Georeferencing ASTER Data

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ENVI User's Guide: Map Tools

Georeferencing ASTER Data

Use Georeference ASTER to build geometry files and to georeference ASTER data based on header information. ENVI performs a precision geocoding of the ASTER data using the latitude and longitude information contained in the HDF file.

Building ASTER Geometry Files

Use Build Geometry File to build an ASTER geometry file to calculate the X and Y coordinates for each pixel. You may select the desired projection for the coordinates. You can georeference the ASTER data by using the results from this procedure as the IGM input file in the Georeferencing from Input Geometry function.

Note The capability to georeference is only available for ASTER level 1A data. ASTER level 1B HDF files already contain georeferenced data and are typically in UTM projection with a rotation. To convert ASTER Level 1B to north-up UTM or other projections (i.e., without rotation), select Map the ENVI main menu bar. See Converting Map Projections for detailed instructions. You can also achieve the conversion using orthorectification; see Orthorectification for details. Convert Map Projection from

1. Open an ASTER file with the File Open External File 2. Select one of the following menu options: Basic Tools Map Spectral 3. 4. 5. 6. Preprocessing

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ASTER option from the ENVI main menu bar. ASTER Build Geometry File

Data-Specific Utilities Build Geometry File Data-Specific Utilities

Georeference ASTER Preprocessing

ASTER

Build Geometry File

When the file selection dialog appears, select the ASTER image file. The Build IGM for ASTER Data dialog appears. Select the desired map projection for the X,Y coordinates by clicking on a projection type in the list. Select whether to output the result to file or memory by clicking the File or Memory button. If the output is to a file, enter or choose an output filename. Click OK.

ENVI extracts the needed information from the ASTER header file and places the output coordinate bands in the Available Bands List.

Georeferencing ASTER Data

Use Georeference Data to georeference ASTER data based on header information. ENVI performs a precision geocoding of the ASTER image using a complete geometry model of the earth and satellite orbit.

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1. Open an ASTER file with the File 2. Select one of the following options: Basic Tools Map

Open External File

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ASTER option from the ENVI main menu bar.

Preprocessing

Data-Specific Utilities Georeference Data Data-Specific Utilities

ASTER

Georeference Data

Georeference ASTER Preprocessing

Spectral

ASTER

Georeference Data

3. When the file selection dialog appears, select the ASTER image file. The Georeference ASTER Data dialog appears. 4. Select the desired output map projection by clicking on a projection type in the list. By default, a UTM map projection is selected based on header information. 5. Enter the Number of Warp Points to use. You may select a number of warp points up to the number of samples and lines in your image. If you select fewer warp points, they will be evenly spaced throughout the image. Note Using a large number of warp points will increase the processing time considerably. 6. If desired, specify to save the warp points to a GCP file, by entering or choosing an output filename. 7. Click OK. 8. When the standard Registration Parameters dialog appears, select the warping and resampling methods and change the output dimensions, if desired (see Warping and Resampling for details). The triangulation method is recommended to produce the most accurate results; however, that method is much slower than polynomial warping. 9. Enter or choose an output filename and click OK.
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