Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NASA uses satellite lidar technology to study Earth’s forests, key carbon sinks. The GEDI mission maps forest height and biomass from the International Space Station, while ICESat-2 fills polar data gaps. Together, they enable a first-of-its-kind global biomass map, guiding smarter forest conservation and carbon tracking.
Music: "Overview Effect," "All In Stride," Universal Production Music.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Emme Watkins (eMITS): Producer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS): Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (eMITS): Technical Support
Emme Watkins (eMITS): Editor
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS): Videographer
Laura Duncanson (University of Maryland College Park): Interviewee
Amy Neuenschwander (University of Texas at Austin): Interviewee
Kel Elkins (USRA): Visualizer
Michala Garrison (SSAI): Visualizer
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NASA uses satellite lidar technology to study Earth’s forests, key carbon sinks. The GEDI mission maps forest height and biomass from the International Space Station, while ICESat-2 fills polar data gaps. Together, they enable a first-of-its-kind global biomass map, guiding smarter forest conservation and carbon tracking.
Music: "Overview Effect," "All In Stride," Universal Production Music.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Emme Watkins (eMITS): Producer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS): Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (eMITS): Technical Support
Emme Watkins (eMITS): Editor
Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS): Videographer
Laura Duncanson (University of Maryland College Park): Interviewee
Amy Neuenschwander (University of Texas at Austin): Interviewee
Kel Elkins (USRA): Visualizer
Michala Garrison (SSAI): Visualizer
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14854. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14854. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/.
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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