ASF Services
ASF 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+
Process radar data on demand
HyP3+ is a new, sustainable method for processing radar data on demand through the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF). It’s built on the same powerful system behind our free, NASA-funded HyP3 service, which has created over 11 million ready-to-use Sentinel-1 radar products since 2020. With HyP3+, you can generate custom radar data products on demand, without waiting for monthly credit limits or long 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+
Provided by NASA Earthdata
hyp3-api.asf.alaska.edu
Enhanced processing services
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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.
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
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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
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.
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