Abstract:
GTOPO30 is a global raster digital elevation model (DEM) providing terrain
elevation data with a horizontal grid spacing of
30 arc seconds (approximately 1 kilometer). GTOPO30 was derived from several raster
and vector sources of topographic information. For easier distribution, GTOPO30
has been divided into tiles.
Detailed information on the characteristics of GTOPO30
including the data distribution format, the data sources, production methods, accuracy,
and hints for users, is found in the GTOPO30
README file.
GTOPO30, completed in late 1996, was developed over a three year period through a collaborative effort led by staff at the U.S. Geological Survey's Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). The following organizations participated by contributing funding or source data: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United Nations Environment Program and Global Resource Information Database (UNEP and GRID), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografica e Informatica (INEGI) of Mexico, the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) of Japan, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research of New Zealand, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
Data Contributors:
DOI/USGS/EROS
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Data Formats:
Binary (see dataset documentation)
Metadata Record:
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