SpaceLiDAR¶
A Julia toolbox for ICESat, ICESat-2 and GEDI data. Quickly search, download and load filtered point data with relevant attributes from the .h5 granules of each data product. For an overview with code examples, see the FOSS4G Pluto notebook here.
If you use SpaceLiDAR in your research, please consider citing it.
Supported data products¶
Currently supports the following data products:
| mission | data product | User Guide (UG) | Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICESat | GLAH06 v34 | UG | ATBD |
| ICESat | GLAH14 v34 | UG | ATBD |
| ICESat-2 | ATL03 v6 | UG | ATBD |
| ICESat-2 | ATL06 v5 | UG | ATBD |
| ICESat-2 | ATL08 v6 | UG | ATBD |
| ICESat-2 | ATL12 v5 | UG | ATBD |
| GEDI | L2A v2 | UG | ATBD |
Documentation¶
This documentation is set up using the Divio documentation system and thus split into Tutorials, Guides, Topics and References.
Publications¶
The code produced for the following paper was the beginning of this package:
Vernimmen, Ronald, Aljosja Hooijer, and Maarten Pronk. 2020. ‘New ICESat-2 Satellite LiDAR Data Allow First Global Lowland DTM Suitable for Accurate Coastal Flood Risk Assessment’. Remote Sensing 12 (17): 2827. https://doi.org/10/gg9dg6.
The DTM produced using ICESat-2 ATL08 data was in turn used for:
Hooijer, A., and R. Vernimmen. 2021. ‘Global LiDAR Land Elevation Data Reveal Greatest Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability in the Tropics’. Nature Communications 12 (1): 3592. https://doi.org/10/gkzf49.