DEM sources for arctic regions

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Are there any 90m DEMs out there for regions north of where the SRTM dataset ends? I looked at ASTER, but it seems to have a lot of unfilled voids, and it's important that the resolution matches the datasets I already have.

Though your area of interest likely extends beyond the State of Alaska, a good start would be the Alaska state-wide DEM resources website, which I found through the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA). — Arthur, Aug 28 '13 at 18:39

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '13 at 01:45

Erin,

You're best bet is GLSDEM which is 90m, global, and goes north beyond SRTM.

A description is here:

http://glcf.umd.edu/data/glsdem/description.shtml

Downloads are here:

http://glcf.umd.edu/data/glsdem/

Beyond that there is ICESat but it's laser altimeter data so there are gaps as well and the interpolated DEMs are 500m which doesn't meet your requirements:

http://nsidc.org/data/icesat/data.html

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '19 at 17:37

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You might also want to look at Merit-DEM, which fuses SRTM, viewfinderpanoramas, and a few other DEM sources. You can sign up quickly for an account and download the data as tiles.

answered Dec 19 '19 at 17:37

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