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Instrument: SRTM : Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
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Associated Platforms OV-105 Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtains high-resolution digitial topographic database of the Earth. The instrument will operate within the cargo bay of the space shuttle including a mast that extends 200 ft (60 m). SRTM uses C-band and X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radars (IFSARs) to acquire topographic data over 80% of Earth's land mass (between 60N and 56S). SRTM produces digital topographic map products which meet Interferometric Terrain Height Data (ITHD)-2 specifications (30 meter x 30 meter spatial sampling with 16 meter absolute vertical height accuracy, 10 meter relative vertical height accuracy and 20 meter absolute horizontal circular accuracy). All accuracies are quoted at the 90% level, consistent with National Mapping Accuracy Standards. The SRTM is managed from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). For more information see: http://www-radar.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/ Online Resources http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/ Instrument Logistics Instrument Start Date: 2000-02-11 Instrument Stop Date: 2000-02-22 Instrument Owner: NASA |
