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    • G-LiHT Metrics V001

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2026

    Goddard’s LiDAR, Hyperspectral, and Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) mission is a portable, airborne imaging system that aims to simultaneously map the composition, structure, and function of terrestrial ecosystems. G-LiHT primarily focuses on a broad diversity of forest communities and ecoregions in North America, mapping aerial swaths over the Conterminous United States (CONUS), Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The purpose of G-LiHT’s Metrics data product (GLMETRICS) is to provide extensive lidar height and density metrics and return statistics in more than 80 science data set layers. Included in the product are mean, standard deviation, and percentile information for ground, tree, and shrub data. Some flights also contain Canopy Height Model (CHM) and Digital Terrain Model (DTM) returns. The total number of metrics layers varies by flight or campaign. GLMETRICS data are processed as a raster data product (GeoTIFF) at a 13 meter spatial resolution over locally defined areas. Known Issues * Science Data Layers do not currently reflect valid Fill Value, No Data Value, Valid Range, or Scaling Factor. These will be updated when more information is available.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2026
    Publisher LP DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/Community/GLIHT/GLMETRICS.001
    Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 3bd0a248-7147-4dce-a28d-58490cce80e4
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Old Spatial {"NorthBoundingCoordinate":73,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-170,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-50,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":10},"GEODETIC"
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash cda116132acb659a9a9e09983143ea7c4181d7c3435f0aeed38e3920d57a8c47
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2011-06-30/2026-03-30

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