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ASTER Orthorectified Digital Elevation Model (DEM) V003

Metadata Updated: February 28, 2024

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.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 28, 2024

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Browse image for Earthdata Search

Additional Metadata

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Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 28, 2024
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Maintainer
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Data Last Modified 2024-02-23
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Citation NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. 2007-02-26. AST14DMO.003. ASTER On-Demand L3 DEM and Orthorectified Images, GeoTIF Format. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST14DMO.003. https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/AST14DMO.003. The DOI landing page provides citations in APA and Chicago styles..
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