Some time has past since I last wrote a DEM comparison, comparing ALOS World with SRTM 1 and GDEM V2 with SRTM 3. But as NASA and METI released the lates version of the ASTER GDEM dataset, I will compare this once again for a certain area in central Mongolia. But this time, the competitor will be SRTM 1.
Let’s get ready to rumble! No, just kidding. We are all excited about the recent message from the white house: SRTM “1” (1 equals 1 arcsecond, whereas 3 was indicating the 3 arcsecond a.k.a. 90m DEM) or the official title SRTM-2 will be available for free in the next months (orig. here, dg here). So why is it so important? Most DEM-interested people will answer: “Use the ASTER DEM if you need 30m!”. But let us have a closer look on both systems and how they perform.
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