Global ICESat-2 Nearshore Coastal Bathymetry Data Product Earn’s Editor Highlight Recognition
![ICESat-2 acquired green-wavelength lidar data at the points shown in red to generate a new shallow water bathymetry product. The background shows validation data for study sites in (A) Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, and (B) Marquesas Keys, Florida. Credit: Parrish et al. [2025], Figure 2(a, b,c, and d)](https://csr.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Parrish-et-al.-2025-Figure2a-d-uai-258x185.jpg)
Congratulations to Dr. Lori Magruder’s collaborative team from the Center for Space Research, Oregon State University, and NASA on their recent paper, “Analysis and Accuracy Assessment of a New Global Nearshore ICESat-2 Bathymetric Data Product,” published in the August 2025 issue of AGU’s *Earth and Space Science* and selected as an Editor’s Highlight on eos.org.
This recognition spotlights their new global ICESat-2 nearshore coastal bathymetric data product, ATL24, that will provide free, easy-to-access, and ready-to-use measurements for the world’s shallow coastal waters.
Citation: Parrish, C. E., Magruder, L. A., Perry, J., Holwill, M., Swinski, J. P., & Kief, K. (2025). *Analysis and accuracy assessment of a new global nearshore ICESat-2 bathymetric data product.* Earth and Space Science, 12, e2025EA004391. [https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EA004391](https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EA004391)
Source: [https://eos.org/editor-highlights/nasa-mission-creates-a-new-global-coastal-bathymetry-product](https://eos.org/editor-highlights/nasa-mission-creates-a-new-global-coastal-bathymetry-product)