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Mar 7, 2023
OpenTopography has recently added three new datasets over New Zealand that collectively cover almost 12,000 km 2. The datasets cover the Southeast coast and the Tasman and Nelson regions of the South Island, as well as the Bay of Plenty region of...
Mar 1, 2023
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Level 3 gridded mean ground elevation and mean canopy height are now available through OpenTopography. These products are a subset of the level 3 gridded land surface metrics that are available...
Feb 3, 2023
OpenTopography will be hiring at least one Data Science intern this summer via the EarthScope Student Careers...

Latest Blog Posts

Feb 1, 2023
by Emily Zawacki and Chelsea Scott OpenTopography periodically highlights new research results that demonstrate the use and reuse of data from OpenTopography. These four publications highlight topographic research applications in seismology/earthquakes, geomorphology, and wildlife management. Calculating fault slip...
Jan 23, 2023
Primary support for OpenTopography comes from the Division of Earth Sciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation, and thus, our principal emphasis is on facilitating access to topographic data oriented towards Earth science research. In the context of academic research, publications are a crucial metric for...