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These active optical LiDAR retrievals are not a continuous digital elevation or canopy-height raster. Apply sensitivity, degradation, algorithm-selection and quality screening. The nominal 25 m laser footprint diameter is not image GSD, and granule polygons are not individual shot locations. Native metadata intervals and footprints remain unchanged; acquisition gaps include the March 2023 to April 2024 mission hibernation. Publisher archive availability is not a freshness or real-time service guarantee.","tasking":false,"tier":"product","title":"GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003"},{"access":"free","access_methods":[{"kind":"https","notes":"Preferred NASA publisher discovery. Public metadata does not bypass Earthdata download authentication.","url":"https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/"},{"collection":"GEDI02_B_003","kind":"stac-api","notes":"Verified populated primary publisher collection on 2026-10-04. Native metadata license: CC0-1.0. 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Granule scope is distinct from individual shot locations and valid observations; source gaps and publisher timestamps must be considered.","url":"https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/stac/LPCLOUD"},{"kind":"https","notes":"Primary NASA Version 3 product definitions, data citation, known issues, mission acquisition gaps and provider documentation links.","url":"https://data.nasa.gov/dataset/gedi-l2b-canopy-cover-and-vertical-profile-metrics-data-global-footprint-level-v003"}],"all_weather":false,"bbox":[-180.0,-54.0,180.0,54.0],"category":"imagery","end":null,"formats":["STAC","HDF5"],"gsd_m":null,"id":"nasa-gedi-canopy-profiles-v3","instruments":["GEDI"],"keywords":["earth-observation","primary-source","stac","GEDI02_B_003","GEDI","active optical","lidar","laser","25 m footprint","version 3","canopy-profiles-v3","canopy","vegetation","vertical structure"],"latency_hours":null,"level":"L2B","license":"provider-terms","modalities":["lidar","landcover"],"night":true,"platforms":["ISS"],"pricing":null,"provider":"nasa","provider_name":"NASA Earthdata","revisit_hours":null,"score":1.0,"start":"2019-04-04","summary":"GEDI waveform-derived canopy cover, plant area index, plant area volume density and foliage height diversity for sampled laser footprints. These active optical LiDAR biophysical metrics describe sampled vertical vegetation structure, not a continuous land-cover map or direct biomass estimate. Apply sensitivity, degradation and quality screening. The nominal 25 m laser footprint diameter is not image GSD, and granule polygons are not individual shot locations. Native metadata intervals and footprints remain unchanged; acquisition gaps include the March 2023 to April 2024 mission hibernation. Publisher archive availability is not a freshness or real-time service guarantee.","tasking":false,"tier":"product","title":"GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003"}],"returned":39,"total":39}