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ASF SERVICES

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.

Explore our data processing tools and services

ASF has been the leader in the development of tools that make SAR data accessible to a worldwide community of scientists and educators. Our dedicated team of experts and developers are here to help harness the enormous potential of SAR remote sensing in observing earth processes and changes over time. Learn more by clicking each of the tabs or by playing some of the videos to get started with SAR at ASF.

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!

Data Discovery

Discover a world of remote sensing data through ASF’s tools:

Vertex, asf_search, and  Search API

HyP3 Service

HyP3 is ASF’s flagship on-demand service that turns your Sentinel-1 SAR data into analysis-ready products. 

OpenScienceLab & OpenSARLab

Open the door to the world of remote sensing data  processing in the cloud via a JupyterLab environment with OSL.

Learn about the OSL SAR community

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Training resources created at ASF

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Samples of ASF products, and SAR in action

Find SAR data, fast

ASF has developed several tools to make it easy find SAR data and to enable to freely process higher level SAR products such as InSAR and AutoRIFT products with ASF’s HyP3 service

HyP3

Process SAR data to create refined products.

asf_search

A Python package for performing searches of the ASF catalog.

ASF API

A command-line interface for finding SAR data.

What's all the HyP3?

With just a few clicks,  transform raw Sentinel-1 SAR satellite data into products ready for mapping, visualization, and discovery.

HyP3 On-Demand Service

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.

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Jump the line with HyP3+

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

Accelerate your research with OSL

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.

Data Discovery

Discover a world of remote sensing data through ASF’s tools:

Vertex, asf_search, and  Search API

HyP3 Service

HyP3 is ASF’s flagship on-demand service that turns your Sentinel-1 SAR data into analysis-ready products. 

OpenScienceLab & OpenSARLab

Open the door to the world of remote sensing data  processing in the cloud via a JupyterLab environment with OSL.

OSL environments are perfect for scientific collaboration

What is included?

  • 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

Get started and join the OSL Workflow

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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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Need more power? ASF offers custom OSL deployments

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]

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

Develop confidently with ASF OpenScienceLab

Customized OSL deployments in action

Data Services

Designed to accelerate and streamline data

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.

Calibration Services

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Data Management Services

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Monitoring & Subscriptions

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Information Technology

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Calibration Services

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.

Data Management Services

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.

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Monitoring & Subscriptions

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.

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Information Technology

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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