AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Copernicus DEM is a Digital Surface Model (DSM) representing the Earth's surface, including buildings, infrastructure, and vegetation.
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This DEM is derived from an edited DSM called WorldDEM™, incorporating features like flattened water bodies and consistent river flow.
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The dataset is available from December 2010 to January 2015 with a pixel size of 30 meters.
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The GLO-30 dataset has a free worldwide license, excluding Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- Dataset Availability
- 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z–2015-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- Copernicus
- Tags
Description
The Copernicus DEM is a Digital Surface Model (DSM) which represents the surface of the Earth including buildings, infrastructure and vegetation. This DEM is derived from an edited DSM named WorldDEM&trade, i.e. flattening of water bodies and consistent flow of rivers has been included. 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. More details are available in the dataset documentation.
Earth Engine asset has been ingested from the DGED files.
Bands
Pixel Size
30 meters
Bands
| Name | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DEM |
meters | Digital Surface Model |
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EDM |
0 | 13 | meters | The Edit Data Mask indicates all DEM pixels that were modified during the terrain and hydro editing process. |
FLM |
0 | 101 | meters | The Filling Mask is created primarily during the terrain editing process. |
HEM |
meters | The Height Error Mask represents the corresponding height error for each DEM pixel in the form of the standard deviation derived from the interferometric coherence and geometrical considerations. |
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WBM |
0 | 3 | meters | The Water Body Mask shows all DEM pixels which are classified as water and edited according to the categories Ocean, Lake or River. |
EDM Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | Void (no data) |
| 1 | None | Not edited |
| 2 | None | Infill of external elevation data |
| 3 | None | Interpolated pixels |
| 4 | None | Smoothed pixels |
| 5 | None | Airport editing |
| 6 | None | Raised negative elevation pixels |
| 7 | None | Flattened pixels |
| 8 | None | Ocean pixels |
| 9 | None | Lake pixels |
| 10 | None | River pixels |
| 11 | None | Shoreline pixels |
| 12 | None | Morphed pixels (series of pixels manually set) |
| 13 | None | Shifted pixels |
FLM Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | Void (no data) |
| 1 | None | Edited (except filled pixels) |
| 2 | None | Not edited / not filled |
| 3 | None | ASTER |
| 4 | None | SRTM90 |
| 5 | None | SRTM30 |
| 6 | None | GMTED2010 |
| 7 | None | SRTM30plus |
| 8 | None | TerraSAR-X Radargrammetric DEM |
| 9 | None | AW3D30 |
| 100 | None | Norway DEM |
| 101 | None | DSM05 Spain |
WBM Class Table
| Value | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | None | No water |
| 1 | None | Ocean |
| 2 | None | Lake |
| 3 | None | River |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The GLO-30 dataset is available worldwide with a free license with the exception of two countries (Armenia and Azerbaijan). License for Copernicus DEM.
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Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('COPERNICUS/DEM/GLO30'); var elevation = dataset.select('DEM'); var elevationVis = { min: 0.0, max: 1000.0, palette: ['0000ff','00ffff','ffff00','ff0000','ffffff'], }; Map.setCenter(-6.746, 46.529, 4); Map.addLayer(elevation, elevationVis, 'DEM');