Version 1.2.3 of the "ESA generic E2E simulator Interface Control Document" has been issued and can be downloaded from here
(25-09-2015) Version 3.0 of the "Earth Observation Ground Segment File Format Standard" has been issued and can be download from here
(25-09-2015) Version 1.7.1 of the "Handbook for EO XML and Binary Schemas" has been issued and can be download from here
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- Create an account:
- Use the "Create an account" link in the right panel.
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- Select the product you want to download (you can select the main areas, Applications or CFI, via the top horizontal menu and then the specific product via the left menu).
- open the Registration link on the left panel. You will be requested to provide some information and agree with the Software Licence.
The following is a reference list of GDEMs:
| CFI Support | Name | Spacial Resolution | Coverage | Remarks |
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| √ | ACE-2 | 3 arcseconds (~90 m) |
Global |
- Available through NASA SEDAC |
| √ | ACE-2 | 9 arcseconds (~270 m) |
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| √ | ACE-2 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) |
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| √ | ACE-2 | 5 arcminutes (~10 km) |
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| √ | ASTER GDEM V1 | 1 arcseconds (~30 m) |
Near Global (between 83N and 83S) |
- Produced by NASA/JPL and METI/JSS - GeoTIFF - Acknowledged to be experimental/research grade - Released 2009 |
| √ | ASTER GDEM V2 | 1 arcseconds (~30 m) |
Near Global (between 83N and 83S) |
- Produced by NASA (USA) and METI (Japan) |
| √ | 1 arcseconds (~30 m) |
Near Global (between 83N and 83S) |
- Produced by NASA (USA) and METI (Japan) - GeoTIFF - Improved horizontal and vertical accuracy wrt v2 - Improved water body coverage and detection - Released 2019 |
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| √ | GETASSE 3.0 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) |
Global | - Produced by ESA/ESRIN - Composite of SRTM 30, ACE-1 and Mean Sea Surface - Reference ellipsoid: WGS84 - Released 2012 |
| GLOBE | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) |
Global | - Produced by NOAA - Released 1999 (pre-SRTM) |
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| GMTED2010 | 7.5 arcseconds (~250 meters) |
Near Global (land areas from 84N to 56S; from 84°N to 90°S for several other products) |
- Produced by USGS and NGA - GeoTIFF - Reference: EGM96 - Released 2010 |
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| GMTED2010 | 15 arcseconds (~500 m) |
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| GMTED2010 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) |
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| SRTM | 3 arcseconds (~90 m) |
Near Global (between 60N and 60S) |
- Produced by NASA/JPL and NIMA |
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| SRTM 30 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) |
Near Global (between 60N and 60S) |
- Produced by NASA/JPL and NIMA |
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| √ | TanDEM-X 90m | 3 arcseconds (~90 m) |
Global |
- Produced by DLR, EADS Astrium and Infoterra - Note: 1 arcsecond and 0.4 arcseconds versions of TanDEM-X are available as commercial products. These versions are not supported by EOCFI. |
| Copernicus DEM |
10 m |
Global |
- Produced by Astrium (link)
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| √ | Copernicus DEM - EOCFI SW Generic format |
30 m 90 m |
Global |
Based on Copernicus DEM converted to format compatible with EOCFI SW (Generic DEM format) - Release: 2023 Availability on request: |