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Google Earth Engine hosts a variety of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets, including global and regional coverage at varying resolutions.
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Datasets are derived from sources like LiDAR, radar altimetry, and satellite imagery, representing bare earth or surface features.
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DEMs support applications such as terrain analysis, hydrological modeling, and ecological studies, among others.
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Notable datasets include high-resolution AHN Netherlands, global SRTM and Copernicus DEMs, and specialized datasets like CryoSat-2 for Antarctica.
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Users can access detailed descriptions and relevant tags for each dataset within the Google Earth Engine data catalog.
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AG100: ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100-meter V003
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Global Emissivity Database (ASTER-GED) was developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. This product includes the mean emissivity and standard deviation for all 5 ASTER Thermal Infrared … aster elevation emissivity geophysical infrared jpl -
AHN Netherlands 0.5m DEM, Interpolated
The AHN DEM is a 0.5m DEM covering the Netherlands. It was generated from LIDAR data taken in the spring between 2007 and 2012. It contains ground level samples with all other items above ground (such as buildings, bridges, trees etc.) removed. This version is … ahn dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical lidar -
AHN Netherlands 0.5m DEM, Non-Interpolated
The AHN DEM is a 0.5m DEM covering the Netherlands. It was generated from LIDAR data taken in the spring between 2007 and 2012. It contains ground level samples with all other items above ground (such as buildings, bridges, trees etc.) removed. This version is … ahn dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical lidar -
AHN Netherlands 0.5m DEM, Raw Samples
The AHN DEM is a 0.5m DEM covering the Netherlands. It was generated from LIDAR data taken in the spring between 2007 and 2012. This version contains both ground level samples and items above ground level (such as buildings, bridges, trees etc). The point cloud … ahn dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical lidar -
AHN3: Netherlands AHN 0.5m
The Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN) is a dataset with detailed and precise elevation data for the whole of the Netherlands. Elevation information was collected from helicopters and aircraft using laser technology with vertical accuracy of 5 cm. AHN3 Dataset contains the Netherlands AHN 0.5m DSM … ahn dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical lidar -
AHN4: Netherlands AHN 0.5m
The Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (AHN) is a dataset with detailed and precise elevation data for the whole of the Netherlands. Elevation information was collected from helicopters and aircraft using laser technology with vertical accuracy of 5 cm. AHN4 Dataset contains the Netherlands AHN 0.5m DSM … ahn dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical lidar -
ALOS DSM: Global 30m v4.1
ALOS World 3D - 30m (AW3D30) is a global digital surface model (DSM) dataset with a horizontal resolution of approximately 30 meters (1 arcsec mesh). The dataset is based on the DSM dataset (5-meter mesh version) of the World 3D Topographic Data. More details are … alos dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical jaxa -
Australian 5M DEM
The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 5 meter Grid of Australia derived from LiDAR model represents a National 5 meter (bare earth) DEM which has been derived from some 236 individual LiDAR surveys between 2001 and 2015 covering an area in excess of 245,000 square kilometers. … australia dem elevation elevation-topography ga geophysical -
Canadian Digital Elevation Model
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 … canada dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical topography -
Copernicus DEM GLO-30: Global 30m Digital Elevation Model
The Copernicus DEM is a Digital Surface Model (DSM) which represents the surface of the Earth including buildings, infrastructure and vegetation. This DEM is derived from an edited DSM named WorldDEM&trade, i.e. flattening of water bodies and consistent flow of rivers has been included. Editing … copernicus dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical -
CryoSat-2 Antarctica 1km DEM
This dataset is a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves based on observations recorded by the CryoSat-2 satellite radar altimeter between July 2010 and July 2016. The DEM is formed from spatio-temporal fits to elevation measurements accumulated within 1, … antarctica dem elevation elevation-topography polar -
DEM-H: Australian SRTM Hydrologically Enforced Digital Elevation Model
The Hydrologically Enforced Digital Elevation Model (DEM-H) was derived from the SRTM data acquired by NASA in February 2000. The model has been hydrologically conditioned and drainage enforced. The DEM-H captures flow paths based on SRTM elevations and mapped stream lines, and supports delineation of … australia dem elevation elevation-topography ga geophysical -
DEM-S: Australian Smoothed Digital Elevation Model
The Smoothed Digital Elevation Model (DEM-S) was derived from the SRTM data acquired by NASA in February 2000. DEM-S represents ground surface topography (excluding vegetation features) and has been smoothed to reduce noise and improve the representation of surface shape. An adaptive process applied more … australia dem elevation elevation-topography ga geophysical -
ETOPO1: Global 1 Arc-Minute Elevation
ETOPO1 is a 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth''s surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. It was built from numerous global and regional data sets. It contains two elevation bands: ice_surface and bedrock. bedrock dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical ice -
England 1m Composite DTM/DSM (Environment Agency)
The LIDAR Composite DTM/DSM is a raster terrain model covering ~99% of England at 1m spatial resolution, produced by the UK Environment Agency in 2022. The model contains 3 bands of terrain data: a Digital Terrain Model (DTM), a first return Digital Surface Model (DSM), … dem elevation elevation-topography lidar -
GEDI L2A Raster Canopy Top Height (Version 2)
GEDI's Level 2A Geolocated Elevation and Height Metrics Product (GEDI02_A) is primarily composed of 100 Relative Height (RH) metrics, which collectively describe the waveform collected by GEDI. The original GEDI02_A product is a table of point with a spatial resolution (average footprint) of 25 meters. … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L2A Vector Canopy Top Height (Version 2)
GEDI's Level 2A Geolocated Elevation and Height Metrics Product (GEDI02_A) is primarily composed of 100 Relative Height (RH) metrics, which collectively describe the waveform collected by GEDI. The original GEDI02_A product is a table of point with a spatial resolution (average footprint) of 25 meters. … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L2A table index
This is a feature collection created from the geometries of L2A tables in LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_A_002. Each feature is a polygon footprint of a source table with its asset id and start/end timestamps. Please see User Guide for more information. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEDI mission … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa table -
GEDI L2B Raster Canopy Cover Vertical Profile Metrics (Version 2)
GEDI Level 2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics product (GEDI02_B) extracts biophysical metrics from each GEDI waveform. These metrics are based on the directional gap probability profile derived from the L1B waveform. The vertical step between foliage profile measurements (known as dZ in GEDI … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L2B Vector Canopy Cover Vertical Profile Metrics (Version 2)
GEDI Level 2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics product (GEDI02_B) extracts biophysical metrics from each GEDI waveform. These metrics are based on the directional gap probability profile derived from the L1B waveform. The vertical step between foliage profile measurements (known as dZ in GEDI … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L2B table index
This is a feature collection created from the geometries of L2B tables in LARSE/GEDI/GEDI02_B_002. Each feature is a polygon footprint of a source table with its asset id and start/end timestamps. Please see User Guide for more information. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEDI mission … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa table -
GEDI L4A Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1
This dataset contains Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Level 4A (L4A) Version 2 predictions of the aboveground biomass density (AGBD; in Mg/ha) and estimates of the prediction standard error within each sampled geolocated laser footprint. In this version, the granules are in sub-orbits. Height metrics … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L4A Raster Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1
This dataset contains Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Level 4A (L4A) Version 2 predictions of the aboveground biomass density (AGBD; in Mg/ha) and estimates of the prediction standard error within each sampled geolocated laser footprint. In this version, the granules are in sub-orbits. Height metrics … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GEDI L4A table index
This is a feature collection created from the geometries of L4A tables in LARSE/GEDI/GEDI04_A_002. Each feature is a polygon footprint of a source table with its asset id and start/end timestamps. Please see User Guide for more information. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation GEDI mission … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa table -
GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density (Version 2)
This Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) L4B product provides 1 km x 1 km estimates of mean aboveground biomass density (AGBD) based on observations from mission week 19 starting on 2019-04-18 to mission week 138 ending on 2021-08-04. The GEDI L4A Footprint Biomass product converts … elevation forest-biomass gedi larse nasa tree-cover -
GMTED2010: Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010
The Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010) dataset contains elevation data for the globe collected from various sources at 7.5 arc-seconds resolution. More details are available in the dataset report. The primary source dataset for GMTED2010 is NGA''s SRTM Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED®, … dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical srtm topography -
GTOPO30: Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation
GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometer). The DEM was derived from several raster and vector sources of topographic information. Completed in late 1996, GTOPO30 was developed over a three-year period through … dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical nasa topography -
Global ALOS CHILI (Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index)
CHILI is a surrogate for effects of insolation and topographic shading on evapotranspiration represented by calculating insolation at early afternoon, sun altitude equivalent to equinox. It is based on the 30m "AVE" band of JAXA's ALOS DEM (available in EE as JAXA/ALOS/AW3D30_V1_1). The Conservation Science … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global ALOS Landforms
The ALOS Landform dataset provides landform classes created by combining the Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index (ALOS CHILI) and the multi-scale Topographic Position Index (ALOS mTPI) datasets. It is based on the 30m "AVE" band of JAXA's ALOS DEM (available in EE as JAXA/ALOS/AW3D30_V1_1). The Conservation … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global ALOS Topographic Diversity
Topographic diversity (D) is a surrogate variable that represents the variety of temperature and moisture conditions available to species as local habitats. It expresses the logic that a higher variety of topo-climate niches should support higher diversity (especially plant) and support species persistence given climatic … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global ALOS mTPI (Multi-Scale Topographic Position Index)
The mTPI distinguishes ridge from valley forms. It is calculated using elevation data for each location subtracted by the mean elevation within a neighborhood. mTPI uses moving windows of radius (km): 115.8, 89.9, 35.5, 13.1, 5.6, 2.8, and 1.2. It is based on the 30m … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global SRTM CHILI (Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index)
CHILI is a surrogate for effects of insolation and topographic shading on evapotranspiration represented by calculating insolation at early afternoon, sun altitude equivalent to equinox. It is based on the 30m SRTM DEM (available in EE as USGS/SRTMGL1_003). The Conservation Science Partners (CSP) Ecologically Relevant … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global SRTM Landforms
The SRTM Landform dataset provides landform classes created by combining the Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index (SRTM CHILI) and the multi-scale Topographic Position Index (SRTM mTPI) datasets. It is based on the 30m SRTM DEM (available in EE as USGS/SRTMGL1_003). The Conservation Science Partners (CSP) Ecologically … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global SRTM Topographic Diversity
Topographic diversity (D) is a surrogate variable that represents the variety of temperature and moisture conditions available to species as local habitats. It expresses the logic that a higher variety of topo-climate niches should support higher diversity (especially plant) and support species persistence given climatic … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
Global SRTM mTPI (Multi-Scale Topographic Position Index)
The mTPI distinguishes ridge from valley forms. It is calculated using elevation data for each location subtracted by the mean elevation within a neighborhood. mTPI uses moving windows of radius (km): 115.8, 89.9, 35.5, 13.1, 5.6, 2.8, and 1.2. It is based on the 30m … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
HYCOM: Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model, Sea Surface Elevation
The Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) is a data-assimilative hybrid isopycnal-sigma-pressure (generalized) coordinate ocean model. The subset of HYCOM data hosted in EE contains the variables salinity, temperature, velocity, and elevation. They have been interpolated to a uniform 0.08 degree lat/long grid between 80.48°S and … elevation hycom nopp ocean oceans water -
MERIT DEM: Multi-Error-Removed Improved-Terrain DEM
MERIT DEM a high accuracy global DEM at 3 arc second resolution (~90 m at the equator) produced by eliminating major error components from existing DEMs (NASA SRTM3 DEM, JAXA AW3D DEM, Viewfinder Panoramas DEM). MERIT DEM separates absolute bias, stripe noise, speckle noise and … dem elevation elevation-topography merit topography -
MERIT Hydro: Global Hydrography Datasets
MERIT Hydro is a new global flow direction map at 3 arc-second resolution (~90 m at the equator) derived from the version 1.0.3 of the MERIT DEM elevation data and water body datasets (G1WBM, GSWO and OpenStreetMap). MERIT Hydro contains the output of a new … dem elevation flow-direction hand hydrography hydrosheds -
MERIT Hydro: Supplementary Visualization Layers
Supplementary visualization layers for MERIT Hydro dem elevation flow-direction hand hydrography hydrosheds -
NASA SRTM Digital Elevation 30m
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM, see Farr et al. 2007) digital elevation data is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale. This SRTM V3 product (SRTM Plus) is provided by NASA JPL at a resolution of 1 arc-second … dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical nasa srtm -
NASADEM: NASA 30m Digital Elevation Model
NASADEM is a reprocessing of SRTM data, with improved accuracy by incorporating auxiliary data from ASTER GDEM, ICESat GLAS, and PRISM datasets. The most significant processing improvements involve void reduction through improved phase unwrapping and using ICESat GLAS data for control. Documentation: User's Guide dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical nasa srtm -
RGE ALTI: IGN RGE ALTI Digital Elevation 1m
The RGE ALTI dataset describes the digital elevation model (DEM) of France with the pixel size of 1m. It was created from surveys obtained by airborne lidar or by correlation of aerial images. Lidar was deployed for flood-prone, coastal, and large forest areas. The vertical … dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical -
SRTM Digital Elevation Data Version 4
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation dataset was originally produced to provide consistent, high-quality elevation data at near global scope. This version of the SRTM digital elevation data has been processed to fill data voids, and to facilitate its ease of use. dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical srtm topography -
US Lithology
The Lithology dataset provides classes of the general types of parent material of soil on the surface. It is not derived from any DEM. The Conservation Science Partners (CSP) Ecologically Relevant Geomorphology (ERGo) Datasets, Landforms and Physiography contain detailed, multi-scale data on landforms and physiographic … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US NED CHILI (Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index)
CHILI is a surrogate for effects of insolation and topographic shading on evapotranspiration represented by calculating insolation at early afternoon, sun altitude equivalent to equinox. It is based on the USGS's 10m NED DEM (available in EE as USGS/NED). The Conservation Science Partners (CSP) Ecologically … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US NED Landforms
The ALOS Landform dataset provides landform classes created by combining the Continuous Heat-Insolation Load Index (CHILI) and the multi-scale Topographic Position Index (mTPI) datasets. It is based on the USGS's 10m NED DEM (available in EE as USGS/NED). The Conservation Science Partners (CSP) Ecologically Relevant … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US NED Physiographic Diversity
The Physiographic Diversity dataset provides an index of the diversity of physiographic types. It was calculated using the Shannon diversity index at multiple scales (km): 115.8, 89.9, 35.5, 13.1, 5.6, 2.8, and 1.2. It is based on the USGS's 10m NED DEM (available in EE … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US NED Topographic Diversity
Topographic diversity (D) is a surrogate variable that represents the variety of temperature and moisture conditions available to species as local habitats. It expresses the logic that a higher variety of topo-climate niches should support higher diversity (especially plant) and support species persistence given climatic … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US NED mTPI (Multi-Scale Topographic Position Index)
The mTPI distinguishes ridge from valley forms. It is calculated using elevation data for each location subtracted by the mean elevation within a neighborhood. mTPI uses moving windows of radius (km): 115.8, 89.9, 35.5, 13.1, 5.6, 2.8, and 1.2. It is based on the USGS's … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
US Physiography
The Physiography dataset represents the spatial intersection of landforms (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/landforms) and lithology (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/lithology) data layers. It provides 247 unique combinations out of a possible 270. The values for each type are formed by concatenating the landform and … aspect csp elevation elevation-topography ergo geophysical -
USGS 3DEP 10m National Map Seamless (1/3 Arc-Second)
This is the seamless 3DEP DEM dataset for the U.S. with full coverage of the 48 conterminous states, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. Alaska coverage is partially available now and is being expanded to statewide coverage as part of the Alaska Mapping Initiative. Ground spacing is … 3dep dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical topography -
USGS 3DEP 1m National Map
This is a tiled collection of images with 1m pixel size from the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The 3DEP data holdings serve as the elevation layer of The National Map and provide foundational elevation information for earth science studies and mapping applications in the United … 3dep dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical topography -
WWF HydroSHEDS Hydrologically Conditioned DEM, 15 Arc-Seconds
HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on … conditioned dem elevation geophysical hydrography hydrology -
WWF HydroSHEDS Hydrologically Conditioned DEM, 3 Arc-Seconds
HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on … conditioned dem elevation geophysical hydrography hydrology -
WWF HydroSHEDS Hydrologically Conditioned DEM, 30 Arc-Seconds
HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on … conditioned dem elevation geophysical hydrography hydrology -
WWF HydroSHEDS Void-Filled DEM, 3 Arc-Seconds
HydroSHEDS is a mapping product that provides hydrographic information for regional and global-scale applications in a consistent format. It offers a suite of geo-referenced datasets (vector and raster) at various scales, including river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations. HydroSHEDS is based on … dem elevation geophysical hydrography hydrology hydrosheds