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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.

2006 Anniversary Edition – A Brief History of the RADARSAT-1 Antarctic Mapping Project

The RADARSAT-1 Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) was conceived in the early 1980’s by Stan Wilson, Bob Thomas, and Bill Townsend. The idea developed as part ...
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Dibble Glacier, Icebergs and Sea Ice.

2006 Anniversary Edition – Sea Ice Motion: Science Driving U.S. SAR Research

The ability to derive quantitative estimates of fine-scale ice motion and deformation from pairs of Seasat SAR images provided the primary scientific basis for implementing ...
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Northwest Passage sea ice contrasts with the coast of Baffin Island, Canada, in this ALOS-PALSAR image taken 8 March 2011. © JAXA, METI 2011

2006 Anniversary Edition – From Airborne to Spaceborne: Reflections on the Alaska Satellite Facility by a User

The first radar images that I ever saw were those in a publication that is, or should be, familiar to anyone associated with ASF - ...
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