[GIS] Seeking free DEM and other remote sensing data for Germany

Question

Does anyone know of any sources for free DEM
and other remote sensing data in Germany?

I don´t think Europe is as open as the USA when it comes to free data!

Answer 1

The advantage of satellites is that they cover the entire globe. Sure Europe doesn't have the same data freedom as something sourced from NASA (the USA have the quaint notion that things paid for with public money should be public!), but those NASA satellites do still circle the entire planet.

There are a lot of possible sources of data, some free, some not:

• http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
• http://glovis.usgs.gov/
• http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
• http://earthnow.usgs.gov/earthnow_app.html?sessionId=9a2c4eb76504bdf0e9361336ab4c9ee9117659
• http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/globe.html
• https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/data-access/catalogue-access/descw (Europe; ESA)
• http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_EN/SEMX7BANJTF_0.html (If you're using it for teaching)
• http://library.oceanteacher.org/OTMediawiki/index.php/Remote_Sensing_Data_Gateway (a list of sites that contain Remote Sensing data)