.7 Meters x 0.7 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2022-01-11 to 2023-01-14 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2023-01-15 to 2025-06-17 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007 | 007 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2026-03-01 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 |
Featured Terrain Elevation 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 Model (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.
As of 1 April 2016, all Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data products are available at no charge from LP DAAC.
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