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GEDI Mission Timeline 2025 April 1 First new data release since the GEDI instrument re-installation 2024 April 22 Reinstalled in original spot on ISS 2023 March 17 Moved into storage on ISS March 1 Second mission extension 2021 March 1 First mission extension 2020 October 29 One full year of [...]

Austin Madson interviews GEDI Principal Investigator Dr. Ralph Dubayah about his journey with remote sensing, the ins-and-outs of the GEDI mission, the upcoming EDGE mission and more in episode 19 of the LIDAR Magazine Podcast. Listen to the audio or read the transcript here, or access the podcast via Apple [...]

L4A press release from the ORNL DAAC: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC) is pleased to announce the release of new granules for the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Level 4A Footprint-Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1 dataset. This release covers mission weeks 281 through [...]

The 2025 GEDI Science Team meeting was a success! We learned so much from this iteration of the competed science team, as well as mission science team members and perspective talks.

GEDI V2 Level 1B, Level 2A, and Level 2B data released for Apr 27 – Nov 28, 2024 at the LP DAAC! This marks the first release since GEDI was reinstalled on the ISS last spring. Read about the latest release here.  

Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs) describe the physical theories, mathematical procedures and model assumptions applied in the calculation of geophysical quantities from laser altimetry measurements received by the GEDI instrument. These documents provide necessary background for users to understand and use the GEDI data products. Each ATBD corresponds to one [...]

GEDI produces the first high resolution laser ranging observations of the 3D structure of the Earth. GEDI makes precise measurements of forest canopy height, canopy vertical structure, and surface elevation. GEDI radically improves our ability to understand important atmospheric and water cycling processes, biodiversity, and habitat. GEDI has been deployed [...]