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NASA data detail topography across the land surface, ocean, cryosphere, terrestrial hydrosphere and within the context of climate change. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge. 

Topography Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation, Geobotanical, Physiographic Maps, 1982-2003 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT-5 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, AVHRR 1982-06-01 to 2010-09-30 multiple
CMS: LiDAR Data for Forested Areas in Paragominas, Para, Brazil, 2012-2014 Airplane LIDAR 2012-07-27 to 2014-12-27 multiple
CMS: LiDAR Data for Forested Sites on Borneo Island, Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2014 Airplane LIDAR 2014-10-18 to 2014-11-30 LAZ
CMS: LiDAR Data for Mangrove Forests in the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique, 2014 Airplane AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER 2014-05-05 to 2014-05-05 multiple
CMS: LiDAR-derived Canopy Height, Elevation for Sites in Kalimantan, Indonesia, 2014 Airplane LIDAR 2014-10-18 to 2014-11-30 GeoTIFF
CMS: LiDAR-derived Tree Canopy Cover for States in the Northeast USA MODELS, Airplane Computer, AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, CAMERAS 2008-01-01 to 2014-08-30 MARYLAND, DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GeoTIFF
CMS: Mangrove Canopy Height Estimates from Remote Imagery, Zambezi Delta, Mozambique Airplane, SPACE SHUTTLES, WORLDVIEW-2, TSX AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, SRTM, SAR 2011-10-14 to 2014-05-06 GeoTIFF
CMS: Tree Cover Estimates at 30 m Resolution for Mexico from 2000 to 2019 MODELS, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-4, ISS Computer, OLI, TIRS, ETM+, TM, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31 MEXICO COG
CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Waterbodies, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2016-2019 SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, WATER BOTTLES, Computer 2016-07-07 to 2019-07-07 ALASKA multiple
CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness V001 CRYOSAT-2 SIRAL 2010-09-15 to Present ARCTIC netCDF-3
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Topography Featured Observation Method: ICESat-2
NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and land across Earth's temperate and tropical regions, as well as take stock of the vegetation in forests worldwide. ICESat-2 carries the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), which sends 10,000 pulses of laser light to the ground per second and then measures how long it takes them be reflected back by the surface to determine the area's elevation.


Learn more about ICESat-2/ATLAS near real-time data provided by NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE).



ICESat-2 carries the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), which sends pulses of laser light to the ground, collects the returning photons in a telescope, and records the photon travel time.
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New Low Latency ICESat-2 Datasets

The five new datasets are the result of a joint effort by NASA’s Satellite Needs Working Group Management Office (SNWG MO), ICESat-2 team, and Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
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