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AfriSAR LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1
Data set id:
AFOLVIS1A
DOI: 10.5067/6K0IRWVOUBX7
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains geotagged images collected over Gabon, Africa. The images were taken by the NASA Digital Mapping Camera paired with the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of a NASA campaign, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) mission AfriSAR.
Parameter(s):
VISIBLE IMAGERY
Platform(s):
B-200
C-130
DC-8
G-V
HU-25C
P-3B
RQ-4
Sensor(s):
LVIS-Camera
Data Format(s):
JPEG
Temporal Coverage:
  • 20 February 2016 to 8 March 2016
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • WGS 84
    EPSG:4326
  • ITRF2005
    EPSG:4896
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    1
    S:
    -2
    E:
    12
    W:
    8
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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