Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor

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Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor

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11/12/2009 LVIS Quicklook Over Crane Glacier

LVIS maps an entire glacial region along the Antarctic Peninsula. (right-click to save linked file)
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NASA's Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor(a.k.a. the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor) or "LVIS", is a scanning laser altimeter instrument that is flown, by aircraft, over target areas to collect data on surface topography and vegetation coverage. The LVIS, which also includes data from an integrated inertial navigation system (INS) and global positioning system (GPS), is designed, developed and operated by the Laser Remote Sensing Laboratory, at Goddard Space Flight Center. Read more...

a circlular image of a airplane flying over the ground. The plane appears to be emmitting a red cone shaped beam. The trail of the beam on the ground is a representation of the data set.

LVIS Data Release

LVIS data products are available to download. Please note that enhanced data products as well as improved geolocation products will be released over the coming months.

Currently available:

• Costa Rica 1998 over La Selva Biological Reserach Station for VCL

• California 1999 over the Sierra National Forest for VCL

• New Hampshire 1999 for VCL

• North Carolina 1999 for VCL

• New England 2003 for The North American Carbon Cycle Program

• Maryland 2003 over Patuxent Watershed

• Virginia 2003 over Loudoun County

• Costa Rica 2005 over Arenal, Santa Rosa, Turrialba, and Palo Verde

• Greenland 2007

• Sierra Nevada 2008 over California

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