Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer

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ASTER image draped over terrain model of Mount Etna
ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is a Japa
nese sensor which is one of five remote sensory devices on board the Terra satel
lite launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999. The instrument has been collecti
ng superficial data since February 2000.
ASTER image of Rub' al Khali (Arabia's Empty Quarter)
ASTER provides high-resolution images of the planet Earth in 14 different bands
of the electromagnetic spectrum, ranging from visible to thermal infrared light.
The resolution of images ranges between 15 to 90 meters. ASTER data are used to
create detailed maps of surface temperature of land, emissivity, reflectance, a
nd elevation.
The ASTER GDEM is available at no charge to users worldwide via electronic downl
oad.[1]
Contents
1 ASTER Bands
2 ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model
2.1 Version 1
2.2 Version 2
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
ASTER Bands
ASTER false-colour satellite image of 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi, showing evi
dence of a large pyroclastic flow along the Gendol River south of Mount Merapi
Band Label Wavelength
(m) Resolution
(m) Nadir or
Backward Description
B1 VNIR_Band1 0.5200.600 15 Nadir Visible green/yellow
B2 VNIR_Band2 0.6300.690 15 Nadir Visible red
B3 VNIR_Band3N 0.7600.860 15 Nadir Near infrared
B4 VNIR_Band3B 0.7600.860 15 Backward
B5 SWIR_Band4 1.6001.700 30 Nadir Short-wave infrared
B6 SWIR_Band5 2.1452.185 30 Nadir
B7 SWIR_Band6 2.1852.225 30 Nadir
B8 SWIR_Band7 2.2352.285 30 Nadir
B9 SWIR_Band8 2.2952.365 30 Nadir
B10 SWIR_Band9 2.3602.430 30 Nadir
B11 TIR_Band10 8.1258.475 90 Nadir Long-wave infrared
or thermal IR
B12 TIR_Band11 8.4758.825 90 Nadir
B13 TIR_Band12 8.9259.275 90 Nadir
B14 TIR_Band13 10.25010.950 90 Nadir
B15 TIR_Band14 10.95011.650 90 Nadir
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model
SRTM3 vs. ASTER comparison (le d'Yeu), inaccuracies and errors of the latter are
indicated by arrows
Version 1
On 29 June 2009, the Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) was released to the p
ublic.[2][3] A joint operation between NASA and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Tra
de and Industry (METI), the Global Digital Elevation Model is the most complete
mapping of the earth ever made, covering 99% of its surface.[4][5] The previous
most comprehensive map, NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, covered approxi
mately 80% of the Earth's surface,[6] with a global resolution of 90 meters,[7]
and a resolution of 30 meters over the USA. The GDEM covers the planet from 83 d
egrees North to 83 degrees South (surpassing SRTM's coverage of 56 S to 60 N), bec
oming the first earth mapping system that provides comprehensive coverage of the
polar regions.[6] It was created by compiling 1.3 million VNIR images taken by
ASTER using single-pass[8] stereoscopic correlation techniques,[2] with terrain
elevation measurements taken globally at 30 meter (98 ft) intervals.[4]
Despite the high nominal resolution, however, some reviewers have commented that
the true resolution is considerably lower, and not as good as that of SRTM data
, and serious artifacts are present.[9][10]
Some of these limitations have been confirmed by METI and NASA, who point out th
at the current version of the GDEM product is "research grade".[11]
Version 2
[icon] This section requires expansion. (October 2011)
During October 2011 version 2 of Global Digital Elevation Model was publicly rel
eased.[12] This is considered an improvement upon version 1. These improvements
include increased horizontal and vertical accuracy,[13] better horizontal resolu
tion, reduced presence of artifacts, and more realistic values over water bodies
.[1] However, one reviewer still regards the Aster version 2 dataset, although s
howing 'a considerable improvement in the effective level of detail', to still b
e regarded as 'experimental or research grade' due to presence of artefacts.[14]
A recent study[13] has shown that over rugged mountainous terrain the ASTER ver
sion 2 data set can be a more accurate representation of the ground than the SRT
M elevation model.
See also
Ground Sampling Distance
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
References
"METI and NASA Release Version 2 ASTER Global DEM". U.S. Geological Survey /
NASA LP DAAC. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
"ASTER Global Digital Elevation Map". NASA. 2009-06-29. Archived from the or
iginal on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
"ASTER Imagery". NASA. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
"Most complete earth map published". BBC News. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07
-01.
"Nasa satellite map reveals 99% of Earth's land surface for first time". Dai
ly Mail. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
"NASA, Japan publish detailed map of Earth". Canada.com. 2009-06-30. Retriev
ed 2009-07-01.
"What is ASTER?". Retrieved 2009-07-01.
Nikolakopoulos, K. G.; Kamaratakis, E. K; Chrysoulakis, N. (10 November 2006
). "SRTM vs ASTER elevation products. Comparison for two regions in Crete, Greec
e". International Journal of Remote Sensing 27 (21): 48194838. Bibcode:2006IJRS..
.27.4819N. doi:10.1080/01431160600835853. ISSN 0143-1161. Retrieved July 1, 2009
.[dead link]
"Virtual Earth Products Reviews". Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
Retrieved 2009-07-01.
Hirt, C.; Filmer, M.S.; Featherstone, W.E. (2010). "Comparison and validatio
n of recent freely-available ASTER-GDEM ver1, SRTM ver4.1 and GEODATA DEM-9S ver
3 digital elevation models over Australia.". Australian Journal of Earth Science
s 57 (3): 337347. Bibcode:2010AuJES..57..337H. doi:10.1080/08120091003677553. Ret
rieved May 5, 2012.
"METI and NASA Release ASTER Global DEM". Archived from the original on 29 M
ay 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
"Release of ASTER GDEM Version 2".
Rexer, M.; Hirt, C. (2014). "Comparison of free high-resolution digital elev
ation data sets (ASTER GDEM2, SRTM v2.1/v4.1) and validation against accurate he
ights from the Australian National Gravity Database.". Australian Journal of Ear
th Sciences 61 (2). Bibcode:2014AuJES..61..213R. doi:10.1080/08120099.2014.88498
3. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
de Ferranti, Jonathan. "ASTER Digital Elevation Data". Viewfinder Panoramas,
UK. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NASA ASTER images.
Official website
NASA site on ASTER
Official METI ASTER GDEM Site
Official NASA ASTER GDEM Site
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