3 days ago · NASA's data for digital elevation models (DEM) comes from airborne and space-based sources and are useful for analyzing a majority of Earth's terrain.

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Mar 18, 2026 · Ocean surface topography is the height of the ocean surface from the geoid, or surface on which the Earth’s gravity field is uniform. While the ocean looks perfectly flat to us from the shore, …

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 …

Apr 25, 2024 · Recently released datasets from the SWOT mission provide scientists with previously unavailable measurements of Earth’s surface water.

Nov 20, 2013 · NASA's LP DAAC released the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Version 3.0 (SRTM Plus) collection.

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is responsible for the archive and distribution of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments …

Dec 16, 2022 · NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform monitors Earth’s surface water, collecting data to contribute to the first global survey of the Earth's surface water.

Feb 9, 2026 · Land surface research includes investigating shrinking forests, warming land, eroding soils and other developments and processes. NASA’s Earth-observing satellites and instruments provide …

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) is responsible for the archive and distribution of NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments …