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GEDI Datasets

Following is the list of GEDI mission data products archived at a NASA DAAC.

Science Data Products

Data ProductVersionTypeFormat[1]
GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform3FootprintHDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics3FootprintHDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics3FootprintHDF5
GEDI L3 Land Surface Metrics2GriddedCOG
GEDI L4A Aboveground Biomass Density3FootprintHDF5
GEDI L4B Aboveground Biomass Density2.1GriddedCOG
GEDI L4C Waveform Structural Complexity Index3FootprintHDF5
GEDI L4C Waveform Structural Complexity Index2GriddedCOG
GEDI L4C Global Waveform Structural Complexity Index Fusion2GriddedCOG
GEDI L4D Imputed Waveforms2GriddedCOG
Footnotes

  1. Hierachical Data Format (HDF5); Cloud Optimized Geotiffs (COGs)

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References
  1. Dubayah, R., Luthcke, S., Blair, J., Hofton, M., Armston, J., & Tang, H. (2026). GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V003. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.5067/GEDI/GEDI01_B.003
  2. Dubayah, R., Hofton, M., Blair, J., Armston, J., Tang, H., & Luthcke, S. (2026). GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.5067/GEDI/GEDI02_A.003
  3. Dubayah, R., Tang, H., Armston, J., Luthcke, S., Hofton, M., & Blair, J. (2026). GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003. NASA Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.5067/GEDI/GEDI02_B.003
  4. Dubayah, R. O., Luthcke, S. B., Sabaka, T. J., Nicholas, J. B., Preaux, S., & Hofton, M. A. (2021). GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 2. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1952
  5. Dubayah, R. O., Armston, J., Kellner, J. R., Duncanson, L., Healey, S. P., Patterson, P. L., Hancock, S., Tang, H., Bruening, J. M., Hofton, M. A., Blair, J. B., & Luthcke, S. B. (2026). GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 3. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2508
  6. Dubayah, R. O., Armston, J., Healey, S. P., Yang, Z., Patterson, P. L., Saarela, S., Stahl, G., Duncanson, L., Kellner, J. R., Bruening, J. M., & Pascual, A. (2025). GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2299
  7. De Conto, T., Armston, J., & Dubayah, R. O. (2026). GEDI L4C Footprint Level Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 3. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2520
  8. De Conto, T., Armston, J., & Dubayah, R. O. (2025). GEDI L4C Gridded Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 2. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2470
  9. De Conto, T., Armston, J., & Dubayah, R. O. (2026). GEDI L4C Global Waveform Structural Complexity Index (WSCI) Fusion Product, Version 2. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2474
  10. Seo, E., Healey, S. P., Yang, Z., Dubayah, R. O., De Conto, T., & Armston, J. (2025). GEDI L4D Imputed Waveforms, Version 2. ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2455
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