GEDI Global Canopy Viewer
ActiveEarth Based

GEDI Global Canopy Viewer

Independent visualization using public NASA Earthdata products
2026
Earth Based

A browser-hosted 3D canopy-height viewer built from NASA GEDI L3 RH100 mean canopy-height tiles. The app renders global canopy structure with country filtering, adjustable height exaggeration, editable color ramps, lighting controls, and downloadable PNG views.

Interactive GEDI global canopy viewer hosted directly on mattmullin.space.

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Technical Specifications

Dataset: NASA GEDI L3 RH100 mean canopy height, prepared into lightweight browser tiles. Rendering: Three.js instanced geometry with smooth and column modes. Interaction: orbit, middle-click/shift pan, country filtering, adjustable exaggeration, min-shot filtering, lighting controls, and editable canopy-height color ramp. Hosting: static Next.js route and public assets served from the portfolio site, with no ChatGPT sign-in required.

Technologies

NASA GEDICanopy HeightThree.jsRemote SensingGeospatial Visualization