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LIDAR is an airborne terrain mapping system, which uses a laser to measure the distance between the aircraft and the ground. This technique results in the production of cost effective terrain maps with a height accuracy of 10 to 15cm. Typically with spot heights between 1 to 4 metres spatially on the land surface. CASI is used to provide information on the colour of the environment. It is designed to provide a flexible system which is easy to transport and straightforward to install and operate in small aircraft. It can be used for detailed studies of the spectral characteristics of ground or water targets, which are imaged instantaneously in a large number of spectral wavebands (up to 288), covering the visible and near infra-red regions of the spectrum, between 430 nm and 870 nm. Spatial resolution can be varied from one to ten metres, depending on the flying altitude and lens configuration. New LIDAR and CASI data sets are being gathered from parts of England and Wales all the time. For details on coverage and extent contact the National Centre.
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Coastal Topographic Surveys are height transects that form part of the Anglian Coastal Monitoring Programme. A surveyor using a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) staff will make observations of elevation and usually substrate type at recorded coordinates. This is usually carried out along a fixed transect line, but can be along a grid or, when the staff is mounted to an ATV (All terrain vehicle), a high volume of ‘spot height’ measurements through the survey area. The outputs of this survey are the easting and northing coordinates of each location where a measurement was taken and the elevation in metres above Ordnance Datum (Newlyn). The transect survey data will also contain a chainage position of where along the transects the measurement was taken and a two letter substrate code.
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The LIDAR Composite DTM (Digital Terrain Model) is a raster elevation model covering ~99% of England at 1m spatial resolution. The DTM (Digital Terrain Model) is produced from the last or only laser pulse returned to the sensor. We remove surface objects from the Digital Surface Model (DSM), using bespoke algorithms and manual editing of the data, to produce a terrain model of just the surface.
Produced by the Environment Agency in 2022, the DTM is derived from a combination of our Time Stamped archive and National LIDAR Programme surveys, which have been merged and re-sampled to give the best possible coverage. Where repeat surveys have been undertaken the newest, best resolution data is used. Where data was resampled a bilinear interpolation was used before being merged.
The 2022 LIDAR Composite contains surveys undertaken between 6th June 2000 and 2nd April 2022. Please refer to the metadata index catalgoues which show for any location which survey was used in the production of the LIDAR composite.
The data is available to download as GeoTiff rasters in 5km tiles aligned to the OS National grid. The data is presented in metres, referenced to Ordinance Survey Newlyn and using the OSTN’15 transformation method. All individual LIDAR surveys going into the production of the composite had a vertical accuracy of +/-15cm RMSE.
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A Digital Terrain Model (DTM) for most of England and Wales provided by Bluesky and made available via the Landmap service, at 5m resolution. The 5m DTM is a photogrammetrically derived product from stereo aerial photography collected between 1999 and 2008. The aerial photography was captured at a resolution of between 10cm and 25cm. A digital elevation model is a digital model or 3D representation of a terrain's surface and, in contrast to a Digital Surface Model (DSM), represents the bare ground surface without any objects like plants and buildings. The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) funded Landmap service which ran from 2001 to July 2014 collected and hosted a large amount of earth observation data for the majority of the UK, part of which was elevation data. After removal of JISC funding in 2013, the Landmap service is no longer operational, with the data now held at the NEODC.
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[from EDINA's description of Land-form PANORAMA data: "http://edina.ac.uk/digimap/description/products/panorama.shtml"]
Land-Form PANORAMA is a digital representation of the contours from Ordnance Survey's 1:50 000 scale Landranger maps. Contours are at 10 metre vertical intervals together with breaklines, lakes, coastline and a selection of spot heights to the nearest metre. Digital contour accuracy values are typically better than 3 metres root mean square error.
The Ordnance Survey has used the dataset to derive mathematically a digital terrain-model (DTM) dataset. The dataset consists of a grid of height values at 50 metre intervals interpolated from the contour data. Height values are rounded to the nearest metre. Accuracy varies according to the complexity of the terrain, from 2 metres in a hilly rural area to 3 metres in an urban lowland area. This data is only available for downloading to your machine.
DTM data can be used for terrain analysis of lines of sight and in applications such as visual impact studies, drainage analysis, site planning.
This dataset comprises 2 collections of maps. The facsmile collection contains all the marginalia information from the original map as well as the map itself, while the georectified collection contains just the map with an associated index for locating them. Each collection comprises approximately 101 000 monochrome images at 6-inch (1:10560) scale. Each image is supplied in .tiff format with appropriate ArcView and MapInfo world files, and shows the topography for all areas of England, Wales and Scotland as either quarter or, in some cases, full sheets. The images will cover the approximate epochs 1880's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and 1930's, but note that coverage is not countrywide for each epoch. The data was purchased by BGS from Sitescope, who obtained it from three sources - Royal Geographical Society, Trinity College Dublin and the Ordnance Survey. The data is for internal use by BGS staff on projects, and is available via a customised application created for the network GDI enabling users to search for and load the maps of their choice. The dataset will have many uses across all the geoscientific disciplines across which BGS operates, and should be viewed as a valuable addition to the BGS archive. There has been a considerable amount of work done during 2005, 2006 and 2007 to improve the accuracy of the OS Historic Map Collection. All maps should now be located to +- 50m or better. This is the best that can be achieved cost effectively. There are a number of reasons why the maps are inaccurate. Firstly, the original maps are paper and many are over 100 years old. They have not been stored in perfect condition. The paper has become distorted to varying degrees over time. The maps were therefore not accurate before scanning. Secondly, different generations of maps will have used different surveying methods and different spatial referencing systems. The same geographical object will not necessarily be in the same spatial location on subsequent editions. Thirdly, we are discussing maps, not plans. There will be cartographic generalisations which will affect the spatial representation and location of geographic objects. Finally, the georectification was not done in BGS but by the company from whom we purchased the maps. The company no longer exists. We do not know the methodology used for georectification.
The topographic index is a hydrological quantity describing the propensity of the soil at landscape points to become saturated with water as a result of topographic position (i.e. not accounting for other factors such as climate that also affect soil moisture but are accounted for separately). Modern land surface models require a characterisation of the land surface hydrological regime and this parameter allows the use of the TOPMODEL hydrological model to achieve this .This Geographic Information System layer is intended for use as topographic ancillary files for the TOPMODEL routing model option within the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) land surface model. The topographic index variable here is directly comparable to the compound topographic index available from United States Geological Survey's Hydro1K at 30 sec resolution. PLEASE NOTE: This dataset is a correction to a previous version which was found to contain errors ( https://doi.org/10.5285/ce391488-1b3c-4f82-9289-4beb8b8aa7da ). In the previous version all pixels north of 4.57 degrees south were shifted consistently 9.3 km to the west. This version is correctly aligned at all points. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/6b0c4358-2bf3-4924-aa8f-793d468b92be
OS MasterMap Topography Layer is the most detailed and accurate view of Great Britain's landscape. It includes features representing the manmade and natural environment, including: roads, tracks and paths; land cover; buildings; water; rail; height;heritage; structures and; administrative boundaries. All features are assigned a unique Topographic Identifier (TOID).
Living England is a multi-year project which delivers a broad habitat map for the whole of England, created using satellite imagery, field data records and other geospatial data in a machine learning framework. The Living England habitat map shows the extent and distribution of broad habitats across England aligned to the UKBAP classification, providing a valuable insight into our natural capital assets and helping to inform land management decisions. Living England is a project within Natural England, funded by and supports the Defra Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme and Environmental Land Management (ELM) Schemes to provide an openly available national map of broad habitats across England.This dataset includes very complex geometry with a large number of features so it has a default viewing distance set to 1:80,000 (City in the map viewer).Process Description:A number of data layers are used to develop a ground dataset of habitat reference data, which are then used to inform a machine-learning model and spatial analyses to generate a map of the likely locations and distributions of habitats across England. The main source data layers underpinning the spatial framework and models are Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 satellite data from the ESA Copernicus programme, Lidar from the EA's national Lidar Programme and collected data through the project's national survey programme. Additional datasets informing the approach as detailed below and outlined in the accompanying technical user guide.Datasets used:OS MasterMap® Topography Layer; Geology aka BGS Bedrock Mapping 1:50k; Long Term Monitoring Network; Uplands Inventory; Coastal Dune Geomatics Mapping Ground Truthing; Crop Map of England (RPA) CROME; Lowland Heathland Survey; National Grassland Survey; National Plant Monitoring Scheme; NE field Unit Surveys; Northumberland Border Mires Survey; Sentinel-2 multispectral imagery; Sentinel-1 backscatter imagery; Sentinel-1 single look complex (SLC) imagery; National forest inventory (NFI); Cranfield NATMAP; Agri-Environment HLS Monitoring; Living England desktop validation; Priority Habitat Inventory; Space2 Eye Lens: Ainsdale NNR, State of the Bog Bowland Survey, State of the Bog Dark Peak Condition Survey, State of the Bog Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) Mountain Hare Habitat Survey Dark Peak, State of the Bog; Moors for the Future Dark Peak Survey; West Pennines Designation NVC Survey; Wetland Annex 1 inventory; Soils-BGS Soil Parent Material; Met Office HadUK gridded climate product; Saltmarsh Extent and Zonation; EA LiDAR DSM & DTM; New Forest Mires Wetland Survey; New Forest Mires Wetland Survey; West Cumbria Mires Survey; England Peat Map Vegetation Surveys; NE protected sites monitoring; ERA5; OS Open Built-up Areas; OS Boundaries dataset; EA IHM (Integrated height model) DTM; OS VectorMap District; EA Coastal Flood Boundary: Extreme Sea Levels; AIMS Spatial Sea Defences; LIDAR Sand Dunes 2022; EA Coastal saltmarsh species surveys; Aerial Photography GB (APGB); NASA SRT (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) M30; Provisional Agricultural Land Classification; Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD); Open Street Map 2024.Attribute descriptions: Column Heading Full Name Format Description
SegID SegID Character (100) Unique Living England segment identifier. Format is LEZZZZ_BGZXX_YYYYYYY where Z = release year (2223 for this version), X = BGZ and Y = Unique 7-digit number
Prmry_H Primary_Habitat Date Primary Living England Habitat
Relblty
Reliability
Character (12)
Reliability Metric Score
Mdl_Hbs Model_Habs Interger List of likely habitats output by the Random Forest model.
Mdl_Prb Model_Probs Double (6,2) List of probabilities for habitats listed in ‘Model_Habs’, calculated by the Random Forest model.
Mixd_Sg Mixed_Segment Character (50) Indication of the likelihood a segment contains a mixture of dominant habitats. Either Unlikely or Probable.
Source Source
Description of how the habitat classification was derived. Options are: Random Forest; Vector OSMM Urban; Vector Classified OS Water; Vector EA saltmarsh; LE saltmarsh & QA; Vector RPA Crome, ALC grades 1-4; Vector LE Bare Ground Analysis; LE QA Adjusted
SorcRsn Source_Reason
Reasoning for habitat class adjustment if ‘Source’ equals ‘LE QA Adjusted’
Shap_Ar Shape_Area
Segment area (m2) Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.
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Vector data from the basic DLM are generalized for the digital topographic maps and processed according to the ATKIS signature catalogue. The digital data can be submitted via download or on other media carriers. They are available in a maximum of 22 content levels (according to the technical regulations of the AdV) in three forms (individual levels, gray combination and color combination). It should be noted that a UTM grid is only output in the individual levels. The standard resolution is 200L/cm = 508dpi. The TK (ATKIS) presents a map issue with the same content as a printed map. The data is provided free of charge via automated processes or by self-extraction. When using the data, the license conditions must be observed.
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The topographic maps are generated from digital landscape and terrain models and the official real estate cadastre information system ALKIS and visualized according to the nationwide ATKIS signature catalogue. The topographic maps are comprehensive and available in the uniform geodetic reference system and map projection for the state of Brandenburg. They are available as analogue map prints (plots), as raster data and as web services. When using the data, the license conditions must be observed.
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Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data was collected by The Geoinformation Group using LiDAR-equipped survey aircraft for the main urban conurbations of England and Wales (including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as part of the Cities Revealed project, and made available through the Landmap service. The GeoInformation Group (TGG) has processed the data so that they are available as Digital Terrain Models (ground surface only) and Digital Surface/Elevation Models (the ground and all features on it), both geographic databases with height and surface measurement information in the form of regular grids with intervals of 1 or 2 m. In addition, some First Pass and Last Pass data are available. The First Pass data provides height values for the top of the canopy (i.e. buildings, trees etc.) while the Last Pulse data provides height values for the bottom of the canopy and provides information about the shape of the terrain. The data are available in img format. The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) funded Landmap service which ran from 2001 to July 2014 collected and hosted a large amount of earth observation data for the majority of the UK, part of which was elevation data. After removal of JISC funding in 2013, the Landmap service is no longer operational, with the data now held at the NEODC.
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The topographic maps are generated from digital landscape and terrain models and the official real estate cadastre information system ALKIS and visualized according to the nationwide ATKIS signature catalogue. The topographic maps are comprehensive and available in the uniform geodetic reference system and map projection for the state of Brandenburg. They are available as analogue map prints (plots), as raster data and as web services. When using the data, the license conditions must be observed.
This dataset is published as Open Data.OS Terrain® 50 is an open height dataset of contours with spot heights, breaklines, coastline, lakes, ridges and formlines for Great Britain.What OS Terrain 50 provides you withModel wind direction and lines of sightMake better decisions about where to locate wind turbines and mobile phone masts. OS Terrain 50 lets you model wind direction and lines of sight at your desk, meaning fewer site visits.Plan landscape defencesGet the bigger picture about flood risk, soil erosion and pollution. By showing steep hillside gradients, OS Terrain 50 helps you plan flood defences and safeguard the landscape.More engaging mapsWith the contours version of OS Terrain 50, you can shade in hills to show their height. This extra sense of depth is ideal for walking maps and apps.Surface model entire landscapesGet an accurate, uncluttered view of the terrain with the grid version of OS Terrain 50. Its 50 metre post spacing gives you a surface model of the entire landscape, including major roads, large lakes and estuaries.Take account of tidesThe contours dataset also includes mean high and low water boundaries.
This resource is the raw data from a topographic survey of the Sourhope field experiment site, conducted by the Department of Environmental Science, University of Stirling in April and May 2000. The data are available to match to other data sets from the field site, or to analyse in more detail. The data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute)'s farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT8545019630). During this time, the site was monitored to assess changes in above ground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity).
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This is a high resolution spatial dataset of Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data in South West England. The DTM along with a Digital Surface Model (DSM) cover an area of 9424 km2 that includes all the land west of Exmouth (i.e. west of circa 3 degrees 21 minutes West). The DTM represents the topographic model (height) of the bare earth. The dataset is a part of outcomes from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology South West (SW) Project. There is also a Digital Surface Model (DSM) dataset covering the same areas available from the SW project. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e2a742df-3772-481a-97d6-0de5133f4812
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The GEBCO_2020 Grid is a global continuous terrain model for ocean and land with a spatial resolution of 15 arc seconds. In regions outside of the Arctic Ocean area, the grid uses as a base Version 2 of the SRTM15_plus data set (Tozer, B. et al, 2019). This data set is a fusion of land topography with measured and estimated seafloor topography. Included on top of this base grid are gridded bathymetric data sets developed by the four Regional Centers of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. The GEBCO_2020 Grid represents all data within the 2020 compilation. The compilation of the GEBCO_2020 Grid was carried out at the Seabed 2030 Global Center, hosted at the National Oceanography Centre, UK, with the aim of producing a seamless global terrain model. Outside of Polar regions, the gridded bathymetric data sets supplied by the Regional Centers, as sparse grids, i.e. only grid cells that contain data were populated, were included on to the base grid without any blending. The data sets supplied in the form of complete grids (primarily areas north of 60N and south of 50S) were included using feather blending techniques from GlobalMapper software. The GEBCO_2020 Grid has been developed through the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. This is a collaborative project between the Nippon Foundation of Japan and the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO). It aims to bring together all available bathymetric data to produce the definitive map of the world ocean floor by 2030 and make it available to all. Funded by the Nippon Foundation, the four Seabed 2030 Regional Centers include the Southern Ocean - hosted at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany; South and West Pacific Ocean - hosted at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand; Atlantic and Indian Oceans - hosted at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA; Arctic and North Pacific Oceans - hosted at Stockholm University, Sweden and the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire, USA.
Y731 (1: 50 000 scale) Topographic Maps represents the main 1: 50 000 scale mapping covering large parts of Kenya. The maps illustrate the key topographic features both natural and man made. There have been multiple versions of the maps published. Not all versions of the maps are held by the Geodata Centre. Those which are currently held (November 2018) are listed. Publishers OSD Government of the United Kingdom (Crown Copyright); OSD(K) Government of the United Kingdom for the Government of Kenya; OSD(T) Government of the United Kingdom for the Government of Tanzania; OSD(U) Government of the United Kingdom; USD Department of Land and Surveys Uganda; ING French National Geographic Institute for the Government of Kenya; JICA Japan International Co-operation Agency for the Government of Kenya.
This map shows the extents of the various datasets comprising the World Elevation dynamic (Terrain, TopoBathy) and tiled (Terrain 3D, TopoBathy 3D, World Hillshade, World Hillshade (Dark)) services.The map has pop-ups defined. Click anywhere on the map to reveal details about the data sources.Topography sources listed in the table below are part of Terrain, TopoBathy, Terrain 3D, TopoBathy 3D, World Hillshade and World Hillshade (Dark), while bathymetry sources are part of TopoBathy and TopoBathy 3D only. Data Source Native Pixel Size Approximate Pixel Size (meters) Coverage Primary Source Country/Region
Topography
Australia 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of Australia Geoscience Australia Australia
Moreton Bay, Australia 1m 1 meter 1 Moreton Bay region, Australia Moreton Bay Regional Council Australia
New South Wales, Australia 5m 5 meters 5 New South Wales State, Australia DFSI Australia
SRTM 1 arc second DEM-S 0.0002777777777779 degrees 31 Australia Geoscience Australia Australia
Burgenland 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Burgenland State, Austria Land Burgenland Austria
Upper Austria 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Upper Austria State, Austria Land Oberosterreich Austria
Austria 1m 1 meter 1 Austria BEV Austria
Austria 10m 10 meters 10 Austria Geoland Austria
Canada HRDEM 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of the southern part of Canada Natural Resources Canada Canada
Canada HRDEM 2m 2 meters 2 Partial areas of the southern part of Canada Natural Resources Canada Canada
Denmark 40cm 0.4 meter 0.4 Denmark SDFE Denmark
Denmark 10m 10 meters 10 Denmark SDFE Denmark
England 2m 2 meters 2 70 % of England Environment Agency England
Estonia 1m 1 meter 1 Estonia Estonian Land Board Estonia
Estonia 5m 5 meters 5 Estonia Estonian Land Board Estonia
Estonia 10m 10 meters 10 Estonia Estonian Land Board Estonia
Finland 2m 2 meters 2 Finland NLS Finland
Finland 10m 10 meters 10 Finland NLS Finland
Berlin 1m 1 meter 1 Berlin State, Germany Geoportal Berlin Germany
Hamburg 1m 1 meter 1 Hamburg State, Germany LGV Hamburg Germany
Nordrhein-Westfalen 1m 1 meter 1 Nordrhein-Westfalen State, Germany Land NRW Germany
Sachsen-Anhalt 2m 2 meters 2 Sachsen-Anhalt State, Germany LVermGeo LSA Germany
Hong Kong 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Hong Kong CEDD Hong Kong SAR
Italy TINITALY 10m 10 meters 10 Italy INGV Italy
Japan DEM5A *, DEM5B * 0.000055555555 degrees 5 Partial areas of Japan GSI Japan
Japan DEM10B * 0.00011111111 degrees 10 Japan GSI Japan
Latvia 1m 1 meter 1 Latvia Latvian Geospatial Information Agency Latvia
Latvia 10m 10 meters 10 Latvia Latvian Geospatial Information Agency Latvia
Latvia 20m 20 meters 20 Latvia Latvian Geospatial Information Agency Latvia
Lithuania 1m 1 meter 1 Lithuania NZT Lithuania
Lithuania 10m 10 meters 10 Lithuania NZT Lithuania
Netherlands (AHN3/AHN4) 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Netherlands AHN Netherlands
Netherlands (AHN3/AHN4) 10m 10 meters 10 Netherlands AHN Netherlands
New Zealand 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of New Zealand Land Infromation New Zealand (Sourced from LINZ. CC BY 4.0) New Zealand
Northern Ireland 10m 10 meters 10 Northern Ireland OSNI Northern Ireland
Norway 10m 10 meters 10 Norway NMA Norway
Poland 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of Poland GUGIK Poland
Poland 5m 5 meters 5 Partial areas of Poland GUGIK Poland
Scotland 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of Scotland Scottish Government et.al Scotland
Slovakia 10m 10 meters 10 Slovakia GKÚ Slovakia
Slovenia 1m 1 meter 1 Slovenia ARSO Slovenia
Madrid City 1m 1 meter 1 Madrid city, Spain Ayuntamiento de Madrid Spain
Spain 2m (MDT02 2019 CC-BY 4.0 scne.es) 2 meters 2 Partial areas of Spain IGN Spain
Spain 5m 5 meters 5 Spain IGN Spain
Spain 10m 10 meters 10 Spain IGN Spain
Varnamo 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Varnamo municipality, Sweden Värnamo Kommun Sweden
Canton of Basel-Landschaft 25cm 0.25 meter 0.25 Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Geoinformation Kanton Basel-Landschaft Switzerland
Grand Geneva 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Grand Geneva metropolitan, France/Switzerland SITG Switzerland and France
Switzerland swissALTI3D 50cm 0.5 meter 0.5 Switzerland and Liechtenstein swisstopo Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Switzerland swissALTI3D 10m 10 meters 10 Switzerland and Liechtenstein swisstopo Switzerland and Liechtenstein
OS Terrain 50 50 meters 50 United Kingdom Ordnance Survey United Kingdom
3DEP 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of the conterminous United States, Puerto Rico USGS United States
NRCS 1m 1 meter 1 Partial areas of the conterminous United States NRCS USDA United States
FEMA LiDAR DTM 3 meters 3 Partial areas of the conterminous United States FEMA United States
NED 1/9 arc second 0.000030864197530866 degrees 3 Partial areas of the conterminous United States USGS United States
3DEP 5m 5 meters 5 Alaska, United States USGS United States
NED 1/3 arc second 0.000092592592593 degrees 10 conterminous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Territorial Islands of the United States USGS United States
NED 1 arc second 0.0002777777777779 degrees 31 conterminous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Territorial Islands of the United States; Canada and Mexico USGS United States
NED 2 arc second 0.000555555555556 degrees 62 Alaska, United States USGS United States
Wales 2m 2 meters 2 70 % of Wales Natural Resources Wales Wales
WorldDEM4Ortho 0.00022222222 degrees 24 Global (excluding the countries of Azerbaijan, DR Congo and Ukraine) Airbus Defense and Space GmbH World
SRTM 1 arc second 0.0002777777777779 degrees 31 all land areas between 60 degrees north and 56 degrees south except Australia NASA World
EarthEnv-DEM90 0.00083333333333333 degrees 93 Global N Robinson,NCEAS World
SRTM v4.1 0.00083333333333333 degrees 93 all land areas between 60 degrees north and 56 degrees south except Australia CGIAR-CSI World
GMTED2010 7.5 arc second 0.00208333333333333 degrees 232 Global USGS World
GMTED2010 15 arc second 0.00416666666666666 degrees 464 Global USGS World
GMTED2010 30 arc second 0.0083333333333333 degrees 928 Global USGS World
Bathymetry
Canada west coast 10 meters 10 Canada west coast Natural Resources Canada Canada
Gulf of Mexico 40 feet 12 Northern Gulf of Mexico BOEM Gulf of Mexico
MH370 150 meters 150 MH370 flight search area (Phase 1) of Indian Ocean Geoscience Australia Indian Ocean
Switzerland swissBATHY3D 1 - 3 meters 1, 2, 3 Lakes of Switzerland swisstopo Switzerland
NCEI 1/9 arc second 0.000030864197530866 degrees 3 Puerto Rico, U.S Virgin Islands and partial areas of eastern and western United States coast NOAA NCEI United States
NCEI 1/3 arc second 0.000092592592593 degrees 10 Partial areas of eastern and western United States coast NOAA NCEI United States
CRM 1 arc second (Version 2) 0.0002777777777779 degrees 31 Southern California coast of United States NOAA United States
NCEI 1 arc second 0.0002777777777779 degrees 31 Partial areas of northeastern United States coast NOAA NCEI United States
CRM 3 arc second 0.00083333333333333 degrees 93 United States Coast NOAA United States
NCEI 3 arc second 0.00083333333333333 degrees 93 Partial areas of northeastern United States coast NOAA NCEI United States
USGS CoNED 1 - 3 meters 1, 2, 3 Partial coastal areas of eastern and western United States USGS United States
GEBCO 2021 ** 0.00416666666666666 degrees 464 Global GEBCO World
GEBCO 2014 0.0083333333333333 degrees 928 Global GEBCO World * Fundamental Geospatial Data provided by GSI with Approval Number JYOU-SHI No.1239 2016. ** GEBCO Compilation Group (2021) GEBCO 2021 Grid (doi:10.5285/c6612cbe-50b3-0cff-e053-6c86abc09f8f) *** Bathymetry datasets are part of TopoBathy and TopoBathy3D services only.Disclaimer: Data sources are not to be used for navigation/safety at sea and in air.
ESYS plc and the Department of Geomatic Engineering at University College London (UCL) have been funded by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) to develop a web GIS service to serve geographic data derived from remote sensing datasets. Funding was provided as part of the BNSC International Co-operation Programme 2 (ICP-2).
Particular aims of the project were to:
use Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC, recently renamed from the OpenGIS Consortium) technologies for map and data serving;
serve datasets for Europe and Africa, particularly Landsat TM and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model (DEM) data;
provide a website giving access to the served data;
provide software scripts, etc., and a document reporting the data processing and software set-up methods developed during the project.
ICEDS was inspired in particular by the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS) CEOS Landsat and SRTM Project (CLASP) proposal. An express intention of ICEDS (aim 4 in the list above) was therefore that the solution developed by ESYS and UCL should be redistributable, for example, to other CEOS members. This was taken to mean not only software scripts but also the methods developed by the project team to prepare the data and set up the server. In order to be compatible with aim 4, it was also felt that the use of Open Source, or at least 'free-of-cost' software for the Web GIS serving was an essential component. After an initial survey of the Web GIS packages available at the time , the ICEDS team decided to use the Deegree package, a free software initiative founded by the GIS and Remote Sensing unit of the Department of Geography, University of Bonn , and lat/lon . However the Red Spider web mapping software suite was also provided by IONIC Software - this is a commercial web mapping package but was provided pro bono by IONIC for this project and has been used in parallel to investigate the possibilities and limitations opened up by using a commercial package.
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LIDAR is an airborne terrain mapping system, which uses a laser to measure the distance between the aircraft and the ground. This technique results in the production of cost effective terrain maps with a height accuracy of 10 to 15cm. Typically with spot heights between 1 to 4 metres spatially on the land surface. CASI is used to provide information on the colour of the environment. It is designed to provide a flexible system which is easy to transport and straightforward to install and operate in small aircraft. It can be used for detailed studies of the spectral characteristics of ground or water targets, which are imaged instantaneously in a large number of spectral wavebands (up to 288), covering the visible and near infra-red regions of the spectrum, between 430 nm and 870 nm. Spatial resolution can be varied from one to ten metres, depending on the flying altitude and lens configuration. New LIDAR and CASI data sets are being gathered from parts of England and Wales all the time. For details on coverage and extent contact the National Centre.