SRTM Technical Guide

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).

USGS Acknowledgement:

These data are distributed by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located at USGS/EROS, Sioux Falls, SD. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov

For more information, visit:

• NASA EARTHDATA LP DAAC SRTM Global 1 arc second (EARTHDATA) and https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/sensors/srtm
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory SRTM home page: https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/
• Global Land Cover Facility (University of Maryland): (GLCF)