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SRTM

SRTM DEM

Name: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model

Version: SRTMGL1 v003 (voids filled with ASTER GDEM, GMTED2010, and NED)

Release Date: 02.01.2015

Acquisition Date: 11. - 22.02.2000

Instrument: C-Band SAR interferometry of the TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements) mission

Geographical Coverage: 60° N to 56° S

Spatial Resolution: 1 arc second (approximately 30 meter horizontal posting at the equator)

Absolute Horizontal and Vertical Accuracy: 7.2 - 12.6 m and 5.6 - 9.0 m

Height System: WGS84-G1150 (EPSG:4326) / EGM96 (EPSG:5773)

terrabyte Catalog: Data Science Storage

Data Source: https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/MEASURES/SRTMGL1.003/2000.02.11/

Product Specification: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/179/SRTM_User_Guide_V3.pdf

Quick Guide: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/13/SRTM_Quick_Guide.pdf

ATBD: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2005RG000183

Link: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/srtmgl1v003/

Citation: NASA JPL (2013). NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second [Data set]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. Accessed 2023-07-17 from https://doi.org/10.5067/MEaSUREs/SRTM/SRTMGL1.003