r.in.aster(1)

NAME
r.in.aster - Georeference, rectify, and import Terra-ASTER imagery and relative DEMs using gdalwarp.

KEYWORDS
raster, import, imagery, ASTER, elevation

SYNOPSIS
r.in.aster
r.in.aster --help
r.in.aster input=name proctype=string band=string output=name [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

  Flags:

--overwrite
    Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--help
    Print usage summary

--verbose
    Verbose module output

--quiet
    Quiet module output

--ui
    Force launching GUI dialog

  Parameters:

input=name [required]
    Name of input ASTER image

proctype=string [required]
    ASTER imagery processing type (Level 1A, Level 1B, or relative DEM)
    Options: L1A, L1B, L1T, DEM
    Default: L1B

band=string [required]
    List L1A L1B or L1T band to translate (1,2,3n,...), or enter ’all’ to translate all bands
    Default: all

output=name [required]
    Base name for output raster map (band number will be appended to base name)

DESCRIPTION
r.in.aster rectifies, georeferences, and imports Terra-ASTER imagery to current project using gdalwarp, hdf 4, and r.in.gdal, using projection parameters from g.proj. It can import Level 1A, Level 1B, their relative DEM products, and Level 1T.

The program may be run interactively or non-interactively from the command line. In either case, the user must specify an input *.hdf file name, the type of processing used, the image band to import, and an output GRASS raster map name.

The type parameter can take values of L1A, L1B, L1T or DEM.

The band parameter can take values of 1, 2, 3n, 3b, 4-14

NOTES
r.in.aster requires GDAL library to be in the user’s path and the hdf 4 driver to be installed. The GDAL library must be compiled with hdf support.

AUTHORS
Michael Barton, Arizona State University and Paul Kelly

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.in.aster source code (history)

Accessed: Wednesday Feb 04 01:05:31 2026

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