SAR Data Center (SDC)

The SDC operated by ASF is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration funded Distributed Active Archive Center. The SDC specializes in SAR data collection, processing, archiving, and distribution. The SDC provides SAR data from a variety of satellites and aircraft as well support services to U.S. Government-approved researchers.

DAAC URSA Vertex

ASF Enterprise (ASF-E)

The Alaska Satellite Facility Enterprise (ASF-E) manages income and expenditures for activities within ASF that do not fall under grants and contracts, such as a RADARSAT-1 Network Ground Station, remote-sensing training, and the Americas ALOS Data Node .

Satellite Tracking Ground Station (STGS)

The STGS operated by ASF manages two antennas, a 10-meter system and an 11-meter system. Both antennas are capable of X-band and S-band downlink and, in addition, the 11-meter system provides support S-band command uplink. The STGS is part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ground Network system.

GeoData Center (GDC)

The GDC provides data management and archive services for the Geophysical Institute and maintains a variety of geophysical data collections in support of scientific research. Maps and aerial photography focused on Alaska are also available.



Alaska Satellite Facility

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) of the Geophysical Institute (GI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, downlinks, archives, and distributes satellite-based data to scientific users around the world.

ASF's mission is to promote, facilitate, and participate in the advancement of remote sensing data.

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DAAC URSA Vertex

News and Events

Beta Release of Vertex

ASF announces the beta release of its new interface for accessing the ASF Datapool, Vertex. Vertex allows both experienced and novice users a new way of searching the ASF DAAC archive without prior knowledge of SAR platforms, processing options or specific SAR campaigns. Direct downloads of satellite acquired SAR scenes through Vertex requires your DAAC user log-in and password, though survey of processed data and associated browse images is available to all.
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ASF Data in Nature

A recent letter in Nature, The role of dyking and fault control in the rapid onset of eruption at Chaiten volcano, Chile , highlights research done with data from ASF.
Read the Letter Here

Upcoming Events

CEOS SAR Calibration & Validation Workshop - November 7-9, 2011