Table of Contents1. Executive Summary2. Introduction  2.A. What GLOBE Is
2.B. A Brief History of GLOBE
2.C. Major Collaborators in GLOBE
2.D. Contributions Invited for Future Enhancements to GLOBE
3. Citation of GLOBE & Copyright Information 3.A. Citation of GLOBE
3.B. Copyright and Redistribution Information
4. General Characteristics of GLOBE 5. Data Set Development 5.A. DEM Sources and Processing
5.A.i. Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)
5.A.i.a. Source Characteristics
5.A.i.b. Derivation of the 30" DEM from Source Materials
5.A.i.c. Extracts from Prototype NIMA Documentation of DTED Level 0
5.A.i.d. Characteristics of 30" DEMs from DTED
5.A.ii. DEM for Australia
5.A.iii. DEM for Japan
5.A.iv. DEM for Italy
5.A.v. DEM for New Zealand
5.A.vi. DEM for Greenland
5.A.vii. Digital Chart of the World
5.A.viii. Maps for Parts of Asia and South America
5.A.ix. Maps for Part of Brazil
5.A.x. Map for Part of Peru
5.A.xi. Antarctic Digital Database
5.B. Assembly of GLOBE Version 1.0
5.B.i. Quality Assessment
5.B.i.a. Japan
5.B.i.b. Italy
5.B.i.c. Australia
5.B.i.d. Greenland
5.B.i.e. Antarctica
5.B.i.f. Conterminous United States and Vicinity
5.B.i.g. DTED within 50o of the Equator
5.B.i.h. DTED Poleward of 50o North and South Latitudes
5.B.i.i. DCW vs. Other Cartographic Sources
5.B.ii. Global Data Set Assembly
5.B.iii. Georeferencing of GLOBE
5.B.iv. Comparison of GLOBE with Other Available DEMs
5.B.v. GLOBE's Development as Additional DEMs Are Created
6. Imperfections in Digital Elevation Data 6.A. Grid Spacing and Resolution
6.B. Topographic Detail and Accuracy
6.C. Production Artifacts
7. Accuracy 7.A. Horizontal Accuracy
7.A.i. Data from Raster Data Sources
7.A.ii. Data from Cartographic Sources
7.B. Vertical Accuracy
7.B.i. Absolute Accuracy: Data from Raster Sources
7.B.ii. Absolute Accuracy: Data from Cartographic Sources
7.B.iii. Relative Accuracy
7.B.iv. Summary: How to Use These Assessments
7.C. Additional Accuracy Assessments by Peer Reviewers
7.D. Additional Comments on Accuracy
8. Visualizations of GLOBE & Ancillary Data 8.A. Visualizations of GLOBE
8.B. Ancillary Data
8.B.i. Source/Lineage File (with Contained Ocean Mask)
8.B.ii. Slope and Aspect Data (Why Aren't They Provided?)
9. Upcoming Improvements 9.A. Integration with Other Data
9.B. Additional Contributions of Land Elevation Data
10. Data Distribution 11. Data Format and Importing GLOBE Data 11.A. Data and Source File-Naming Convention
11.B. MetaData File-Naming Convention and Directory Structure
11.C. Elevation Data File Sizes, Regional Extent and Statistics
11.D. Digital Elevation Data File Format
11.E. Source/Lineage Map
11.F. Header Files and Associated Files
11.F.i. GeoVu Headers and Associated Files deprecated
11.F.ii. Idrisi Headers and Associated Files
11.F.iii. GRASS Headers and Associated Files
11.F.iv.Arc/INFO & ArcView Headers and Associated Files
11.G. Obtaining and Importing GLOBE Data
11.G.i. Obtaining the Data
11.G.ii. GUNZIP the Compressed Data from the Web Site
11.G.iii. Which Computer Are You Using?
11.G.iv. Importing into NGDC's GeoVu deprecated
11.G.iv.a Accessing GLOBE Data on the CD-ROM
11.G.iv.b Accessing GLOBE Data Obtained from the GLOBE Web site
11.G.v. Importing into Clark University's Idrisi
11.G.vi. Importing into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' GRASS
11.G.vi.a Importing GLOBE Data Using a Sample GRASS Data Base
11.G.vi.b Importing GLOBE Data into Your Own GRASS Data Base
11.G.vii. Importing into ERDAS
11.G.viii. Importing into ESRI's Arc/INFO
11.G.ix. Importing into ESRI's ArcView
11.G.x. Importing into Adobe Photoshop
11.G.xi. Importing into Other Software Packages
11.H. Projection Information
1.I. Georeferencing in GLOBE
12. Disclaimers 13. References Appendix A. Participants in the GLOBE Project and Acknowledgments Appendix B. Glossary of Acronyms Appendix C. Federal Geographic Data Committee Metadata, and Global Change Master Directory .DIF for GLOBE Histograms of Data Back to GLOBE Documentation Main Page |
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