All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. The GST is applicable to Australian customers only. Prices to overseas customers are GST free and can be calculated by dividing each price listed by 1.1.
Please note: All prices are subject to variation without notice and are quoted in Australian Dollars.
ASTER user advisory change in status alert - January 12, 2009
ASTER SWIR detectors are no longer functioning due to anomalously high SWIR detector temperatures. ASTER SWIR data acquired since April 2008 is not useable, and show saturation of values and severe striping. All attempts to bring the SWIR bands back to life have failed, and no further action is envisioned. VNIR and TIR data continue to show excellent quality, meeting all mission requirements and specifications.
Geoscience Australia can draw upon the following sources of ASTER data to satisfy customer needs.
The ERSDAC (Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Centre) in Japan holds a comprehensive archive of all ASTER acquisitions. It holds processed products of over 700,000 Level 1A scenes and over 180,000 Level 1B scenes. Geoscience Australia can search this archive and organise the purchase of these products on behalf of clients. In addition, Geoscience Australia can organise for ERSDAC to process ASTER data into higher level products (see Processing Levels below).
There are two types of ASTER data in the Geoscience Australia archive:
All ASTER scenes in the Geoscience Australia archive can be searched using the Earth Observation Catalogue. Please note, there are different pricing and licensing conditions between Geoscience Australia USGS ASTER data and Geoscience Australia ERSDAC ASTER data.
| Archived data | Price |
|---|---|
| Single scene (60 x 60 km) - direct from archive or processed to higher level - all processing levels except Ortho-corrected |
$145 |
| Single scene (60 x 60 km) - processed to Ortho-corrected (relative) |
$290 |
| Future acquisitions | Price |
|---|---|
| General Programming Request (GPR) products, per scene - DAY-TIME acquisitions - includes Levels 1A, 1B and relative ortho products - see conditions below |
$580 |
| General Programming Request (GPR) products, per scene - NIGHT-TIME acquisitions - includes Levels 1A, 1B and surface temperature products - see conditions below |
$435 |
| Archived data | Price |
|---|---|
| Single scene (60 x 60 km) - direct from Geoscience Australia archive only - levels 1A and 1B only |
$145 |
Geoscience Australia can organize with ERSDAC to acquire imagery over your area of interest. There are important conditions associated with this request to which customers must fully understand and agree in writing. There is no charge to place the request, but if the acquisition is successful, customers are obliged to purchase the various processing levels for that scene, as described above.
For example, a successful day-time future acquisition will result in a customer receiving three products (levels 1A, 1B and ortho) for that scene, for a total cost of $580.
Clients who wish to derive their own Digital Elevation Model (DEM) will generally purchase Level 1A data which is path oriented and has no radiometric or geometric corrections applied. Clients wanting these corrections applied would normally purchase Level 1B data which is also path oriented.
Ortho-corrected products from ERSDAC are 'relative' ortho products. So, even though the ASTER derived DEM has been used for ortho-correction, the control points are based on the satellite model and post-pass ephemeris information. Hence, there may still be a block shift in absolute locational accuracy of around 50 metres (and up to about 200 metres worst case) in the final product.
ASTER data from Geoscience Australia is archived and supplied in HDF format, which can be read by a number of image processing systems. Some useful links about HDF format include:
See A simple guide to ASTER Mineral Index Processing [PDF 1.4MB] for an outline on how to process ASTER data in ER Mapper to generate Mineral Index Maps.
Both Geoscience Australia ERSDAC ASTER Data and Geoscience Australia USGS ASTER Data are sold under licence, but with differing conditions. Special copyright conditions apply to the sale of satellite data. In order to purchase satellite data products, users must agree to the relevant licence conditions covering its use. See the End-User ASTER Licence Agreement.
Geoscience Australia products are dispatched by airfreight. The price of data includes freight charges within Australia. To facilitate delivery of your products, please provide both your postal and street address.
Geoscience Australia provides online delivery for ASTER products at $10 less than the Recommended Retail Price for the product. For more details see Online delivery
To enquire about data availability or to order your ASTER data, please contact Earth Observation Client Services. If you wish to place an order for an archived product, you will need to complete the relevant order form: