IceBridge LVIS: Airborne Lidar Position and Attitude Data

Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska are covered by this georeferencing data from Applanix POS/AV systems flown with the LVIS sensor. The data were collected during Operation IceBridge campaigns, including the ARISE experiment. It provides corrected position and attitude information supporting airborne laser altimetry measurements of ice sheets.

Use Cases

• [Calibrating airborne lidar elevation measurements] based on [corrected position and attitude data]
• [Analyzing aircraft flight trajectory and orientation] based on [georeferencing data from POS/AV systems]
• [Studying ice sheet surface elevation changes over time] based on [data collected during Operation IceBridge campaigns]
• [Validating satellite altimetry data over polar regions] based on [high-precision airborne geolocation data]

Strengths

• [Data originates from NASA's Operation IceBridge, a major airborne polar observation program] based on [explicit mention of NASA as the organization]
• [Covers three key polar and subpolar regions: Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska] based on [geographic scope explicitly stated in descriptions]
• [Uses specific, high-precision instrumentation: Applanix 510/610 POS AV systems and the LVIS sensor] based on [explicit equipment names in descriptions]

Limitations

• [Column names and data structure are unknown, limiting immediate usability] based on [multiple sources listing columns as 'unknown' or providing none]
• [Conflicting metadata exists for the last update date, with one source showing 2014 and another showing a future date of 2026] based on [last_updated fields from nasa_earthdata (2014) and datagov (2026)]
• [Specific data volume (size/rows) is not documented across any platform] based on [size and rows consistently listed as 'unknown' or 'None']

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected via airborne surveys using Applanix POS/AV systems and the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) on Operation IceBridge flights.

Freshness

2026-04-10 02:13:57.859214

Geography

Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska