The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

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Abstract:

On February 22, 2000 Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at Kennedy Space Center, completing the highly successful 11-day flight of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM. Onboard were over 300 high-density tapes containing data for the highest resolution, most complete digital topographic map of Earth ever made. SRTM is a cooperative project between NASA and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA of the U.S. Department of Defense. The mission was designed to use a single-pass radar interferometer to produce a digital elevation model DEM of the Earths land surface between about 600 north and 560 south latitude. When completed, the DEM will have 30 m pixel spacing and about 15 m vertical accuracy.

Author(s):
Farr, Tom G. ; Kobrick, Mike
Author Organization(s):
JET PROPULSION LAB PASADENA CA
Supplementary Note:
Pres. at the RTO Sensors and Electronics Tech Panel (SET) Symposium, Island of Samos Greece, 16-18 Oct 2000. This article is from ADA391327 Space-Based Observation Technology
Pagination:
0003

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NASA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_6_Net Centric
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*RADAR EQUIPMENT, SYMPOSIA, SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR, HIGH RESOLUTION, INTERFEROMETRY, SPACE SHUTTLES, MAPPING, EARTH SURFACE, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, DIGITAL SIMULATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
COMPONENT REPORTS, SRTM(SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION), RADAR INTERFEROMETER
Report Date:
2000 Oct 01
Creation Date:
2001 Jul 05