TanDEM-X High-Resolution Coastline - Global, 10m

The global TanDEM-X High-Resolution Coastline Product was developed by the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as part of the TanDEM-X Mission and the HydroSHEDS v2.0 project. It is a global vector dataset that outlines the boundary between terrestrial and marine environments at a resolution of 10 meters. Between 2010 and 2015, the TanDEM-X mission acquired a complete coverage of the Earth's landmass, resulting in a global digital elevation model (DEM). Since the TanDEM-X coastline is derived from the TanDEM-X dataset, it provides an optimal fit for improving the DEM. Additionally, the TanDEM-X coastline is a key component in the derivation of hydrographic data within the HydroSHEDS v2.0 project, where it defines the outer boundary of watersheds and river networks. To meet hydrological requirements and to ensure global consistency, the TanDEM-X coastline was extracted automatically in a first step and subsequently manually verified and refined. Since the coastline is a mapping feature located in the coastal zone, its position is a function of the source data, the method used to identify the coastline, the time of acquisition, and the purpose of mapping.

Identification

Data identification

Citation

Date (Creation)
2026-01-13T12:48:00
Citation identifier
https://geoservice.dlr.de/catalogue/srv/metadata/0ebf3708-07da-40d0-a8ca-078110e546e5
Presentation form
Digital map
Other citation details

DOI: 10.15489/entfdgi5es81
Status
Completed
Author
  German Aerospace Center (DLR) -
Point of contact
  German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Land cover

  • Hydrography
Spatial scope
Keywords

  • DLR

  • EOC

  • DFD

  • Terrestial Hydrosphere

  • TanDEM-X

  • digital elevation model

  • DEM

  • coastline

  • shoreline mapping

  • opendata
Use limitation

Nutzungseinschränkungen: Das DLR ist nicht haftbar für Schäden, die sich aus der Nutzung ergeben. / Use Limitations: DLR not liable for damage resulting from use.

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Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Es gelten keine Zugriffsbeschränkungen

Legal constraints

Use constraints
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Other constraints

Nutzungsbedingungen: Lizenz, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 / Terms of use: License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Other constraints

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"quelle": "Copyright DLR (year of production)"}
Spatial representation type
Vector
Denominator
20000
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Imagery base maps earth cover

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Begin date
2010-12-10T00:00:00
End date
2015-01-15T00:00:00
 

Distribution

Distribution

Distribution format
  • Esri Shapefile ()

  • GeoPackage ()

Digital transfer options

OnLine resource
EOC Download Service ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
TanDEM-X Mission Website ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
HydroSHEDS v2 Website ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
OnLine resource
EOC Geoservice Dataset ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
 

Quality

Data quality

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Domain consistency

Measure identification
INSPIRE / Conformity_001

Conformance result

Citation

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification.
Pass
Yes

Lineage

Statement

Input data: The TanDEM-X coastline product is based on the first global TanDEM-X DEM, consisting of data acquired by the TanDEM-X mission between 10 December 2010 and 15 January 2015. Global reference lines are consulted for manual corrections.
Description

The TanDEM-X coastline extraction is a semi-automatic process. The first stage is the automatic extraction from TanDEM-X data. In the second stage, the automatically derived coastline is manually modified.

The global TanDEM-X High-Resolution Coastline Product has a resolution of 10 meters. A quantitative and qualitative comparison with other coastline products reveals the overall high quality of the TanDEM-X coastline.
 

Ref. system

Unique resource identifier
EPSG:3395
 

Metadata

Metadata

File identifier
0ebf3708-07da-40d0-a8ca-078110e546e5 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level name

Dataset
Date stamp
2026-01-15T09:36:21
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115-1:2014/19139
Metadata standard version

2003/Cor.1:2006
Point of contact
  German Aerospace Center (DLR)
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Hydrography Land cover

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