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ASF Services

Alaska Satellite Facility LogoASF makes data discovery and processing easily accessible through our tools and services. From point-and-click applications to the command line, there’s a tool for you.  Create your free NASA Earthdata Login account and get started.

Leading cloud-based data processing, teaching, and research collaboration

Remote sensing data is a powerful tool for observing and understanding Earth processes. But finding the right data can seem overwhelming and using the data may seem too complicated. At ASF we recognize this, and our teams work continuously to streamline data discovery and processing for a broad range of users all over the world.

To access ASF data through our tools and applications you will need to create a free NASA Earthdata Login account. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us!

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HyP3

What’s all the HyP3?

HyP3 is ASF’s flagship on-demand service that turns your Sentinel-1 SAR data into analysis-ready products. By handling complex processing in the cloud, HyP3 Basic eliminates the need for specialized software or powerful computers, making SAR easier to access, explore, and utilize. With just a few clicks, you can transform raw satellite data into products ready for mapping, visualization, and discovery.

Jump the line with HyP3+

HyP3+ is a new, sustainable method for processing radar data on-demand through ASF. It’s built on the same system that powers our free HyP3 service, which has enabled users to create over 11 million ready-to-use products since 2020. With HyP3+, you can now generate custom products on demand, without monthly credit limits or long processing queue times!

Benefits of HyP3+

ASF provides HyP3+ as a convenient option if your allotment of free credits is insufficient for your processing needs. Benefits include:

  • No credit limits: process as much data as you need
  • Faster results: smaller queues mean your products are ready sooner
  • Longer access: keep your downloads for 30 days instead of 14
  • Pay-as-You-Go: buy credits with a credit card when you need extra processing power
  • Cloud-Based Access: all products are stored in an AWS S3 bucket, ready for cloud-based analysis

HyP3 Feature Comparison

HyP3 Basic

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HyP3+

Powered by NASA Earthdata

  • Data retention

    Products expire after 14 days

  • Data throughput

    Round-robin queued processing

  • Distribution

    Products distributed via CloudFront

  • Limited processing

    8,000 Credits/ month

Enhanced pay-as-you-go processing service

  • Data retention

    Products expire after 30 days

  • Data throughput

    Smaller user-queue with higher throughput -- get your products faster!

  • Distribution

    Products provided in a public AWS S3 Bucket

  • Unlimited processing

    Pay as you go: 1 Credit = $0.05

Jupyter-based development platform

ASF’s OpenScienceLab opens a door to the world of remote sensing data  processing in the cloud via a JupyterLab environment. It is easy to launch in any web browser for algorithm development and interactive data exploration.

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Processing your data is a click away using OpenScienceLab. Image: Screenshot of a time-lapse colored elevation map of the Los Angeles Basin to monitor water levels.

OpenScienceLab provides:

 
  • Free (limited) access to a cloud-hosted JupyterHub
  • Free fast data transfer to users’ storage from ASF Amazon Web Services (AWS) archives
  • Identical, fully configured, persistent computing software and hardware environments that are shared by multiple users
  • An open library of data recipes
  • A cloud-hosted JupyterHub SSO platform in AWS and a JupyterLab development environment, with authenticated accounts and persistent storage
  • A workspace perfect for scientific collaboration requiring
      • Large datasets
      • Complicated development environments
      • Repeatability
  • Custom OSL deployments for research teams and classes
      • Deployments are tailored to your use-case and offer the exact computational resources required to prevent unnecessary AWS costs
  • An ideal environment for class settings where student computing resources may be limited

The OSL Workflow at ASF

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Order On-Demand Level 2 Products From HyP3 on Vertex

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Download HyP3 Products Into OpenScienceLab

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Analyze Data and Develop New Algorithms In Jupyter Notebooks

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Share Reproducible Results Easily With Colleagues
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Custom OpenScienceLab deployments you own

The OpenScienceLab team provides custom JupyterHub deployments based on our flagship OpenSARLab deployment. This service is ideal for researchers who require additional compute resources, have specific needs for their environment, and for teaching students in a workshop or classroom setting.

Custom deployments can be configured with any combination of computational resources. We can help estimate resource requirements and will work with you to minimize AWS costs as usage data becomes available.

Take full ownership of your OSL deployment. Once we’ve ensured that your deployment will meet your operational requirements, you are free to take your instance of OSL and use it however you wish, for example, in the development of non-open source tools or to host in your own AWS account. 

For more information, please contact [email protected]

Develop confidently with ASF OpenScienceLab

Advantages

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Pricing Structure

  • Low cost

    The most competitive pricing on the market

  • Specialized

    Data processing has been our specialty since 1991

  • Community driven development

    Utilize and contribute to open-source data workflows

  • No frills

    Focused on individual user needs

  • Additional services

    Development expertise for custom features and consulting services to help move you forward

  • AWS usage costs

    AWS costs are based on usage and storage needs

  • Setup fee

    A one-time charge to deploy your infrastructure and connect it to the OpenScienceLab ecosystem

  • User support

    Covers user support, maintenance, and platform administration based on individual needs

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