Collection Overview:

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project has produced a global terrain model for ocean and land. The
GEBCO_2023 grid was published in April 2023 and is the fifth GEBCO grid developed through The Nippon Foundation-
GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project. This is a collaborative project between the Nippon Foundation of Japan and GEBCO. The
Seabed 2030 Project aims to bring together all available bathymetric data to produce the definitive map of the world ocean
floor and make it available to all.
The GEBCO_2023 Grid is a continuous, global terrain model for ocean and land with a spatial resolution of 15 arc seconds.
Between latitudes of 50° South and 60° North it uses version 2.5.5 of the SRTM15+ dataset as a "base". This data set is a
fusion of land topography with measured and estimated seafloor topography. This version of SRTM15+ is similar to version
2.1 [Tozer et al., 2019] but includes additional data sets. It uses predicted depths based on the V32 gravity model [Sandwell
et al., 2019]. The SRTM15+ base grid has been augmented with the gridded bathymetric data sets developed by the four
Seabed 2030 Regional Centers to produce the GEBCO_2023 Grid. Note: SRTM15+ V2.5.5 is also available through
OpenTopography here.
Access to the version of the GEBCO_2023 grid that includes ice sheet topography is here:

 GEBCO Global Bathymetry and Topography (GEBCO IceTopo)

Access to the version of the GEBCO_2023 grid that includes under-ice sheet topography is here:

 GEBCO Global Bathymetry and Topography Including Basal Ice Surface (GEBCO SubIceTopo)

The information for ice-surface elevation and under-ice topography/bathymetry is taken from IceBridge BedMachine
Greenland, Version 4.6 (Morlighem, M. et al. 2017) and data based on MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica, Version 2
(Morlighem, M. et al 2020).

Dataset Acknowledgement: GEBCO Compilation Group (2023) GEBCO 2023 Grid (doi:10.5285/f98b053b-0cbc-6c23-
e053-6c86abc0af7b)

Dataset Citation: GEBCO Compilation Group (2023) GEBCO 2023 Grid. Distributed by OpenTopography.
https://doi.org/10.5069/G9D21VTT. Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: CC BY 4.0

Dataset Keywords: bathymetry, ocean, altimetry, satellite, ship soundings, gravity anomaly

Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 04/01/2023

Publication Date: 03/08/2024

Collection Overview:
The Copernicus DEM is a Digital Surface Model (DSM) which represents the surface of the Earth including buildings,
infrastructure and vegetation. This DSM is derived from an edited DSM named WorldDEM, where flattening of water bodies
and consistent flow of rivers has been included. In addition, editing of shore- and coastlines, special features such as
airports, and implausible terrain structures has also been applied.
The WorldDEM product is based on the radar satellite data acquired during the TanDEM-X Mission, which is funded by a
Public Private Partnership between the German State, represented by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and Airbus
Defence and Space. OpenTopography is providing access to the global GLO-30 and GLO-90 Defence Gridded Elevation
Data (DGED) 2023_1 version of the data hosted by ESA via the https PRISM service. Details on the Copernicus DSM can be
found on this ESA site.

Important Notes:

 Previous to July 23rd 2024, OpenTopography was providing access to the Copernicus data through the public
AWS S3 bucket established by Sinergise. As of July 23rd 2024, Opentopography is providing the DGED
2023_1 version of GLO-30 and GLO-90 as downloaded directly from ESA (direct download instructions
can be found here). For more details on the Copernicus data accessible though OpenTopography, see the
survey report below.
 The original gridded data from ESA is in geographic coordinates where the longitudinal cell spacing increases as
a function of latitude for regions north of 50N and south of 50S. For more details see the Grid Spacing section of
the Copernicus DEM handbook. In order to keep the pixel dimensions uniform, OpenTopography resamples data
north of 50 degrees latitude and south of -50 degrees latitude in order to output a consistent 1 Arc-second or 3
Arc-second product for data accessed through the web-interface or API. Users who need data north of 50N or
south of 50S, and prefer to use the original, longitude-varying grid spacing can download cloud optimized geotiff
(COG) versions of the tiles from our bulk download interface, or download the original data directly from ESA.
 The GLO-30 and GLO-90 datasets are available on a free basis for the general public under the terms and
conditions of the Copernicus license found here.

Dataset Acknowledgement: N/A - Acknowledgement Guidance

Dataset Citation: European Space Agency (2024). Copernicus Global Digital Elevation Model. Distributed by
OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9028PQB. Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by
the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Dataset Keywords: Copernicus, ESA, DSM, TanDEM-X, DLR, SAR, Airbus, lidar

Survey Date: 01/01/2011 - 07/01/2015

Publication Date: 04/22/2021

Collection Overview:
NASADEM is a modernization of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and associated products generated from the Shuttle
Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data. Interferometric SAR data from SRTM were reprocessed with an optimized hybrid
processing technique in producing the data products. The data rely on multiple radar images to create interferograms with 2-
dimensional phase arrays that result in greater elevation accuracy. Because of inherent characteristics of interferometric
data, it needs to be wrapped and unwrapped so the data are quantifiable. NASADEM relied on the latest unwrapping
techniques and auxiliary data that were not available during the original processing of SRTM data. The optimized technique
minimized data voids and extended spatial coverage of the SRTM. Additional voids were filled with a variety of sources
including ASTER GDEM, Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Panchromatic Remote sensing Instrument for Stereo
Mapping (PRISM), USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED), and Canada and Alaska DEMs Global DEM Specifications.
Vertical and tilt adjustments were applied based on ground control points and laser profiles from the Ice, Cloud and Land
Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission. This application improved the vertical accuracy, swath consistency, and uniformity
within the swath mosaic. The NASADEM products are freely available through the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive
Center (LP DAAC) at one arcsecond spacing.
For more information about this dataset, visit the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)

Dataset Acknowledgement: NASA JPL. NASADEM Merged DEM Global 1 arc second V001. 2020, distributed by NASA
EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC, https://doi.org/10.5067/MEaSUREs/NASADEM/NASADEM_HGT.001.

Dataset Citation: NASA JPL (2021). NASADEM Merged DEM Global 1 arc second V001. Distributed by OpenTopography.
https://doi.org/10.5069/G93T9FD9. Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: NASA, SRTM, ASTER, ICESat, GLAS, DEM, LP DAAC, lidar

Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 02/21/2000

Publication Date: 04/22/2021

Collection Overview:
The global bathymetry and topography grid at 15 Arc Sec is the latest iteration of the SRTM+ digital elevation model (DEM)
where the "plus" indicates the addition of ocean bathymetry from shipboard soundings and satellite-derived predicted depths.
This DEM is a global elevation grid with a spatial sampling interval of 15 arc seconds (approximately 500 x 500 m pixel size
at the equator). New data consists of >33.6 million multibeam and singlebeam measurements collated by several institutions,
namely, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Geoscience
Australia, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. New altimetry data consists of
48, 14, and 12 months of retracked range measurements from Cryosat-2, SARAL/AltiKa, and Jason-2, respectively.
Onshore, topography data are sourced from previously published digital elevation models, predominately SRTM-CGIAR V4.1
between 60N and 60S. ArcticDEM is used above 60N, while Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica is used below 62S.
For more information on this dataset, see its associated publication:
Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global bathymetry and topography at
15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Earth and Space Science, 6, 1847. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000658

or visit the project website here for more details.

OpenTopography enabled access to version 2.5.5 of this dataset on November 6th 2023. Previous to this date,
OpenTopography was supplying V2.1

Dataset Acknowledgement: Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global
bathymetry and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Earth and Space Science, 6, 1847.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000658

Dataset Citation: Tozer, B, Sandwell, D. T., Smith, W. H. F., Olson, C., Beale, J. R., & Wessel, P. (2019). Global bathymetry
and topography at 15 arc sec: SRTM15+. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G92R3PT9. Accessed:
2024-12-09

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: SRTM, bathymetry, ocean, altimetry, satellite, ship soundings, gravity anomaly, Cryosat, Jason-2,
SARAL,Arctic DEM, REMA

Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 03/20/2023

Publication Date: 12/10/2020

Collection Overview: The Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) synthesis is a multi-resolutional compilation of
edited multibeam sonar data collected by scientists and institutions worldwide, that is reviewed, processed and gridded by
the MGDS Team and merged into a single continuously updated compilation of global elevation data. The synthesis began in
1992 as the Ridge Multibeam Synthesis (RMBS), was expanded to include multibeam bathymetry data from the Southern
Ocean, and now includes bathymetry from throughout the global and coastal oceans. GMRT is included in the ocean
basemap in Google Earth (since June 2011) and the GEBCO 2014 compilation.

Data is accessed through the GMRT GridServer Web Service. OpenTopography provides a user interface for using the
web service and enables users to utilize OpenTopography processing tools, such as visualization and advanced hydrologic
terrain analysis (TauDEM).

Dataset Acknowledgement: Ryan, W.B.F., S.M. Carbotte, J.O. Coplan, S. O'Hara, A. Melkonian, R. Arko, R.A. Weissel, V.
Ferrini, A. Goodwillie, F. Nitsche, J. Bonczkowski, and R. Zemsky (2009), Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis,
Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q03014, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GC002332

Dataset Citation: Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Data Synthesis. Distributed by OpenTopography.
https://doi.org/10.5069/G9BG2M6R . Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: GMRT, sonar, bathymetry, ocean, global, lidar

Survey Date: 01/01/1992

Publication Date: 12/07/2016

Collection Overview: The ALOS Global Digital Surface Model (AW3D30) is a global dataset generated from images
collected using the Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) aboard the Advanced Land
Observing Satellite (ALOS) from 2006 to 2011. As described by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency: The Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) releases the global digital surface model (DSM) dataset with a horizontal resolution of
approx. 30-meter mesh (1 arcsec) free of charge. The dataset has been compiled with images acquired by the Advanced
Land Observing Satellite "DAICHI" (ALOS). The dataset is published based on the DSM dataset (5-meter mesh version) of
the "World 3D Topographic Data", which is the most precise global-scale elevation data at this time, and its elevation
precision is also at a world-leading level as a 30-meter mesh version. This dataset is expected to be useful for scientific
research, education, as well as the private service sector that uses geospatial information.

Version: As of May 24th 2021 OpenTopography is supplying V3.2 (Jan 2021) from:
ftp://ftp.eorc.jaxa.jp//pub/ALOS/ext1/AW3D30/release_v2012_single_format/
Data downloaded prior to May 24th 2021 was in format: May 2016: Global terrestrial region (within approx. 82 deg. of N/S
latitudes) of Version 1 released (approx. 22,100 tiles)

Note: JAXA provides two versions of AW3D30 created from the original 5-meter mesh using different downsampling
methods: average (provided here) and median (not available from OpenTopography).

Dataset Acknowledgement: J. Takaku, T. Tadono, K. Tsutsui : Generation of High Resolution Global DSM from ALOS
PRISM, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, pp.243-248,
Vol. XL-4, ISPRS TC IV Symposium, Suzhou, China, 2014. [PDF file]

T. Tadono, H. Ishida, F. Oda, S. Naito, K. Minakawa, H. Iwamoto : Precise Global DEM Generation By ALOS PRISM, ISPRS
Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, pp.71-76, Vol.II-4, 2014. [PDF file]

Dataset Citation: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (2021). ALOS World 3D 30 meter DEM. V3.2, Jan 2021. Distributed
by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G94M92HB. Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: global, dsm, lidar

Survey Date: 01/01/2006 - 01/01/2011

Publication Date: 12/07/2016

Collection Overview:

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most
complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth. SRTM consisted of a specially modified radar system that
flew onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in February of 2000. SRTM is an international project
spearheaded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).
Version 3: Elimination of the voids in the NASA SRTM DEM was the primary goal of a project under the NASA MEaSUREs
(Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments) Program. Ultimately this was achieved by filling the
voids with elevation data primarily from the ASTER GDEM2 (Global Digital Elevation Model Version 2) and secondarily from
the USGS GMTED2010 elevation model or the USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED). NASA SRTM V3.0 three-arc-
second data are provided in two forms: (1) by three-by-three averaging of the one arc-second samples, and (2) by extracting
the middle sample of those same three-by-three samples. For more information on this dataset visit the LP DAAC NASA
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global 1 arc second page.

Dataset Acknowledgement: Citing LP DAVV and Data Products: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/about/citing_lp_daac_and_data

If you wish to cite the SRTM products in a report or publication please use:
Farr, T. G., and M. Kobrick, 2000, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission produces a wealth of data. Eos Trans. AGU, 81:583-
583.

Farr, T. G. et al., 2007, The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, Rev. Geophys., 45, RG2004, doi:10.1029/2005RG000183.
(Also available online at http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/SRTM_paper.pdf)

Kobrick, M., 2006, On the toes of giants--How SRTM was born, Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 72:206-210.

Rosen, P. A. et al., 2000, Synthetic aperture radar interferometry, Proc. IEEE, 88:333-382.
Dataset Citation: NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)(2013). Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Global. Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G9445JDF. Accessed: 2024-12-09

Use License: Not Provided

Dataset Keywords: The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, SRTM, global, lidar

Survey Date: 02/11/2000 - 02/22/2000

Publication Date: 04/01/2013