Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) DAAC

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Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC)

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 (ASF) Distributed Active Archive Center (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 satellites and airborne sensors to advance Earth science research. Because these data products are derived from satellites owned by NASA’s international partner flight agencies (Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), most data is restricted and available only to NASA- approved researchers. Interested users may obtain access by submitting a proposal to uso@asf.alaska.edu. Proposal guidelines can be found at: https://www.asf.alaska.edu/get-data/alaska-satellite-facility-daac-restricted-data-access-request/.

Contact Information

Nettie La Belle-Hamer, Ph.D, ASF Director, DAAC Manager
Scott Arko, Ph.D, ASF Deputy Director

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

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Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data

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


DAAC fact sheet:

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SAR data fact sheet:

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