The ASTER and MODIS data archived at the LP DAAC are available in the HDF-EOS format. There are several HDF-EOS tools available for use with ASTER and MODIS data.
The HDF-EOS tools may be used for a variety of purposes, including the following:
Please be aware that the LP DAAC does not maintain the HDF-EOS tools that are located outside of the lpdaac.usgs.gov.
Tool | Description |
MODIS Reprojection Tool | Projection/Format Conversion |
MRT - Swath | Swath-to-Grid Conversion |
LDOPE Tools | MODLAND Quality Assessment |
ASTER Lat/Long Adjustment |
Tool | Description |
HEG | HDF-EOS to GeoTIFF Conversion |
MultiSpec | Multispectral Image Data Analysis |
MODIS Swath-to-Grid | IDL-Based Conversion |
HDFView | Data Visualization |
Cube Visualization (CV) | Data Visualization |
HDFLook | Data Visualization/Processing |
WebWinds | Data Visualization/Processing |
WinVicar | Windows-Based Image Processing |
HEW | Web-based HDF-EOS Subsetter |
HDF Explorer Lite | Data Visualization |
hdf2bin | HDF-to-Binary Conversion |
hdf2asc | HDF-to-ASCII Conversion |
NCSA HDF Tools | HDF Utilities |
Tool | Description |
RSI ENVI/IDL | Geospatial Image Processing |
ERDAS Imagine | Geospatial Image Processing |
PCI Geomatics | Geospatial Image Processing |
Idrisi | Geospatial Image Processing |
ERMapper | Geospatial Image Processing |
Matlab | Technical Computing & Image Processing |
HDF Explorer Pro | Data Visualization |