Take a jaunt on the wild side as nasa jpl shuttle radar topography mission conducts an aerial safari of africa varied topography. This release includes data for all of the continent, plus. This dataset was derived through mosaicking of individual srtm tiles for a particular country and clipping the mosaicked tiles using the country boundary extent. Accuracy assessment of the processed srtm based elevation data by cgiar using field data from usa and thailand and its relation to the terrain characteristics y. Problem with srtm 30 m data while creating watershed. The broad availability of more detailed elevation data across most of the african continent through the shuttle radar topography mission srtm. Enhanced shuttle land elevation data srtm 30 meters now in esri world elevation services. This data set was derived through mosaicking of individual srtm tiles for a particular country and clipping the mosaicked tiles using the country boundary extent. How can i download srtm data of 30 m resolution for research in remote sensing. Enhanced datasets for mountain areas by panorama viewfinders, stand. There are 2 ways that srtm data can be used with pathloss 5. The srtm digital elevation data provided on this site has been processed to fill data voids and to facilitate its ease of use by a wide group of potential users. Apr 17, 2015 this data represents the 30 meters digital elevation model dem from shuttle radar topography mission srtm.
Srtm dem data is being housed on the usgs earth explorer. Kenya is a country located in africa south of the sahara. See an index map of the newly available fullresolution data. May 27, 2015 learn how easy it is to search and download freely available shuttle radar topographic mission srtm dems, that were collected in february 2000 in a special joint mission onboard sts99, using x. Nasa shuttle radar topography mission srtm version 3. Enhanced shuttle land elevation data srtm 30 meters now. Shuttle radar topography mission data was first released in early. Srtm data release for africa, colored height this color shaded relief image shows the extent of digital elevation data for africa recently released by the shuttle radar topography mission srtm.
Shuttle radar topography mission srtm 1 arcsecond global elevation data at a resolution of 1 arcsecond 30 meters are now available for europe and africa on the geosoft public dap server. The shuttle radar topography mission produced the first detailed elevation model of most of the world. This interface attempts to ease the pain of downloading 30meter resolution elevation data from the shuttle radar topography mission click on yellow tiles to download their corresponding data. Through inspire in europe more and more will follow. Natural earth features 7 types of raster files at 1. Opendem the portal for sharing free digital elevation models and xyz height datasets. Free digital elevation model dem and free satellite data download links.
Apr 27, 2017 how to download free dem digital elevation model, you can also downlaod sentinel 1a data and sentinel 1b link. Undiscovered natural gas resources total petroleum system unit boundaries for bangladesh. A comparison of 30m and 90m srtm data from crater highlands, tanzania. The srtm digital elevation data, produced by nasa originally, is a major. Africa is the first continent to be released after the us and its territories as the global 1 arc second data. Cape town, south africa, perspective view, landsat image over srtm elevation. Earth resources observation and science eros center. Click on the srtm30 tile to download the digital elevation map dem from the place you select. Free digital elevation model dem and free satellite data. Download srtm 30m digital elevation models for free.
More data, particularly satellite imagery, is being converted to. The data are available for download via earthdata search, the lp daac data pool and the global data explorer. Nasa on september 23, 2014, the white house announced the coming availability of a nearglobal 30meter m. South africa srtm 30 meters license public domain pd. Opendem the portal for sharing free digital elevation models and xyz height datasets download srtm data the data could be downloaded under the open database license.
High resolution free dem data released for africa igis anr blogs. Elevation data used in this image were acquired by the shuttle radar topography mission srtm aboard the space shuttle endeavour, launched on february 11, 2000. But heres a usgs earth explorer download guide to help you get started. The difference in elevation, when compared to a bare earth dem is assigned to the clutter height. It is the current dataset of choice for digital elevation model dem data since it has a fairly high resolution 1 arcsecond, or around 25 meters, has nearglobal coverage from 56s to 60n, and is in the public domain.
This interface attempts to ease the pain of downloading 30meter resolution elevation data from the shuttle radar topography mission click on yellow tiles to download their corresponding data tiles come as zipped srtmhgt files at 1arcsecond resolution 3601x3601 pixels in a latitudelongitude projection, downloaded from nasa servers. Digital elevation data with srtm voids filled using. For further information, contact lp daac user services. Data can be downloaded using a browser or accessed directly from the ftp site. Usgs eros data center edc distributes and archives srtm data for nasa in accordance with policy guidelines set forth by nasanga memorandum of understanding october, 2003. Enhanced shuttle land elevation data srtm 30 meters now in. The nasa srtm obtained elevation data on a nearglobal scale using.
It also happens to offer their version 4 srtm which has the gaps filled. This color shaded relief image shows the extent of digital elevation data for africa recently released by the shuttle radar topography mission. A site in the crater highlands of tanzania reveals the difference between shuttle radar topography mission srtm digital elevation model dem data as originally released in 2004 left and as now released at full resolution in 2014 right. In 2004 south africa has become the first african country to liberalize the flow of gis data. For geographic context, this site is located at almost the exact center of jpl photojournal image. The data are available for download via earthdata search, the lp daac. There are different places where you can download the aster dem, first is lp daac global data explorer and next is nasa reverb. There is a new, 30 meters resolution srtm dtm coming out. Select and download free geographic gis data for any country in the world. High resolution free dem data released for africa igis. The gmted2010 product suite contains seven new raster elevation products for each of the 30, 15, and 7.
The industrial revolution was powered by fossil fuels, but the modern economy has come to rely heavily on. The rest of the globe will be released in the future. The data can be configured as a dem and used for all profile and background generation or it can be used in conjunction with a bare earth dem such as ned data in gridfloat format as a clutter database. We also operate the landsat satellite program with nasa, and maintain the largest civilian collection of images of the earths land surface in existence, including tens of millions of satellite. Srtm did not produce data for the northernmost latitudes or antarctica. Eyes on earth is a podcast covering a range of topics on remote sensing, satellite operations, and the science of earth observation. As of 2005 kenya had a total population of approximately 35. It can be considered to be either an srtm data set enhanced with gtopo30, or as an upgrade to gtopo30. The shuttle radar topography mission srtm is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a nearglobal scale from 56s to 60n, to generate the most complete highresolution digital topographic database of earth prior to the release of the aster gdem in 2009. Space images srtm data release for africa, colored height. More and more dem data sets are published under free licenses or as public domain. Sep 30, 2014 the broad availability of more detailed elevation data across most of the african continent through the shuttle radar topography mission srtm will improve baseline information that is crucial to investigating the impacts of climate change on african communities. Nice slider comparing the 90m to the 30m data here.
Does anybody know a ftpadress where we can download srtm1 data 30m for entire africa 3000 tiles. Oct 24, 2014 take a jaunt on the wild side as nasa jpl shuttle radar topography mission conducts an aerial safari of africa varied topography. Jun 17, 2004 elevation data at the highest possible resolution from nasas srtm mission in february 2000 are being released for the first time for most of the african continent. The shuttle radar topography mission srtm wikipedia article is a nasa mission conducted in 2000 to obtain elevation data for most of the world. Apr 20, 2015 this data represents the 30 meters digital elevation model dem from shuttle radar topography mission srtm. The data is published for download here, but its sliced into thousands of small files, and i dont see an ftp option for more efficient downloadin.
Free satellite data, satellite imagery, digital elevation models dems, topographic maps and free software links. The global multiresolution terrain elevation data 2010 gmted2010 provides a new level of detail in global topographic data. This color shaded relief image shows the extent of srtm digital elevation data for africa. Does anybody know a ftpadress where we can download srtm1. Elevation data used in this image were acquired by the shuttle radar. Two versions of the 10 millionscale raster data are offered. By early 2004, 3 data for north america, south america, eurasia, africa, australia, and islands was available. By early 2004, 3 data for north america, south america, eurasia, africa, australia.
The raster files register precisely with the 10m vector data. We are working on a large scale study on drainage systems and require 30 m srtm data for. This is a commonly used format that can be directly used in arcanything, divagis, and many other programs. Previously, srtm data for regions outside the united states were sampled at 3 arcseconds approx. Africa in srtm 3d, anaglyph of shaded relief internet archive. Shuttle radar topography mission data was first released in early 2002, two years after the ten day mission flew on the space shuttle. Mar 03, 2020 this is the third release in the series providing access to additional nasa srtm version 3. Voustianiouk b a center for international earth science information network ciesin, columbia university, 61 rt 9w, po box, palisades, ny 10964, usa. Shuttle radar topography mission srtm 1 arcsecond global elevation data at a resolution of 1 arcsecond 30 meters are now available for europe and africa on the geosoft public dap server download a windowed selection from dap. See the africa image above and its caption at the pia04965. Annotated version click on the image for larger version movie click on the image to view the movie. Srtm used the same radar instrument that comprised the spaceborne imaging radarcxband synthetic aperture radar sircxsar that flew twice on the space shuttle endeavour in 1994. Cape town and the cape of good hope, south africa, appear in the foreground of this perspective view generated from a landsat satellite image and elevation data from the shuttle radar topography mission srtm.
Free for all nearglobal 30meter srtm elevation data. This is the third release in the series providing access to additional nasa srtm version 3. Surveys and mapping available over the web and is negotiating similar rights with other african governments. South africa srtm 30 meters geonode rcmrd geoportal. The main issue with gdem is artificial trash on the flat sands. With the announcement, data for most of africa and its surrounding areas was released jointly by national aeronautics and space administration nasa, the national geospatial. Under the data sets tab, select digital elevation srtm srtm 1arcsecond global.
Prior to release of the aster data, srtm was the one of the free dem available on the market. Keywords, hillshade, african water resource database, ancillary raster, awrd. The data is published for download here, but its sliced into thousands of small files, and i dont see an ftp option for more efficient downloading. The new data are available for download from the usgs eros data center see public data distribution for details. Download and clip a portion of the srtm 30m dem giving bounding box as wgs84 coordinates. The ministry of economy, trade, and industry meti of japan and the united states national aeronautics and space administration nasa jointly announced the release of the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer aster global digital elevation model version 3 gdem 003, and the aster water body dataset astwbd on. This anaglyph was created by deriving a shaded relief image from the srtm data, draping it back over the srtm elevation model, and then generating two differing perspectives, one for each eye. Vector data are stored as esri shapefiles grid raster data are stored as diva gridfiles each shapefile consist of at least three actual files. Srtmgl1 coverage now includes africa, europe, north america, south. The next release is planned for later in 2014, and it is expected to include all of south america plus north america south of the united states. Africa dem data for all of africa can be downloaded via the world coverage map. The glcf is also a convenient way to browse and download srtm data, in geotiff format for more information, see the glcf srtm page.
This interface attempts to ease the pain of downloading 30meter resolution elevation data from the shuttle radar topography. Cgiar consortium for spatial information cgiarcsi is the geospatial science community of practice that facilitates cgiars use of geospatial data and analysis in research. At the usgs eros center, we study land change and produce land change data products used by researchers, resource managers, and policy makers across the nation and around the world. Coverage map for srtm void fill data from linked coverage map of elevation data from. Without the publication of aster gdem version 2, the task of filling the large srtm desert voids would have taken considerably longer. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Cgiarcsi is one of the community of practices supported by the cgiar platform for big data in agriculture. Download free dem digital elevation model 10 meters by. Learn how easy it is to search and download freely available shuttle radar topographic mission srtm dems, that were collected in february 2000.
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