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LC15_SRTM_Topography_1181·v1.1·dataset

Ground elevation map of the Amazon Basin (2000)

LBA-ECO LC-15 SRTM30 Digital Elevation Model Data, Amazon Basin: 2000
land NASA ORNL_CLOUD Level 3 multiple
In plain English

What it measures. A map of ground elevation across the Amazon Basin at about 1-kilometer detail, including the average height of each spot and a roughness measure showing how much the terrain varies.

How it's made. Drawn from the SRTM30 elevation model, which combined radar measurements made from the Space Shuttle in February 2000 with earlier survey data, resampled to this resolution.

How & where you'd use it. Useful for mapping terrain, modeling water flow and watersheds, and supporting ecological and land studies across the Amazon.

What's measured

LAND SURFACE › TOPOGRAPHY › TERRAIN ELEVATION › DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2000-02-11 → 2000-02-22
  • Measured bySPACE SHUTTLES (RADAR)
  • Processing levelLevel 3
  • Spatial extent-82.7209, -21.1277, -33.5739, 13.8583
  • Formatsmultiple
  • StatusCOMPLETE

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

This dataset provides a subset of the SRTM30 Digital Elevation Model (DEM) elevation and standard deviation data for the Amazon Basin. SRTM30 is a near-global digital elevation model (DEM) comprising a combination of data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), flown in February, 2000, and the earlier U.S. Geological Survey's GTOPO30 data set. The SRTM30 resolution is 30 arc-sec or about 1 km. In processing the SRTM data, to combine with GTOPO30, the data were resampled from 3 arc-sec to 30 arc-sec. Provided here are the mean elevation and the standard deviation (STD) of the data points used in the averaging. The STD is thus an indication of topographic roughness useful in some applications.

Get the data

lc15_srtm_topography_1181_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="LC15_SRTM_Topography_1181",
    version="1.1",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from ORNL_CLOUD
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.