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Most complete Earth map published

June 30, 2009
"This unique global set of data will serve users and researchers from a wide array of disciplines that need elevation and terrain information."

The most complete terrain map of the Earth's surface has been published.

The data, comprising 1.3 million images, come from a collaboration between the US space agency Nasa and the Japanese trade ministry.
The images were taken by Japan's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (Aster) aboard the Terra satellite.

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