The Earth Archive is a scientific and educational nonprofit organization with a mission to create a digital planet for future generations. As an international effort, their goal is to LiDAR scan the entire land mass of the planet and create a 3D digital Earth that serves as a comprehensive baseline database of the Earth's surface and everything on it. This high-resolution data will provide solutions for populations at the greatest risk.

The Earth Archive focuses on rapidly capturing the planet's surface using airborne light detection and ranging technology. All data collected will be archived in an online platform accessible to the public, science, and industry. The Earth Archive promotes ethical practices in the LiDAR and remote scanning community and follows data protocols to encourage research, dissemination of climate change impacts, and preservation of a digital planet.

By storing the LiDAR data in an open-source online archive, they empower educational institutions, environmental groups, and climate change efforts to make informed decisions for sustainability and conservation