Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4 ASTER) Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

HDF4_ASTER

Reader/Writer

Reader

Licensing Level

Professional and above

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

Reader: File

Feature Type

HDF4_ASTER, <source_dataset_filename>, <subdataset_name>, or <source_dataset_filename_subdataset_name>

Typical File Extensions

.hdf

Automated Translation Support

No

User-Defined Attributes

Through TAB files

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

No

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

No

Transaction Support

No

Encoding Support

No

Geometry Type

hdf4_aster_type

Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4 ASTER) Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

circles

no

circular arc

no

donut polygon

no

elliptical arc

no

ellipses

no

line

no

none

no

point

no

polygon

no

raster

yes

solid

no

surface

no

text

no

z values

no

Hierarchical Data Format 4 (HDF4 ASTER) Raster Support

Band Interpretations

UInt8, UInt16, Int32, Real32, Real64

Palette Key Interpretations

UInt8

Palette Value Interpretations

RGB24, RGBA32

Nodata Value

none

Cell Origin (x, y)

0.5, 0.5

Rotation Support

Yes

GCP Support

Yes

World File Support

No

TAB File Support

Yes