Global changes are fundamentally altering Earth’s tropical and temperate forests …
… but we don’t have a complete picture of their impact on global ecosystems
GEDI laser ranging observations provide the missing piece - high resolution measurements of the Earth’s 3D structure
… enabling us to address urgent questions about the Earth.
Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)
High resolution laser ranging of Earth’s forests and topography from the International Space Station (ISS)

MISSION STATUS

  • Return of (the) GEDI

    GEDI returns to original location on ISS on April 22nd

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THE MISSION SCIENCE

GEDI has provided an unprecedented number of highly precise ecosystem structure measurements.>>

THE INSTRUMENT & PLATFORM

GEDI observes nearly all tropical and temperate forests using a self-contained laser altimeter on the International Space Station.>>

Applications of GEDI Data Products

GEDI’s data are of immense value for forest and water resource management and weather prediction.>>
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