Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Global_Ecosystem_Dynamics_Investigation_(GEDI)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
spaceborne lidar instrument
gptkbp:attachedTo gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:availableOn publicly available
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:NASA_Earthdata
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Earth_Science_Division
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Japanese_Experiment_Module_Exposed_Facility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)
gptkbp:instrument lidar
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
December 5, 2018
gptkbp:launchedAboard SpaceX CRS-16
gptkbp:missionType remote sensing
Earth observation
gptkbp:objective estimate carbon storage
map global forests
measure forest structure
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:principalInvestigator Ralph Dubayah
gptkbp:scienceFocus biodiversity
climate change
carbon cycle
ecosystem structure
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:type canopy height
3D forest structure
vertical structure of forests
gptkbp:website https://gedi.umd.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CRS-55
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8