Alaska Satellite Facility
The Alaska Satellite Facility is part of the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, located on the Troth Yeddha’ 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!
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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
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NASA Earthdata Webinar to Unveil New Website Prototype and Web Unification Project
Join NASA for an exclusive Earthdata webinar where attendees will get a first look at the upcoming NASA Earthdata website
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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
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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
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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,”