Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Also known as SRTM
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in 2000, made the first near-global topographical map of Earth, collecting data on nearly 80 percent of Earth's land surfaces. The instrument's design was essentially a modified version of the earlier Shuttle Imaging Radar instruments with a second antenna added to allow for topographic mapping using a technique similar to stereo photography.
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About this database
| Website | https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/sensors/srtm |
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| Subjects | Natural Sciences · Geosciences (including Geography) · Geophysics and Geodesy · Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartogaphy |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 |