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GRID3 NGA - Travel Time Friction Surface v1.0

Center for Integrated Earth System Information

The dataset is a spatial data layer in tiff format, containing 2 layers:
Walking friction surface: Applies walking speeds across the entire surface, adjusted for slope and elevation.
Mixed-mode friction surface : Applies motorized speeds on roads and walking speeds in all other areas.

Keywords: Roads

Geographic Areas

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More About This Work

Academic Units
Center for Integrated Earth System Information
Series
GRID3
Published Here
October 21, 2025

Notes

Dataset citation:
Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) , Columbia University 2025. GRID3 NGA - Travel Time Friction Surface v1.0. https://doi.org/10.7916/tw5k-ys98. Accessed .

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