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Copernicus DEM GLO-30
The Copernicus DEM is a digital surface model (DSM), which represents the surface of the Earth including buildings, infrastructure, and vegetation. This DSM is based on radar satellite data acquired during the TanDEM-X Mission, which was funded by a public-private partnership between the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and Airbus Defence and Space. Copernicus DEM is available at both 30-meter and 90-meter resolution; this dataset has a horizontal resolution of approximately 30 meters. See the [Pro
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Licence: proprietary
Evidence quality: 29.6
Listed in planetary-computer public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered llm-inferred
- digital surface model (DSM) elevation
- Coverage llm-inferred
- Global
- Resolution llm-inferred
- approximately 30 m horizontal (a 90 m variant also exists)
- Access llm-inferred
- No auth listed; licence recorded as proprietary
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- FRA catchment and floodplain topography for hydraulic model setup (note: surface model, not bare earth) · drainage strategy screening of overland flow paths and ponding areas · earthworks cut/fill volume estimates for civils design at 30 m resolution
- Audience llm-inferred
- flood consultants · drainage engineers · civils engineers · GIS analysts
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- DSM includes buildings and vegetation, so it is not a bare-earth terrain model · approximately 30 m horizontal resolution limits local detail · licence recorded as proprietary; terms need checking before commercial use · no DOCS text was retrieved, so no field could be verified against documentation
Evidence
- https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/cop-dem-glo-30
- https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/cop-dem-glo-30
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.