Amazon Canopy Height Dataset (2020-2024)

This dataset provides 22,063 Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) representing mean canopy tree height across the Amazon forest at a spatial resolution of 4.78 meters, covering the period from 2020 to 2024. The total data volume is approximately 183 GB.

Each file is named according to the original Planet NICFI tiling system, with the suffix: 

_START_2015-12-01_END_2024-06-01_height_mean.tif

A scale factor of 2.5 is applied:
To obtain tree height in meters, divide the pixel value by 2.5.

Shapefile (tile_locator.shp) is provided in the ./shp/ directory and GeoJSON (tile_locator.geojson) file is provided in the main directory to help locate tiles of interest. These files contain the spatial extent, corresponding filename, and download URL for each tile.

For methodology and citation, see: arxiv.org/abs/2501.10600

Download Instructions

1. Single Tile Download (via Downloader Website)

  1. Visit: https://ricds.github.io/ctrees-amazon-canopy-height.html
  2. Click on your desired tile.
  3. Click the download URL in the right panel.
    Note: Height values are scaled by 2.5. Divide by 2.5 to get meters.

2. Single Tile Download (via Shapefile or GeoJSON)

  1. Go to: https://registry.opendata.aws/ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/
  2. Click "Explore / Browse CTrees Bucket" (bottom right).
  3. Choose your method:
  4. Locate the canopy height tile for your area of interest. The download URL is stored as an attribute of each polygon.
  5. Click or copy the URL to download the tile.
    Note: Height values are scaled by 2.5. Divide by 2.5 to get meters.

3. Batch Download (Entire Dataset - 183 GB)

  1. Install the AWS CLI:
    AWS CLI Installation Guide
  2. Open your command line.
  3. Run the following command to copy all contents to your local directory: 
    aws s3 sync --no-sign-request s3://ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/ path_to_your_local_directory
    Example: 
    aws s3 sync --no-sign-request s3://ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/ C:/data/ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/
  4. Tip: Test the command without downloading files using --dryrun: 
    aws s3 sync --dryrun --no-sign-request s3://ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/ C:/data/ctrees-amazon-canopy-height/
    5. Note: Height values are scaled by 2.5. Divide by 2.5 to get meters.

Citation & Further Information

License

See repository for license details.