Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)

Introduction

[File:800px-Aterrizaje_endeavour.jpg] The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data originate from an 11 day mission flown by the space shuttle Endeavour back in February, 2000, on its mission STS-99.

The raw data was collected using an instrument named “Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C”. The raw data was later processed and released as usable digital grid files. About 80% of the total landmass of the Earth is mapped by the STRM data, covering all land between 56 degrees south and 60 degrees northern latitude. A view of the data coverage is shown in Figure 2.