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G-LiHT Hyperspectral Reflectance V001

Metadata Updated: September 19, 2025

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 Hyperspectral Reflectance data product (GLREFL) is to provide high-resolution reflectance data, ranging in wavelength from 418 to 920 nanometers across 114 spectral ranges. Reflectance data is computed as the ratio between observed upwelling radiance and downwelling hemispheric irradiance and corrected for differences in cross-track illumination and Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) using an empirically derived multiplier. At a nominal flying height of 335 m above ground level (AGL), the at-sensor reflectance is a close approximation of surface reflectance. GLREFL data are processed as a zipped raster data product (GeoTIFF) with associated header file (.hdr) at 1 meter spatial resolution over locally defined areas. A low-resolution browse is also provided with a color map applied in PNG format.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025
Publisher LP DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/Community/GLIHT/GLREFL.001
Data Last Modified 2025-09-11
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C2763264745-LPCLOUD
Old Spatial {"NorthBoundingCoordinate":73,"WestBoundingCoordinate":-170,"EastBoundingCoordinate":-50,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":10},"GEODETIC"
Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 386acbc6bd023c8477dc5a0b127b6d32e606e851d625df917e0288f81dcc1e0b
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2011-06-30/2011-06-30

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