unit of hgt files NASADEM

[agolshani]

What is the unit of elevation of hgt file of NASADEM? I have downloaded them but they look very very large numbers.

[LP DAAC - jwilson]

@agolshani The NASADEM NUM layer indicates the number of scenes that were processed for each pixel and the source of the data. You can find further information and user guide at the following links: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/592/NASADEM_User_Guide_V1.pdf
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/nasadem_hgtv001/#documentation
LP DAAC Team

[OB ODPS - towens]

2-byte signed integer
meters (relative to the EGM96 geoid)

Tommy