Sub-meter resolution digital elevation models and orthomosaics of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, v1.0, September-October 2018

This dataset contains sub-meter resolution digital elevation models and orthomosaics of the Kruger National Park, South Africa, generated from aerial images captured by Digital Mapping Camera (DMC) during September and October 2018.

The use of digital elevation models has proven to be crucial in a large number of studies related to savanna ecosystem research. However, the insufficient spatial resolution of the input data is often considered to be a limiting factor when conducting local to regional ecosystem analysis. The elevation models and orthorectified imagery created in this dataset represent the first wall-to-wall digital elevation products of the Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa at 25 cm pixel posting. In the light of regular flight campaigns carried out by the South African government, the workflow of the presented data sets can be reused to create height models and orthorectified images of a vulnerable ecosystem in the future. Flight campaigns were carried out by GeoSpace International, Pretoria. Data processing and preparation as well as validation of the final products was carried out by Kai Heckel (Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany) with the strong support of all co-authors of the related study.

The methodology is described in the following publication:

Heckel, K.; Urban, M.; Bouffard, J.-S.; Baade, J.; Boucher, P.; Davies, A.; Hockridge, E.G.; Lück, W.; Ziemer, J.; Smit, I.; Jacobs, B.; Norris-Rogers, M.; Schmullius, C. (2021): The first sub-meter resolution digital elevation model of the Kruger National Park, South Africa. Koedoe.

Date (Publication): 2021-08-24T14:45:09

Date (Creation): 2021-08-24T14:45:09

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/deab4235f1ef4cd79b73d0cbf2655bd7

Citation identifier: NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / deab4235f1ef4cd79b73d0cbf2655bd7

Citation identifier: doi / 10.5285/deab4235f1ef4cd79b73d0cbf2655bd7

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Unavailable	Heckel, Kai	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Urban, Marcel	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Bouffard, Jean-Sébastien	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Baade, Jussi	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Boucher, Peter	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Davies, Andrew	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Hockridge, E. G.	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Lück, Wolfgang	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Ziemer, Jonas	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Smit, Izak	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Jacobs, Bernhard	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Norris-Rogers, Mark	Unavailable	Author
Unavailable	Schmullius, Christiane	Unavailable	Author
NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Unavailable	Baade, Jussi	Unavailable	Principal investigator
Unavailable	Higgins, Steve	Unavailable	Principal investigator
NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

Kruger
Digital Elevation Models
Orthomosaics

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

orthoimagery

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Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

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Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2018-09-01T00:00:00

End date: 2018-10-30T00:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

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	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/deab4235f1ef4cd79b73d0cbf2655bd7	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

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	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/dem/kruger/v1.0/sep2018_oct2018/	DOWNLOAD

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4359315	H. Hirschmuller, "Stereo Processing by Semiglobal Matching and Mutual Information," in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 328-341, Feb. 2008

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	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5764547	Performance of Correspondence Algorithms in Vision-Based Driver Assistance Using an Online Image Sequence Database

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	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6527259	Big Data: New Opportunities and New Challenges

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2011.2148134.	Klette, R., Kruger, Vaudrey, N. T., Pauwels, K., van Hulle, M., Morales, S., Kandil, F., Haeusler, R., Pugeault, N., Rabe, C. and Lappe, M., 2011, 'Performance of correspondence algorithms in vision-based driver assistance using an online image sequence database', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 60, 2012-2026

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.1109/IVS.2013.6629629.	Michael, M., Salmen, J., Stallkamp, J. and Schlipsing, M., 2013, 'Real-time Stereo Vision: Optimizing Semi-Global Matching', IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia, June 23-26, 2013

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2007.1166	Hirschmüller, H., 2007, 'Stereo Processing by Semi-Global Matching and Mutual Information', IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 30, 328-341

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data were produced by the project team and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).

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Date stamp: 2026-04-13T02:22:06

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Metadata standard version: 2.3

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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