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Below is a collection of headlines, notices, and archived newsletters from the Alaska Satellite Facility’s News & Notes. View the latest newsletters below, and for training notices click here.

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 prototype. The webinar, scheduled for September 16, 2024, will highlight NASA’s Web Unification Project, a key initiative to streamline and enhance the Earthdata website experience for its diverse user base.

Andi Brinn Thomas, Project Manager for the Web Unification Project and Lead for the ESDS Web Strategy and Communications Team, will lead this public event. Thomas will provide:

  • A preview of the new Earthdata website prototype
  • A review of the project timeline
  • Guidance on how users can access essential information during the website transition

This webinar aims to foster early engagement with Earthdata’s end-users, ensuring they are informed and prepared for the upcoming changes. Attendees will learn what to expect and how to navigate the new features once the site goes live.

Event Details:

  • Date: September 16, 2024
  • Time: 2:00 PM ET
  • Speaker: Andi Brinn Thomas, Project Manager for the Web Unification Project

For more information and to register for the webinar, visit NASA Earthdata Web Unification Webinar.

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Global SAR Mosaic Datasets Available from JAXA

Explore the Earth like never before with Global Mosaics and Maps created from data acquired by the JERS-1 (1992-98), ALOS ...
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The ASF antennas atop the Geophysical Institute and in the woods on the West Ridge of the UAF campus.

ASF Receives New NASA Contract Award

The Alaska Satellite Facility was recently awarded NASA’s Earth Radar Data Operations Management contract for another 5 years. The continued ...
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ASF Vertex Data Search is now available in Spanish!

In response to many requests from our users, the powerful Vertex search application is now available in a Spanish version. ...
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ASF OpenScienceLab featured this month

The NASA Earthdata website currently highlights OpenSciecneLab (OSL) in its Data Tool in Focus section. OSL is an ASF service ...
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JPL uses data from ASF for the ARIA Project

The JPL/CalTech ARIA Project utilizes SAR data and GPS for detecting and measuring ground deformation and creating predictive models. Cloud-based ...
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ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 data available over the Turkey/Syria earthquake region

ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 ScanSAR L1.1 (SLC, full-aperture focusing) products acquired over the area of the recent Turkey/Syria earthquakes are now freely available ...
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On Demand Sentinel-1 RTC is now available at 10-m pixel spacing and in dB scale!

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) has released new processing options for On Demand Sentinel-1 Radiometric Terrain Correction (RTC). RTC products can now be ...
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Sentinel-1B satellite mission ends

The European Space Agency announced today that efforts to repair the failed C-band SAR sensor onboard the Sentinel-1B satellite have ...
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ASF Science Friday series continues August 26

Monthly Lecture ASF is playing an increasing role in support of NASA’s Earth Science mission. A monthly lecture series features ...
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NASA schedules second OPERA workshop

NASA and JPL will host a second OPERA project workshop on September 2, 2022. Participation is available in-person or virtually. ...
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Image from Sentinel-1 reveal changes in the Earth's surface over one year

Sentinel-1 images reveal changes in the Earth’s surface over one year

A new set of satellite radar-derived images provides a novel view of the face of Earth in unprecedented detail, advancing ...
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Sentinel-1 InSAR Storymap Earthquake Qinghai, China

Sentinel-1 InSAR StoryMap

In honor of National GIS Day 2021, ASF published a StoryMap exploring the ASF Sentinel-1 On Demand InSAR products. The ...
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