How to use HDF files of ASTER in AMES pipeline for DEM generation

[Arnab Sarkar]

Hello all,

I am currently facing a problem using HDF files of ASTER 1A V004 data, which comes in HDF version 4 format to be used in AMES pipeline for DEM generation. Can anyone suggest any way how the HDF format of the data can be compatible in AMES.

Warm regards,

Arnab

[Alexandrov, Oleg (ARC-TI)[KBR Wyle Services, LLC]]

There is a python script which should help. I will have solution inside ASP in a few weeks.

https://github.com/uw-cryo/asp_tutorials/issues/15#issuecomment-3732332194

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[Arnab Sarkar]

Thanks a lot for the resource. 

[Arnab Sarkar]

Hi all,

Thanks for the script it is able to extract the 3N and 3B bands of ASTER and the 10 metadata files for each band. But upon running aster2asp its only producing the 3B and 3N tifs not the camera files in xml. Its giving a output of in files.LaticePoints. 

Kindly help!

[Oleg Alexandrov]

That script worked for me as is. 

I updated aster2asp to support HDF. This will be in tomorrow's build.