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Requirement details

Name Digital Elevation Model (global)
Note The use depends on the product and includes: calculating sun shadow mask to avoid this being classed as a water body; applying surface pressure (calculated from height).
Dissemination View and Download Service
Quality Control Procedure Semiautomatic
Group Digital Elevation Model
Status -
Uncertainty
Update Frequency
10 years
5 years
1 year
Timeliness
1 year
1 month
1 day
Scale
Horizontal resolution
100 m
50 m
10 m
Vertical resolution
20 m
5 m
1 m
Essential variables
State Draft
Created on April 27, 2018, 10:17 a.m.
Last updated on Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.

Products

Product Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation [1 Km] Speculative Product generation Desirable Resolution April 27, 2018, 11:31 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation [300 m] Speculative Product generation Desirable Resolution April 27, 2018, 11:31 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Fraction of Vegetation Cover [1 km] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy, Resolution April 27, 2018, 1:49 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Burnt Area [1 Km] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy April 27, 2018, 10:20 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Burnt Area [300 m] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy April 27, 2018, 10:21 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Fraction of Vegetation Cover [300 m] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy April 27, 2018, 1:50 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Soil Water Index [1 Km] Reasonable Product generation Desirable Accuracy May 31, 2018, 4:07 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Leaf Area Index [300 m] Speculative Product generation Useful N/A May 30, 2018, 5:09 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Top of Canopy Reflectances [1 Km] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy Oct. 9, 2018, 11:57 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Snow Cover Extent [500 m] Speculative Product generation Essential Accuracy Oct. 14, 2018, 12:40 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Leaf Area Index [1 Km] Speculative Product generation Useful N/A Used to supply surface pressure May 30, 2018, 5:11 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Surface Soil Moisture [1 Km] Reasonable Product generation Essential Accuracy April 5, 2020, 5:07 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Lake Surface Water Temperature [1 Km] Reasonable Product generation Essential Accuracy April 5, 2020, 5:19 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Lake Water Quality [1 Km] Reasonable Product generation Essential Accuracy April 5, 2020, 5:20 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Dynamic Land Cover Speculative Product generation Desirable Accuracy May 30, 2018, 5:12 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.

Data

Data Level of compliance Note Information costs Handling costs Created on Last updated on
GTOPO30 DEM Partially Update Frequency: Irregularly updated - last update 1996 April 27, 2018, 10:23 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
GLSDEM Partially Update Frequency: Irregularly updated - last update 2008 April 27, 2018, 10:23 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model (SRTM DEM) - 90 m Partially Timeliness: Old DEM version, latest is SRTM15_PLUS May 30, 2018, 5:13 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
EU-DEM Partially Coverage: Restricted spatial coverage May 29, 2019, 6:40 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
GLO-90 [Copernicus Digital Elevation Model (DEM) - 90m] Partially Resolution may be lower than target June 11, 2021, 2:02 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.