- Dataset Availability
- 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z–2011-01-01T00:00:00
- Dataset Provider
- NRCan
- Earth Engine Snippet
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Description
The Canadian Digital Elevation Model (CDEM) is part of Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) altimetry system and stems from the existing Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED). In these data, elevations can be either ground or reflective surface elevations.
The CDEM is comprised of multiple DEMs with varying resolutions. These vary according to latitude and have a base resolution of 0.75 arc-seconds. For more information see the Product Specifications
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
Bands
Resolution
23.19 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Min | Max | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
elevation |
m | -226* | 5944* | Elevation |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
Explore in Earth Engine
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NRCan/CDEM');
var elevation = dataset.select('elevation');
var elevationVis = {
min: -50.0,
max: 1500.0,
palette: ['0905ff', 'ffefc4', 'ffffff'],
};
Map.setCenter(-139.3643, 63.3213, 9);
Map.addLayer(elevation, elevationVis, 'Elevation');