Alaska Satellite Facility
The Alaska Satellite Facility is part of the Geophysical Institute, located on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
- ASF downlinks, processes, archives, and distributes remote-sensing data to scientific users worldwide
- ASF promotes, facilitates, and participates in the advancement of remote sensing to support national and international Earth science research, field operations, and commercial applications
- ASF is committed to providing high-quality data and services quickly and reliably
- Coming Soon! NISAR — A dedicated NASA and ISRO SAR satellite mission, optimized for studying hazards and global environmental change. ASF will be the NISAR Data Hub!
What's New
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ALOS-2 data available from ASF
The ASF DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 ScanSAR data. These are wide beam, level 1.1
Going to AGU 2024? Attend the NISAR Union Session
The NISAR Science Team invites you to attend the NISAR Union Session at the AGU Fall Meeting 2024, held in
ARSET – An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Its Applications
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) has opened a new open, online webinar series: An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar
Scientist Spotlight
David Bekaert, Ph.D.
David Bekaert doesn’t much like the idea of a box. “It’s funny, because people always get boxed: Either you’re an engineer or you’re a
David Bekaert, Ph.D.
David Bekaert doesn’t much like the idea of a box. “It’s funny, because people always get boxed: Either you’re an engineer or you’re a scientist,”