Global Forest Canopy Height, 2005

  • This dataset provides global tree heights for 2005, derived from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) and other geospatial data.

  • It offers a single band representing tree heights in meters, with a resolution of 927.67 meters.

  • The data is freely available for re-use, including commercial purposes, with attribution to NASA.

  • Users can explore and analyze this dataset using Google Earth Engine.

  • The dataset is based on the research published by Simard et al.(2011) in the Journal of Geophysical Research.
NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005
Dataset Availability
2005-05-20T00:00:00Z–2005-06-23T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.Image("NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005")
Tags
canopy forest forest-biomass geophysical jpl nasa
glas

Description

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) for details.

Bands

Pixel Size
927.67 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Pixel Size Description
1 m 0* 73* meters

Tree heights
* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Most materials published on the Earth Observatory, including images, are freely available for re-publication or re-use, including commercial purposes, except for where copyright is indicated.

NASA's Earth Observatory must be given credit for its original materials; the only mandatory credit is NASA.

For more information about using NASA imagery visit the Earth Observatory Image Use Policy site.

Citations

Citations:

  • 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

Explore with Earth Engine

Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.Image('NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005');
var forestCanopyHeight = dataset.select('1');
var forestCanopyHeightVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 30.0,
  palette: [
    'ffffff', 'fcd163', '99b718', '66a000', '3e8601', '207401', '056201',
    '004c00', '011301'
  ],
};
Map.setCenter(-28.1, 28.3, 1);
Map.addLayer(forestCanopyHeight, forestCanopyHeightVis, 'Forest Canopy Height');
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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) for details.
NASA/JPL/global_forest_canopy_height_2005, canopy,forest,forest-biomass,geophysical,jpl,nasa
2005-05-20T00:00:00Z/2005-06-23T00:00:00Z
-90 -180 90 180
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