Where has LVIS Flown?

Since 1998, LVIS has flown in several regions around the world including the Arctic (Greenland, Alaska, and Canada), the Antarctic, the continental United States, Africa, and Costa Rica.


Below is a list of all of LVIS's missions organized by region with the most recent missions on top.

Greenland

LVIS has flown over Greenland several times between 2007 and 2017 for Operation IceBridge.
Mission Year Platform Data
IceBridge Summer 2017 Dynamic Aviation King Air B200T View Data
IceBridge Fall 2013 NASA C-130 View Data
IceBridge Spring 2012 NASA HU-25C Falcon Jet View Data
IceBridge Spring 2011 LARC King Air B-200 View Data
IceBridge Spring 2010 DC-8 View Data
IceBridge Spring 2009 P-3 View Data
Pre-IceBridge Fall 2007 NASA P-3 View Data

Canada and Alaska

LVIS has flown over Canada and Alaska in 2010, 2014, and 2017 for missions including ARISE/IceBridge, and ABoVE.
Mission Year Platform Data
ABoVE Summer 2017 Dynamic Aviation King Air B200T View Data
ARISE/IceBridge Fall 2014 NASA C-130 View Data
Spring 2010 DC-8 View Data

Africa

LVIS flew over Africa in 2016 for AfriSAR.
Mission Year Platform Data
AfriSAR Winter 2016 NASA Langley KingAir B-200 View Data

Antarctica

LVIS has flown over Antarctica several times between 2009 and 2015 for Operation IceBridge.
Mission Year Platform Data
IceBridge Fall 2015 NSF/NCAR G-V View Data
IceBridge Fall 2011 NSF/NCAR G-V View Data
IceBridge Fall 2010 DC-8 View Data
IceBridge Fall 2009 DC-8 View Data

United States

LVIS has flown over the United States several times over the years for various missions and during test flights.
Region States Year Platform Data
New England MA, ME, NH, NY Summer 2009 DOE King Air B-200 View Data
Sierra Nevada CA, NM, NV Fall 2008 DOE King Air B-200 View Data
Sierra Nevada and Arkansas AR, CA Summer 2006 DOE King Air B-200 View Data
Florida FL Summer 2005 NOAA Cessna Citation II View Data
Patuxent MD Summer 2003 NOAA Cessna Citation II View Data
North East MA, MD, ME, NH, VA Summer 2003 NOAA Cessna Citation II View Data
Sequoia Forest and NH CA, MA, NC, NH, SC, TN Fall 1999 NASA C-130 View Data

Costa Rica

LVIS has flown over Costa Rica in 1998 and 2005.
Mission Year Platform Data
Spring 2005 DOE King Air View Data
Spring 1998 NASA C-130 View Data