GTOPO30: Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation

USGS/GTOPO30
Dataset Availability
1996-01-01T00:00:00Z–1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.Image("USGS/GTOPO30")

Description

GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometer). The DEM was derived from several raster and vector sources of topographic information. Completed in late 1996, GTOPO30 was developed over a three-year period through a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Geological Survey''s Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). The following organizations participated by contributing funding or source data: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United Nations Environment Programme/Global Resource Information Database (UNEP/GRID), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografica e Informatica (INEGI) of Mexico, the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) of Japan, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research of New Zealand, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).

Bands

Bands

Name Units Min Max Pixel Size Description
elevation m -407* 8752* 927.67 meters

Elevation
* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

There are no restrictions on the use of data received from the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. For more information, visit the USGS' Data Use and Citation page.

Citations

Citations:

  • GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey

Explore with Earth Engine

Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.Image('USGS/GTOPO30');
var elevation = dataset.select('elevation');
var elevationVis = {
  min: -10.0,
  max: 8000.0,
  gamma: 1.6,
};
Map.setCenter(11.69, 43.9, 4);
Map.addLayer(elevation, elevationVis, 'Elevation');
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GTOPO30 is a global digital elevation model (DEM) with a horizontal grid spacing of 30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometer). The DEM was derived from several raster and vector sources of topographic information. Completed in late 1996, GTOPO30 was developed over a three-year period through a collaborative effort led by …
USGS/GTOPO30, dem,elevation,geophysical,nasa,topography,usgs
1996-01-01T00:00:00Z/1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
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