Data:ASTER

ASTER dataset information page

Short Description

ASTER image of Machu Picchu

Statement: Global topography from NASA's and METI's (Japan) Terra satellite

Abstract: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). The ASTER GDEM was created by stereo-correlating the 1.3 million scene ASTER VNIR archive, covering the Earth's land surface between 83N and 83S latitudes. The GDEM is produced with 30 meter postings, and is formatted in 1 x 1 degree tiles as GeoTIFF files. Each GDEM file is accompanied by a Quality Assessment file, either giving the number of ASTER scenes used to calculate a pixel's value, or indicating the source of external DEM data used to fill the ASTER voids.

Data format

Data type:	Topography
Data origin:	Measured
Data format:	GeoTIFF
Other format:
Data resolution:	30 m data postings
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Data Coverage

Spatial data coverage: Global (83 degrees North to 83 degrees South)
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
Time period covered: Continuously updated from Terra satellite

Availability

Download data: http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/
Data source: https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp