Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE)

"This is the first version of documentation for the Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE) data set. GLOBE is an internationally designed, developed, and independently peer-reviewed global digital elevation model (DEMj, at a latitude-longitude grid spacing of 30 arc-seconds (30"). This report describes the history of the GLOBE project, the candidate data sets, data compilation techniques, organization, and use of the data base. The data are available on CD-ROM and the World Wide Web"--Executive Summary. edited by David A. Hastings, Paula K. Dunbar. "May 1999." Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-107).