Global Land Ice Velocity Extraction from Landsat 8 (GoLIVE), Version 2
Data set id:
NSIDC-0710
DOI: 10.5067/4W1SYQFR8FLM
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Data set transferred to the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for long-term archive. In conjunction with this change, the data set was issued a new DOI and re-released as Version 2, with no changes to the data.

Overview

This data set is a compilation of ice velocity mappings for all terrestrial permanent ice larger than 5 km squared within the latitude range 82°S to 82°N, generated from pairs of Landsat 8 panchromatic images acquired between May 2013 and May 2021. The data are updated monthly with new Landsat 8 images that are paired with older images acquired within 400 days of the new acquisition for the Antarctic ice sheet; 112 days for the Greenland ice sheet; and 96 days for all other glacierized areas. The data are generated with an image correlation algorithm that produces grids of ice displacement referenced to in-image rock outcrops, slow moving ice, or lacking that, the satellite's geo-positioning (accurate to +/- 5 m). Velocity vector grids are generated at a sample spacing of 300 m from small sub-images that are either 300 m or 600 m on a side, depending on the region. For example, ice sheet areas are mapped with 600 m x 600 m sub-images, and mountain glaciers are mapped with 300 m x 300 m sub-images. Accuracy of the velocity data varies depending on the time separation between the images, ranging between ~1 m/d per day to 0.02 m/d per day. NOTE: A reprocessed version of these data is available from the ITS_LIVE project (https://nsidc.org/apps/itslive/), which uses additional imagery and a more robust algorithm to produce global ice velocities for all areas of permanent ice larger than 5 square km, from 1984 to present.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTION
ICE VELOCITY
Platform(s):
LANDSAT-8
Sensor(s):
OLI
Data Format(s):
NetCDF
PNG
GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 January 2017 to 26 May 2021
Temporal Resolution:
  • 16 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 300 m
  • 300 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • Northern latitude
    82
    Southern latitude
    -82
    Eastern longitude
    180
    Western longitude
    -180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access & Tools

See Overview for more details about data access for this product.

    Help Articles

    How to Articles

    The GoLIVE Map Application allows users to spatially search for and download land ice velocities derived from panchromatic imagery collected from May 2013 to present.
    This article illustrates the how to convert NetCDF variables to single-band GeoTIFFs. You will need to have the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL, http://gdal.org/) installed on your system before continuing.