[Gdal-dev] tileindex with ASTER hdf files

[Andrey Kiselev]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 06:35:32AM -0700, Jon Saints wrote:
> Is it possible to use gdaltindex utility to build an index shapefile
> from a set of level 1B ASTER hdf files?  
> 
> Using gdal_wrarp to export the same HDF to geotiff works fine. All
> spatial information is preserved. Running the gdaltindex utility I
> receive the error:
> 
> It appears no georeferencing is available for
> `AST_L1B_00301242004093155_02052004113957.hdf', skipping.

Jon,

gdaltindex expects to found geotransformation matrix in the input file,
but ASTER Level 1B referenced with the set of ground control points. So
you shoud convert that dataset in other format (i.e., GeoTIFF) using
gdalwarp and try gdaltindex on that file.

Best regards,
Andrey


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