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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.

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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
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
LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001	1	B-200, C-130, G-III, G-V	LVIS	1998-03-20 to Present	N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168		ASCII
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001	1	B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B	LVIS	2018-11-07 to Present	N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167		ASCII
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, Kuparuk River Basin, Alaska	1	SPOT-1, LANDSAT	ETM+, MSS	1976-08-04 to 2008-12-31	N: 70.5422 S: 68.2881 E: -148.085 W: -151.196		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
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V001	1	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01	N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	500 Meters x 500 Meters	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V002	2	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01	N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	500 Meters x 500 Meters	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V003	3	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01	N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	500 Meters x 500 Meters	netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004	4	MODELS	NOT APPLICABLE	1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01	N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	500 Meters x 500 Meters	netCDF-4
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXFLX) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXFLX) at GES DISC	5.12.4	MERRA-2	NOT APPLICABLE	1980-01-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MISR Ancillary Geographic Product V001	001	Terra	MISR	1999-11-07 to 2005-06-30	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS2
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
MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 1km 5-Min 1A Narrow Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC03S0) at GES DISC	002	Aqua	MODIS	2006-06-02 to 2018-03-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 1km 5-Min 1A Swath Subset along MLS V002 (MAM03S0) at GES DISC	002	Aqua	MODIS	2004-08-08 to 2008-01-11	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
MODIS/Aqua Geolocation Fields 1km 5-Min 1A Wide Swath Subset along CloudSat V002 (MAC03S1) at GES DISC	002	Aqua	MODIS	2006-06-02 to 2018-03-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061	061	Aqua	MODIS	2002-07-04 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Water Reservoir Monthly L3 Global V061	061	Aqua	MODIS	2002-07-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Water Reservoir 8-Day L3 Global V061	061	Terra	MODIS	2000-02-26 to Present	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF4

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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ICESat-2 Data Usher in a New Age of Exploration

Data from NASA’s ICESat-2 mission provide incredibly accurate measurements of Earth elevation change—and much more.

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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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Location of NASA ICESat-2 (ATL13) data (Inland Water Product) from April 25, 2023 over Lake Powell, Utah, United States, viewed in OpenAltimetry.

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Explore ICESat-2 Data

This is the first in a five-part webinar series to introduce NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) platform and the platform's data, tools, and applications.

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Advanced Discovery, Processing, and Visualization Services for ICESat and ICESat-2 Altimeter Data

This ACCESS 2015 project focused on OpenAltimetry, a cloud-ready web-based application for discovery, access, and visualization of ICESat and ICESat-2 data.

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