ASTER Orthorectified Digital Elevation Model (DEM) V003

Description

The ASTER Digital Elevation Model and Orthorectified Registered Radiance at the Sensor (AST14DMO) product (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/996/ASTER_Earthdata_Search_Order_Instructions.pdf) form a multi-file product. The product contains both a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and up to 15 orthorectified images representing Visible and Near Infrared (VNIR), Shortwave Infrared (SWIR), and Thermal Infrared (TIR) data layers for each available ASTER scene, if acquired. The spatial resolution is 15 m (VNIR), 30 m (SWIR), and 90 m (TIR) with a temporal coverage of 2000 to present. For more information, see the links below: (AST14DEM) (https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST14DEM.003) (AST14OTH) (https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST14OTH.003) Improvements/Changes from Previous Versions As of January 2021, the LP DAAC has implemented version 3.0 of the Sensor Information Laboratory Corporation ASTER DEM/Ortho (SILCAST) software, which is used to generate the Level 2 on-demand ASTER Orthorectified and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) products (AST14). The updated software provides digital elevation extraction and orthorectification from ASTER L1B input data without needing to enter ground control points or depending on external global DEMs at 30-arc-second resolution (GTOPO30). It utilizes the ephemeris and attitude data derived from both the ASTER instrument and the Terra spacecraft platform. The outputs are geoid height-corrected and waterbodies are automatically detected in this version. Users will notice differences between AST14DEM, AST14DMO, and AST14OTH products ordered before January 2021 (generated with SILCAST V1) and those generated with the updated version of the production software (version 3.0). Differences may include slight elevation changes over different surface types, including waterbodies. Differences have also been observed over cloudy portions of ASTER scenes. Additional information on SILCAST version 3.0 can be found on the SILCAST website (http://www.silc.co.jp/en/products.html). Starting June 23, 2021, radiometric calibration coefficient Version 5 (RCC V5) will be applied to newly observed ASTER data and archived ASTER data products. Details regarding RCC V5 are described in the following journal article. Tsuchida, S., Yamamoto, H., Kouyama, T., Obata, K., Sakuma, F., Tachikawa, T., Kamei, A., Arai, K., Czapla-Myers, J.S., Biggar, S.F., and Thome, K.J., 2020, Radiometric Degradation Curves for the ASTER VNIR Processing Using Vicarious and Lunar Calibrations: Remote Sensing, v. 12, no. 3, at https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12030427.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
21 The ASTER home page is maintained through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and documents various aspects of the ASTER mission. https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/
33 ASTER Level-1 User Guide https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/69/AST_L1_User_Guide_V3.pdf
33 ASTER Order Instructions https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/996/ASTER_Earthdata_Search_Order_Instructions.pdf
33 The ASTER User Handbook provides in depth information on ASTER data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/1010/ASTER_User_Handbook_v3.pdf
33 ASTER Higher-Level Product User Guide https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/80/AST14_User_Guide_V3.pdf
22 Browse image for Earthdata Search https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/WORKING/BRWS/Browse.001/2021.06.16/pg-BR1A0000-2021061601_029_047.1.VNIR.jpg
33 The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products. https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/81/AST14_ATBD.pdf
21 The LP DAAC product page provides information on Science Data Set layers and links for user guides, ATBDs, data access, tools, customer support, etc. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST14DMO.003
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FASTER%2FAST14DMO.003
21 Earthdata Search allows users to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=C1299783651-LPDAAC_ECS

Tags

  • topography
  • infrared-wavelengths
  • land-surface
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • visible-wavelengths
  • ngda
  • spectral-engineering
  • earth-science

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