Canadian Digital Elevation Model

  • The Canadian Digital Elevation Model (CDEM) is a dataset from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) containing ground or reflective surface elevations.

  • The CDEM consists of multiple digital elevation models with varying resolutions, starting at a base resolution of 0.75 arc-seconds.

  • The dataset includes a single band named 'elevation' with values in meters and a pixel size of 23.19 meters.

  • The data is available from 1945 to 2011 and is licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

NRCan/CDEM
Dataset Availability
1945-01-01T00:00:00Z–2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
Earth Engine Snippet
ee.ImageCollection("NRCan/CDEM")
Tags
canada dem elevation elevation-topography geophysical topography
cdem
nrcan

Description

The Canadian Digital Elevation Model (CDEM) is part of Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) altimetry system and stems from the existing Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED). In these data, elevations can be either ground or reflective surface elevations.

The CDEM is comprised of multiple DEMs with varying resolutions. These vary according to latitude and have a base resolution of 0.75 arc-seconds. For more information see the Product Specifications

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Bands

Pixel Size
23.19 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Pixel Size Description
elevation m -226* 5944* meters

Elevation

* estimated min or max value

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NRCan/CDEM');
var elevation = dataset.select('elevation');
var elevationVis = {
  min: -50.0,
  max: 1500.0,
  palette: ['0905ff', 'ffefc4', 'ffffff'],
};
Map.setCenter(-139.3643, 63.3213, 9);
Map.addLayer(elevation, elevationVis, 'Elevation');
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