MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery, Version 2
Data set id:
NSIDC-0715
DOI: 10.5067/BHS4S5GAMFVY
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version 2 includes the following changes:
* DEM generated from both in-track image pairs and cross-track images.
* DEM registered to ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 5 (ATL06, V5)
* Algorithm revised to utilize large increase in available DEM data since Version 1
* Data set consists of a single DEM created from all available data ("fit," "reg," and quarterly DEMs are not provided)

Overview

This data set consists of an enhanced resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for the Greenland Ice Sheet, derived from sub-meter resolution, panchromatic stereoscopic imagery collected by the GeoEye-1, WorldView-1, -2, and -3 satellites operated by Maxar Technologies. The DEM was created from in-track image pairs (i.e., both images collected minutes apart along the same orbital pass) and cross-track images (i.e., from different orbits) within the in-track imaging geometry and maximum time separation criteria. The DEM is registered to ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 5 (ATL06, V5) data collected in the summers of 2019 and 2020. See Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) for related data
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
Platform(s):
GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3
Sensor(s):
CAMERAS
Data Format(s):
GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
15 May 2008 to 19 November 2020
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • 30 m
  • 30 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
N:
83
S:
60
E:
-14
W:
-75
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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