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Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) DAAC

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The above image is an ERS-2 view of the Alaska Peninsula and Augustine Volcano was part of the first ERS-2 data received at ASF. © ESA 1995
The above image is an ERS-2 view of the Alaska Peninsula and Augustine Volcano was part of the first ERS-2 data received at ASF. © ESA 1995
NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC) is located in the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. ASF DAAC is supported by NASA to acquire, process, archive, and distribute synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from polar-orbiting satellite and airborne sensors to advance Earth science research. Most of the datasets at ASF DAAC, including Copernicus Sentinel-1, are open access and freely available to the public for download.

Contact Information

Nettie La Belle-Hamer, Ph.D, ASF Director, DAAC Manager
Wade Albright, ASF Deputy Director

903 Koyukuk Drive
PO Box 757320
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320

uso@asf.alaska.edu

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Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data

ASF DAAC archives data from around the world. This includes data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 constellation, Canadian RADARSAT-1, European Remote Sensing Satellite-2 (ERS-2), the Japanese ALOS PALSAR, European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (ERS-1), Japanese Earth Resource Satellite-1 (JERS-1), and NASA's SMAP and Seasat satellites. In addition, ASF DAAC archives and distributes AirSAR and UAVSAR - two airborne SAR sensors operated by NASA.


DAAC fact sheet:

ASF DAAC one pager

SAR data fact sheet:

SAR one pager

Vertex fact sheet:

Vertex one pager

Links

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    How to use SAR

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    Find Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Products

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    Webinar: Real-Life Uses of Radar Data for Real-Life Scientists

    Learn more about Radar Data with Michelle Harbin, Senior Science Consultant, ASF DAAC.

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    Webinar: Discover Simplified SAR Solutions at NASA's ASF DAAC

    During this webinar, participants will learn more about the available SAR data sets at NASA's ASF DAAC. In addition, a variety of SAR data discovery and data access tips/tutorials will be provided.

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    Webinar: Discover and Access SAR Data with ASF DAAC's Vertex: Better, Stronger, Faster

    This webinar shows new and experienced users how to use Vertex, the search-and-download client of NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility DAAC (ASF DAAC).

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