Software Tools

Current Version : V 3.1.22

Map Ready

The MapReady Remote Sensing Tool Kit accepts level 1 detected SAR data, single look complex SAR data, and optical data from ASF and some other facilities. It can terrain correct, geocode, apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data, and save to several common imagery formats including GeoTIFF. Other software included in the package are an image viewer, metadata viewer, a projection coordinate converter, and a variety of command line tools.


Additional resources

» Manual (3.1.22)
» How To Guide (3.1.22)
» Installation Instructions
» Version History
» License Agreement

Version
3.1.22 - Windows
3.1.22 - Linux
3.1.22 - Source
3.0.6 - Windows
3.0.6 - Linux
3.0.6 - Linux 64
3.0.6 - Source


Current Version : V 2.2.4

Convert to Vector

Convert to Vector is a small program made to transform point or scene information to various other formats that are compatible with external applications such as Google Earth, GIS software such as ArcGIS, text editors, and spreadsheets.


Additional resources

» Manual
» Version History
» License Agreement

Version
2.2.4 - Windows
2.2.4 - Source


Current Version : V 1.1.10

SAR Training Processor (STP)

The SAR Training Processor (STP) is a graphical tool written to assist in learning and teaching the flow of SAR processing.


Additional resources

» Manual
» Installation Instructions
» Version History
» License Agreement

Version
1.1.10 - Windows
1.1.10 - Source


Exercise data-set for the STP

This is the data-set referred to in the SAR Training Processor's manual. The download is about 90 MB.


Additional resources

»Tutorial
» License Agreement

Download Exercise Data


About Software Tools

The Alaska Satellite Facility develops and enhances software in order to simplify the use of SAR data for our community of researchers and operational agencies.

System Requirements

CPU: 1GHz or greater

Memory: 1 GB or more

Disk space: 100MB for installation. For processing please allow roughly 5 times the size of the largest image to be processed.

Convert to Vector: This program is small and should easily run on any computer running a pentium chip or greater.

Other Software Tools

This is a list of links to software developed by agencies outside of ASF that may be of use.

Free/Open Source Tools

ROI_PAC - The Repeat Orbit Interferometry PACkage is used to process synthetic aperture radar data and produce differential interferograms. The package is managed by researchers at JPL and Caltech in conjunction with members of the scientific community.

RAT - Radar Tools (or RAT)is a powerful open-source software tool for processing SAR remote sensing data.

BEAM - BEAM is a toolbox for viewing, analyzing and processing of remote sensing data.

PolSARPro - The Polarimetric SAR Data Processing and Educational Tool aims to facilitate the accessibility and exploitation of multi-polarized SAR datasets.

GeoSage's HighView - HighView is the unique image fusion tool for both advanced image-pansharpening and adaptive image stretching.

ERDAS ER Viewer - The ERDAS ER Viewer is an easy-to-use image viewer featuring interactive roaming and zooming with very large JPEG 2000 and ECW files.

ERDAS ViewFinder - ERDAS ViewFinder is a viewer for quickly displaying a variety of geographic imagery (including 16-bit data), rapidly reprojecting different data types into the same projection system, displaying multiple images in a single viewer, and working in multiple open viewers, at the same time.

ExpressView Browser Plug-in (MrSID) - ExpressView Browser Plug-in (formerly MrSID Browser Plug-in) gives standard Windows Web browsers the ability to natively view MrSID and JPEG2000 images.

Geomatica FreeView - Geomatica FreeView is a flexible data viewing tool supporting over 100 raster and vector formats for loading, viewing, selection, and enhancement.

Commercial Tools

Geomatica - Geomatica is a single, integrated software system for remote sensing and image processing.

GAMMA - The GAMMA SAR and Interferometry Software is a collection of programs that allows processing of SAR, interferometric SAR (InSAR) and differential interferometric SAR (DInSAR) data for airborne and spaceborne SAR systems.

ENVI - ENVI provides advanced, user-friendly tools to read, explore, prepare, analyze and share information extracted from all types of imagery.

ERDAS IMAGINE - ERDAS IMAGINE performs advanced remote sensing analysis and spatial modeling to create new information.