ASTER Imagery
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ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) imagery is available since 2000 from the NASA Terra satellite.
This sensor is a joint activity of NASA and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). ASTER supplies high resolution
visible and infrared imagery, plus thermal imagery and stereographic capabilities. The collection of ASTER available through GLCF is
designed to compliment overall project goals of distributing a global, multi-temporal, multi-spectral and multi-resolution range of
imagery appropriate for land cover analysis.
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| Satellite |
Sensor |
Band #s |
Spectral Range |
Scene Size |
Pixel Res |
| ASTER |
VNIR |
1-3 |
0.52 - 0.86 µm |
120 X 150 km |
15 meter |
| SWIR |
4-9 |
1.600 - 2.430 µm |
30 meter |
| TIR |
10-14 |
8.125 - 11.65 µm |
90 meter |
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How to Cite This Data Set
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Citation Format: Author (Publication Date), Collection Name, Image Name,
Processing
Level, Publisher Location, Publisher
Location, Product Coverage Date.
Citation Parameters Example:
- Author: USGS, and Japan ASTER Program
- Publication Date: {specify processing date as in metadata}
- Collection Name: ASTER scene
- Image Name: {specify scene name here}
- Processing Level: 1B
- Publisher: USGS
- Publisher Location: Sioux Falls
- Product Coverage Date: {specify acquisition date as in metadata}
Full Example Citation: USGS, and Japan ASTER Program (2003), ASTER scene
AST_L1B_003_06262000100635, 1B, USGS, Sioux Falls, 6/26/2001. |
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Intellectual Property Rights
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Use is free to all; effectively held by
USGS,
Japan & NASA; but ultimately held by US and Japanese public.
As a courtesy, please credit the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) as
the source for this data set in some manner. Our suggestion: Source for this
data set was the Global Land Cover Facility, www.landcover.org.
