Alaska Satellite FacilityAbout ASF

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) of the Geophysical Institute (GI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), downlinks, processes, archives, and distributes remote-sensing data to scientific users around the world. ASF’s mission is to make remote-sensing data accessible. This has many aspects, including promoting, facilitating, and participating in the advancement of remote sensing in order to support national and international Earth science research, field operations, and commercial remote-sensing applications that benefit society. ASF is committed to providing the highest quality of data and services in a timely manner.

ASF is composed of a Satellite Tracking Ground Station as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ground Network (GN) system, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data Center (SDC) in support of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System project, and the ASF Enterprise Center (ASFE) in support of UAF’s mission to be a student-centered, research university. ASF operates two antennas, a 10-meter system and an 11-meter system, for the NASA GN. As the operator of the NASA SDC for almost 20 years, ASF maintains the NASA archive of SAR data from a variety of satellites and aircraft, and provides these data and associated specialty support services to U.S. Government-approved researchers. The ASFE focuses on applications of remote-sensing data, specifically for UAF research and includes the GeoData Center (GDC). The GDC provides data management and archive services for UAF Principal Investigators and maintains a variety of geophysical data collections in support of scientific research.

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From the Fairbanks Airport:
Leave Airport, go NORTHEAST on OLD AIRPORT WAY toward BYERS ACCESS RD. Turn LEFT onto BYERS ACCESS RD. Turn RIGHT onto AIRPORT WAY. Merge onto ROBERT MITCHELL EXPRESSWAY/AK-3 S/INTERSTATE A3 S VIA THE RAMP ON THE LEFT TOWARD DENALI NATL PARK/NENANA Take the GEIST RD/CHENA PUMP RD ramp. Turn Right onto GEIST RD. Turn LEFT onto THOMPSON DRIVE. Continue straight until you reach the round-a-bout (traffic circle) intersection. Take 2nd RIGHT up hill. Continue up hill (this is Tanana Loop Road) Do Not Turn. The big corner building is the IARC building (it‘ll be on your left). Drive in front of the building. Turn Right into the PARKING LOT This parking lot is a UAF Parking Decal Required lot. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE MAP OFFICE VISITOR SPOTS, OR OTHER "RESERVED SPOTS".