Goddard's LiDAR, Hyperspectral & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) - User Guide - Version 1.0

Oct 13, 2026

G-LiHT User Guide (Version 1.0, March 2021) documents the dataset overview, instrument design, and specifications for Goddard’s LiDAR, hyperspectral, and thermal imaging system. It details integrated PC, scanning and profiling LiDAR, VNIR imaging and irradiance spectrometers, thermal imager, and GPS-INS, including specification upgrades. The guide describes key dataset characteristics such as point clouds, canopy height and terrain/surface models, trajectory and orthomosaic products, flight metadata, hyperspectral mosaics/swaths, metrics, access, citation, contacts, and references.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages27

Reading Time1 h 8 min

AccessFree to download

Dataset Overview

Background

Instruments and Specifications

Integrated PC

Scanning LiDAR

Profiling LiDAR

VNIR imaging spectrometer

VNIR irradiance spectrometer

Thermal imager

GPS-INS

G-LiHT Instrument and Specification Upgrades

Dataset Characteristics

G-LiHT LiDAR Point Cloud V001

G-LiHT Canopy Height Model KML V001

G-LiHT Canopy Height Model V001

G-LiHT Digital Terrain Model KML V001

G-LiHT Digital Terrain Model V001

G-LiHT Digital Surface Model KML V001

G-LiHT Digital Surface Model V001

G-LiHT Trajectory Data V001

G-LiHT Aerial Orthomosaic V001

G-LiHT Flight Metadata V001

G-LiHT Hyperspectral Reflectance Mosaic V001

G-LiHT Hyperspectral Reflectance Swath V001

G-LiHT Hyperspectral Radiance Swath V001

G-LiHT Metrics V001

Frequently Asked Questions

Examples of Application

Dataset Access

Contact Information

Data Citation

Publications and References

Goddard's LiDAR, Hyperspectral & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) G-LiHT User Guide Version 1.0 March 2021 Science Team Principal Investigator: Bruce Cook G-LiHT Scientist: Lawrence Corp G-LiHT Co-Investigator: Douglas Morton Science Application Developer: Anika Halota Material written by Bradford Wirt 1 1 KBR, Inc. , contractor to the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Work performed under USGS contract G0121D0001 for LP DAAC2. 2 LP DAAC Work performed under NASA contract NNG14HH33I. Document History | Document Version | Publication Date | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | 1.0 | March 2021 | Original Documentation | | | | | | | | | Table of Contents 1 Dataset Overview .................................................................................................................................................6 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................................6 2 Instruments and Specifications..............................................................................................................................6 2.1 Integrated PC ..................................................................................................................................................8 2.2 Scanning LiDAR ...............................................................................................................................................9 2.3 Profiling LiDAR ..............................................................................................................................................10 2.4 VNIR imaging spectrometer .........................................................................................................................11 2.5 VNIR irradiance spectrometer ......................................................................................................................12 2.6 Thermal imager.............................................................................................................................................13 2.7 GPS-INS ........................................................................................................................................................14 2.8 G-LiHT Instrument and Specification Upgrades ............................................................................................15 3 Dataset Characteristics .......................................................................................................................................16 3.1 G-LiHT LiDAR Point Cloud V001 .....................................................................................................................16 3.2 G-LiHT Canopy Height Model KML V001 ......................................................................................................16 3.3 G-LiHT Canopy Height Model V001 ..............................................................................................................17 3.4 G-LiHT Digital Terrain Model KML V001 ........................................................................................................17 3.5 G-LiHT Digital Terrain Model V001 ...............................................................................................................18 3.6 G-LiHT Digital Surface Model KML V001 .......................................................................................................18 3.7 G-LiHT Digital Surface Model V001 ..............................................................................................................19 3.8 G-LiHT Trajectory Data V001 .........................................................................................................................19 3.9 G-LiHT Aerial Orthomosaic V001 ........................

FAQs

What instruments and subsystems are covered in the G-LiHT User Guide?

The guide covers the integrated PC, scanning LiDAR, profiling LiDAR, VNIR imaging spectrometer, VNIR irradiance spectrometer, thermal imager, and GPS-INS, along with instrument and specification upgrades.

Which types of G-LiHT dataset products are described?

It describes LiDAR point clouds, canopy height models, digital terrain and surface models, trajectory data, aerial orthomosaic imagery, flight metadata, hyperspectral reflectance and radiance mosaics/swaths, and derived metrics.

Where can readers find information on accessing and citing the dataset?

The table of contents includes dedicated sections for dataset access, contact information, and data citation.

Oct 13, 2026

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