Topography data

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Topography data descriptions

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There are 23 datasets described below.

Dataset infoTypeOriginDescriptionData example
ASTER Topography Measured Global topography from NASA's and METI's (Japan) Terra satellite
Aerial images Fraser GST Topography Measured Aerial images of Fraser GST zone
CGIAR-CSI SRTM Topography Modeled Improved and void-filled global topographic model of the SRTM data; 3 arc-second (~90 m) cell size
Clara Orru - measured data of a degradational sand-gravel laboratory experiment Topography Measured measured data from a degradational sand-gravel laboratory experiment
Coastal DEMs Topography Modeled High-resolution, integrated bathymetric-topographic relief models of U.S. coastal communities; 1/3 arc-second (~10 m) cell size and coarser
ETOPO1 Topography Modeled Global integrated bathymetric-topographic relief model; 1 arc-minute (~2 km) cell size
GEBCO Topography Modeled Global integrated bathymetric-topographic relief model; 1 arc-minute (~2 km) and 30 arc-second (~1 km) cell sizes
GLOBE Topography Modeled Global topographic relief model; 30 arc-second (~1 km) cell size
GSHHG Topography Measured Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical,
High-resolution Geography Database
GTOPO30 Topography Modeled GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model with a horizontal resolution of 30 arc seconds.
Global Multibeam Bathymetry Topography Measured NGDC's global database of multibeam swath sonar bathymetric surveys
Global Topography Topography Modeled Global estimated bathymetric and integrated bathy-topo relief models; 1 minute (~2 km) and 30 arc-second (~1 km) cell sizes
Great Lakes Bathymetry Topography Modeled Bathymetric models and contours of the Great Lakes; 3 arc-second (~90 m) cell size
IBCAO Topography Modeled Integrated bathymetric-topographic relief model of the Arctic Ocean; 500-meter cell size
MERIT DEM Topography Measured The MERIT DEM was developed by removing multiple error components from existing spaceborne DEMs (SRTM3 and AW3D)
Marine Geophysical Trackline Data Topography Measured NGDC's global database of marine trackline surveys; contains bathymetry, magnetics, gravity and seismic navigation data
NED Topography Modeled U.S. National Elevation Dataset (NED) topographic relief model; 1/9 arc-second (~3 m) cell size to 2 arc-second (~60 m) cell size
NGDC Coastal Relief Model Topography Modeled Integrated bathymetric-topographic relief models of U.S. coasts; 3 arc-second (~90 m) cell size
NOSHDB Topography Measured Database of U.S. hydrographic surveys conducted by NOAA's National Ocean Service
OpenTopography Topography Modeled Community access to high-resolution, Earth science-oriented, topography data, and related tools and resources.
SRTM Topography Measured Global topography from NASA's 2000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Southern Alaska Coastal Relief Model Topography Modeled Integrated bathymetric-topographic relief model of Southern Alaska; 24 arc-second cell size
World Vector Shoreline Topography Measured World Vector Shoreline