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ASTER Digital Elevation Model V003 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 003 DEPRECATED 3 GeoTIFF Topographical Relief Maps, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
ASTER Digital Elevation Model V004 2000-03-06 to Present 004 ACTIVE 3 COG Topographical Relief Maps, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
ASTER Expedited L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V003 2000-03-04 to Present 003 ACTIVE 1A HDF-EOS2 REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY
ASTER Expedited L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V003 2000-03-04 to Present 003 ACTIVE 1B HDF-EOS2 REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V002 1999-12-18 to 2011-02-28 002 DEPRECATED 3 GeoTIFF Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 003 COMPLETE 3 COG Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31 003 DEPRECATED 3 Binary Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 003 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31 003 DEPRECATED 3 Binary Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 003 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Vegetation Index, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 004 DEPRECATED 3 HDF5 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 041 COMPLETE 3 HDF5 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 004 DEPRECATED 3 netCDF-4 Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature, Terrain Elevation, Topographical Relief Maps, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Vegetation Index
ASTER Global Water Bodies Database V001 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 001 COMPLETE 3 GeoTIFF Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Surface Water Features
ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V003 2000-03-04 to Present 003 DEPRECATED 1A HDF-EOS2 REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY
ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V004 2000-03-04 to Present 004 ACTIVE 1A HDF-EOS2 REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY
ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V003 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 003 DEPRECATED 1B HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance
ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V004 2000-03-04 to Present 004 ACTIVE 1B HDF-EOS2 REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance
ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V003 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 003 DEPRECATED 2 HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF Emissivity
ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V004 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 004 COMPLETE 2 COG Emissivity
ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 004 COMPLETE 2 COG Land Surface Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature
ASTER L2 Surface Radiance - VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V003 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 003 DEPRECATED 2 HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance
ASTER L2 Surface Radiance TIR V003 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 003 DEPRECATED 2 HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED
ASTER L2 Surface Radiance TIR V004 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 004 COMPLETE 2 COG INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, THERMAL INFRARED
ASTER L2 Surface Radiance VNIR and Crosstalk Corrected SWIR V004 2000-03-06 to Present 004 ACTIVE 2 COG INFRARED FLUX, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Radiance, VISIBLE FLUX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance
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