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)
is a high resolution laser ranging of Earth’s forests and topography located in 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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