Copernicus DEM GLO-30 / GLO-90#

copernicus-dem · theme terrain · live

Global 30 m and 90 m digital surface model from the Copernicus DEM (WorldDEM heritage), 2021 release. Elevations are referenced to the EGM2008 geoid.

import easysnowdata as esd

aoi = (-121.94, 46.72, -121.54, 46.99)   # Mount Rainier
data = esd.terrain.dem.load(aoi)

No account needed

Every route to this product is open. Nothing to set up.

Sources#

2 routes serve this product; the first is the default and source= picks another. The return contract is the same either way.

source

provider

credentials

resolution

extent

temporal

latency

notes

planetary-computer (default)

stac

none

30 m

global

static (2021 release)

—

signed hrefs, anonymous; the 2024_1 release is only on GEE and CDSE (§B.8)

earth-search

stac

none

30 m

global

static (2021 release)

—

Element 84’s index of the unsigned AWS Open Data buckets copernicus-dem-30m / -90m; no signing, no account

Where each route points#

planetary-computer — Planetary Computer live

cop-dem-glo-30 / cop-dem-glo-90

earth-search — Earth Search (AWS Open Data) live

cop-dem-glo-30 / cop-dem-glo-90

Variables#

variable

units

dtype

nodata

categorical

elevation

m

float32

-32767

no

Provenance#

Licence · Copernicus DEM licence (free, attribution)

DOI · 10.5069/G9028PQB

Cite the data as

European Space Agency, Sinergise (2021). Copernicus Global Digital Elevation Model. Distributed by OpenTopography.

Documentation

Loader · easysnowdata.terrain.dem.load