5 days ago · This is a hillshade image of the Himalayas' Mt. Everest-region scanned during the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) in February 2000. SRTM was a payload package flown aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor that included two radars used to create interferograms and near-global topographic maps of Earth called digital elevation models.

Feb 11, 2000 · The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) payload flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during the STS-99 mission. SRTM collected topographic data over nearly 80% of Earth's land surfaces, creating the first-ever near-global dataset of land elevations.

Apr 25, 2024 · On December 16, 2022, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite flew into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Mar 1, 2021 · NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission V3 Global 1 arc second hillshade image of the Mt Everest region The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center ( LP DAAC ) recently released additional tiles in NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Version 3.0 Global 1 arc second dataset (SRTMGL1), to include coverage over Asia and Australia.

SRTM topography has become the most popular data set distributed by EDC, with the number of data downloads far exceeding any other remotely sensed data. Since no subsequent global mapping projects are currently planned the SRTM data will remain as the 'definitive' topographic data set for decades to come.

5 days ago · This is a Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) hillshade image of the Mount Everest region. SRTM obtained elevation data across nearly 80% of Earth creating the first ever near-global DEM dataset. The data was captured in February 2000 using radar interferometry equipment operating from inside Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay.

Mar 18, 2024 · The Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, a joint NASA/CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) venture, with contributions from CSA (the Canadian Space Agency) and the United Kingdom Space Agency, provides unprecedented measurements of global surface water extents and elevations for hydrologic science and applications. Using SWOT data ...

Mar 17, 2023 · With the launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite in December 2022, scientists around the world are eager to finally see and work with its data. However, before the SWOT team makes the data available, it’s taking the first months of the mission to perform engineering checks of instrument performance, analyze the satellite ...

Dec 7, 2021 · The time-stamped topography enables scientists to observe patterns of erosion, tectonic activity, vegetation shifts, and other natural processes, while the mosaic product offers a seamless, high-resolution reference model for geospatial analysis and modeling.

Sep 22, 2014 · Topography not only gives a realistic picture of what the Earth's surface actually looks like, it also helps scientists determine things like how rivers and streams drain through the landscape, where lowlands are prone to flooding, how plate tectonics or erosion are building or wearing away mountains, where hills may be prone to landslides, or ...