 GEDI's LIDAR system provides precise geolocated elevation data that drastically improve global Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).Due to the vast amount of data points that GEDI is capable to collect it will provide a stronger baseline for DEM's and remove more system errors compared to ICESat.It launched on 5 December 2018 on board a Falcon 9 and it is part of the SpaceX CRS-16 mission.