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SRTM GL3   Bulk Download   Global API     opentopoID: OTSRTM.042013.4326.1

SRTM GL1   Bulk Download   Global API     opentopoID: OTSRTM.082015.4326.1

SRTM GL1 Ellipsoidal   Bulk Download   Global API     opentopoID: OTSRTM.082016.4326.1

Collection Overview:

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth. SRTM consisted of a specially modified radar system that flew onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in February of 2000. SRTM is an international project spearheaded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Version 3: Elimination of the voids in the NASA SRTM DEM was the primary goal of a project under the NASA MEaSUREs (Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments) Program. Ultimately this was achieved by filling the voids with elevation data primarily from the ASTER GDEM2 (Global Digital Elevation Model Version 2) and secondarily from the USGS GMTED2010 elevation model or the USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED). NASA SRTM V3.0 three-arc-second data are provided in two forms: (1) by three-by-three averaging of the one arc-second samples, and (2) by extracting the middle sample of those same three-by-three samples. For more information on this dataset visit the LP DAAC NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second page.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Citing LP DAVV and Data Products: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/about/citing_lp_daac_and_data

If you wish to cite the SRTM products in a report or publication please use:
Farr, T. G., and M. Kobrick, 2000, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission produces a wealth of data. Eos Trans. AGU, 81:583-583.

Farr, T. G. et al., 2007, The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Rev. Geophys., 45, RG2004, doi:10.1029/2005RG000183. (Also available online at http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/SRTM_paper.pdf)

Kobrick, M., 2006, On the toes of giants--How SRTM was born, Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 72:206-210.

Rosen, P. A. et al., 2000, Synthetic aperture radar interferometry, Proc. IEEE, 88:333-382.

Dataset Citation: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)(2013). Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Global. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9445JDF. Accessed: 2024-04-30

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM, global, lidar

Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 02/22/2000

Publication Date: 04/01/2013

Data Provider and Roles:
Partners

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• International Agencies

Area: 119,560,000 km²
Raster Resolution: 90 meter, 30 meter

Coordinate System:
Horizontal: WGS84 [EPSG: 4326]
Vertical: WGS84 (EGM96 GEOID)

Units: degree

Survey Report: Reports

Dataset Extent in GeoJSON format:
Raster: SRTM_GL3.geojson
Raster: SRTM_GL1.geojson
Raster: SRTM_GL1_Ellip.geojson

Dataset Spatial Bounds: North: 60.0°     South: -56.0°     East: 180.0°     West: -180.0°