ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is an imaging instrument that is flying on Terra, a satellite launched in December 1999 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ASTER files are available for Nevada, and for parts of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona bordering Nevada.

To download the Aster Images use the interactive index map:

  ASTER Image Center Point Index Map 

To view ASTER images:

ASTER files are in Hierarchical Data Format (hdf) format. They can be viewed using the HDF View 2.0 (download). They may also be viewed in ENVI, which is available to the UNR community via the Citrix server (Net ID required)

To convert ASTER images to GEOTIFF:

  Download the HEG v1.0 software.

  Index to EOS Data Center ASTER files.

The  Library DataWorks,  University of Nevada, Reno, is developing this site to provide students, researchers, and the general public access to public domain spatial data in easy-to-use formats.

  University of Nevada, Reno