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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Data from Global Land Cover Facility

Entry ID: GLCF_SRTM

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Summary

Abstract: The Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) at the University of Maryland, College
Park houses Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data.

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a
near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital
topographic database of Earth. SRTM consisted of a ...

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Description: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 60.0

S: -60.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: U.S. Geological Survey, Global Land Cover Facility

Dataset Title: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Data from Global Land Cover Facility

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: College Park, Maryland

Dataset Publisher: University of Maryland

Version: 1.0

Data Presentation Form: imagery

Online Resource: http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/srtm/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-02-11

Stop Date: 2000-02-22

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 km
Longitude Resolution: 1 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

OV-105 > Endeavour Space Shuttle

Instrument

SRTM > Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SRTM > Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

Use Constraints As a courtesy, please credit the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) as the
source for this dataset in some manner. Our suggestion: Source for this dataset
was the Global Land Cover Facility.

Ancillary Keywords

SRTM

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Elevation

Topography

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland

Data Center URL: http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GLOBAL LAND COVER FACILITY Email: glcf at umd.edu Contact Address: Global Land Cover Facility 3166 A.V. Williams Bldg University of Maryland City: College Park Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20742 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online, FTP

Fees: No fees

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

GLOBAL LAND COVER FACILITY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Email: glcf at umd.edu

Contact Address:

Global Land Cover Facility

3166 A.V. Williams Bldg

University of Maryland

City: College Park

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20742

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-04-04

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-29

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