Global Forest Canopy Height, 2005 (NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005)
This dataset represents global tree heights based on a fusion of
spaceborne-lidar data (2005) from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter
System (GLAS) and ancillary geospatial data. See [Simard et al. (2011)]
(https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2011JG001708)
for details.
| Name | Description | Gee Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tree heights | m |
Providers | |
|---|---|
| NASA/JPL (producer, licensor) | |
| Google Earth Engine (host) | |
| STAC Version | 0.6.0 |
| Keywords | JPL, NASA, canopy, forest, geophysical, glas, height, tree |
| License | proprietary |
| Temporal Extent | 5/19/2005, 5:00:00 PM - 6/22/2005, 5:00:00 PM |
| Citation | Simard, M., Pinto, N., Fisher, J., Baccini, A. 2011. Mapping forest canopy height globally with spaceborne lidar. Journal of Geophysical Research. 116: G04021. [doi:10.1029/2011JG001708] (https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JG001708) |
| Type | image |
| GSD | arc secondsm |