The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
California Institute of Technology · Jet Propulsion Laboratory · +4 more institutions
Abstract
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission produced the most complete, highest‐resolution digital elevation model of the Earth. The project was a joint endeavor of NASA, the National Geospatial‐Intelligence Agency, and the German and Italian Space Agencies and flew in February 2000. It used dual radar antennas to acquire interferometric radar data, processed to digital topographic data at 1 arc sec resolution. Details of the development, flight operations, data processing, and products are provided for users of this revolutionary data set.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 3468.07
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 90
Authors
18- TGT. G. FarrCorresponding
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- PAP. A. Rosen
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- ECE.R. Caro
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- RERobert E. Crippen
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- RDRiley Duren
California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Topics & keywords
- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- Remote sensing
- Radar
- Space Shuttle
- Digital elevation model
- Radar imaging
- Geology
- Computer science