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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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Python search library now available

We are pleased to announce asf_search, a new python module available through PyPI and Conda. Greatly simplifying search and download ...
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ASF Celebrates 30 Years of Operations

For 30 years, ASF has provided consistent, high-quality access to Earth observation data acquired from space and from air. From ...
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Dr. Bowman

Dr. Steve Bowman is profiled on the NASA Earthdata website

Dr. Bowman is the Geologic Hazards Program Manager with the Utah Geological Survey and member of the ASF DAAC User ...
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Mapping Antarctica

While limited exploration of Antarctica occurred sporadically during the first half of the twentieth century, dedicated scientific studies began with the 1957 International Geophysical Year. ...
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ERS Free and Open

ERS-1 and ERS-2 are now free and open by agreement between NASA and ESA. The ERS-1 and -2 archive contains data collected primarily within the ...
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Tributes for ASF’s 25th Anniversary

Recognition for ASF in its 25th anniversary year has come from all directions, from NASA’s Near Earth Network (NEN) to the Alaska state legislature. At ...
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A New Antenna for ASF Ground Station

After many weeks of meticulous planning, local and visiting engineers and contractors first worked in subzero temperatures (down to minus 30°F) to dislodge the original, ...
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ASF 25th-Anniversary Celebration

The celebration of ASF’s quarter-century milestone took place at an open house in early June 2016. The day featured an ...
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2006 Anniversary Edition – Message from the ASF Director

10-meter antenna construction underway – Photographed by Jim Coccia Nettie La Belle-Hamer – Director, ASF What is now the Alaska ...
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2006 Anniversary Edition – Global Forest Mapping with JERS-1 SAR

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA; formerly known as NASDA) successfully launched the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite (JERS-1, nicknamed FUYO) in late 1992 into a ...
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2006 Anniversary Edition – Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar: Building Tomorrow’s Tools Today

A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system transmits electromagnetic (EM) waves at a wavelength that can range from a few millimeters to tens of centimeters. The ...
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2006 Anniversary Edition – ALASKA SAR FACILITY: In the Beginning

A site for the ASF had to be found and the obvious choice was to locate it in the Elvey Building, the home of the ...
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