Global Forest Canopy Height, 2005

Page Summary

• This dataset provides global tree height information based on 2005 spaceborne-lidar data fused with ancillary geospatial data.

• The data was collected between May 20 and June 23, 2005, and is provided by NASA/JPL.

• The dataset includes one band representing tree heights in meters, with a pixel size of 927.67 meters.

• Materials published on the Earth Observatory, including this dataset, are generally available for re-use with credit to NASA.

• The dataset can be explored using Google Earth Engine for scientific analysis and visualization.

Dataset Availability

2005-05-20T00:00:00Z–2005-06-23T00:00:00Z

Dataset Producer

NASA/JPL

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.Image("NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005")

Tags

canopy forest forest-biomass geophysical jpl nasa

glas

Description

This dataset represents global tree heights based on a fusion of spaceborne-lidar data (2005) from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) and ancillary geospatial data. See Simard et al. (2011) for details.

Bands

Bands

Pixel size: 927.67 meters (all bands)

Name	Units	Min	Max	Pixel Size	Description
1	m	0*	73*	927.67 meters	Tree heights

* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Most materials published on the Earth Observatory, including images, are freely available for re-publication or re-use, including commercial purposes, except for where copyright is indicated.

NASA's Earth Observatory must be given credit for its original materials; the only mandatory credit is NASA.

For more information about using NASA imagery visit the Earth Observatory Image Use Policy site.

Citations

Citations:

• Simard, M., Pinto, N., Fisher, J., Baccini, A. 2011. Mapping forest canopy height globally with spaceborne lidar. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116: G04021. doi:10.1029/2011JG001708

Explore with Earth Engine

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.Image('NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005');
var forestCanopyHeight = dataset.select('1');
var forestCanopyHeightVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 30.0,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'fcd163', '99b718', '66a000', '3e8601', '207401', '056201',
    '004c00', '011301'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(-28.1, 28.3, 1);
Map.addLayer(forestCanopyHeight, forestCanopyHeightVis, 'Forest Canopy Height');

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Global Forest Canopy Height, 2005

This dataset represents global tree heights based on a fusion of spaceborne-lidar data (2005) from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) and ancillary geospatial data. See Simard et al. (2011) for details.

NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005, canopy,forest,forest-biomass,geophysical,jpl,nasa

2005-05-20T00:00:00Z/2005-06-23T00:00:00Z

-90 -180 90 180

Google Earth Engine

https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets