Digital Elevation Model for the Falkland Islands obtained from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)

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). The resolution is 90 metres. The original dataset has been clipped to the Falklands boundaries

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 09:59 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:19 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category imagery base maps earth cover
Temporal Extent Start 2001-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2001-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2001
Lineage The digital elevation model comes from SRTM3 a 3 arc second dataset (approximately 90 metres resolution). The file is available online and the height files have an extension .hgt and are signed 2 byte integers. http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SRTM3/ Data come in hgt extension and need to be resaved as .bil in order to be read by GIS software.
West Longitude -62.8405
South Latitude -53.4652
East Longitude -56.3872
North Latitude -50.53355
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference DOI: 10.5067/MeaSUREs/SRTM/SRTMGL3.003
Data Format tiff
Update Frequency unknown
Accuracy Unknown
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2014-08-11
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-NASA-115

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