1. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20041 ASF Overview Nettie La Belle-Hamer Director

2. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20042 UA Statewide

3. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20043 UAF Mission Bearing in mind its history, current strengths and responsibilities within the university system, UAF adopted the following mission statement in June 2000: The University of Alaska Fairbanks, as the nation's northernmost Land, Sea, and Space Grant university and international research center, advances and disseminates knowledge through creative teaching, research, and public service with an emphasis on Alaska, the North and their diverse peoples.

4. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20044 UAF Organization

5. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20045 Goals of Strategic Plan: UAF 2005 Serve as a world leader in arctic research and related graduate education Provide high quality undergraduate education for traditional and non- traditional students Form active collaborations with communities, organizations, businesses and government to meet identified state, national and global needs Serve as the premiere higher educational center for Alaska Natives Serve as a model to demonstrate how gender, racial and cultural diversity can strengthen a university and society Serve as an academic gateway to the study of North Pacific and Circumpolar Northern land and seas

6. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20046 Geophysical Institute

7. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20047 Mission of the Geophysical Institute understanding basic geophysical processes governing the planet Earth, especially as they occur in or are relevant to Alaska; training graduates and undergraduates to play leading scientific roles in tomorrow's society; solving applied geophysical problems and developing related technologies of importance to the state and the nation; satisfying the intellectual and technological needs of fellow Alaskans through public service.

8. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20048 GI Research Groups Atmospheric Sciences Ice, Permafrost, & Snow Remote Sensing Seismology Space Physics & Aeronomy Tectonics & Sedimentation Volcanology

9. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 20049 GI Facilities Alaska Climate Center Alaska Earthquake Info. Center (AEIC) Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) Chaparral Physics College Int'l. Geophysical Observatory GeoData Center Geographic Info. Net. of Alaska (GINA) Keith B. Mather Library Map Office Poker Flat Research Range

10. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200410 Administration Team Business Office Manager Director's Office Manager Human Resources Manager Operations Office Manager ASF Director Associate Director Assistant Directors (2)

11. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200411 ASF Management

12. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200412 ASF Vision Statement ASF will become the premier university-owned, self-sufficient, satellite facility; capable of supporting all aspects of remote sensing, from acquisition to generation of value-added products and services.

13. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200413 ASF Mission Statement Our mission at ASF is to promote, facilitate, and participate 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.

14. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200414 Goals Maintain a viable organization with effective leadership, governance, and management. Provide the highest quality, reliable satellite data products and services to the user communities. Seek and implement new growth opportunities while responding to evolving user needs.

15. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200415 Goals, continued Continuously develop new ideas, attract leading- edge expertise and pursue challenging projects. Promote universal acceptance of ASF products and conventions as the standard in the remote-sensing industry. Recognized as a leader in the field of remote sensing.

16. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200416 ASF tracking system resources 10 Meter 11 Meter

17. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200417 ASF Receiving Ground Station The ASF Receiving Ground System incorporates a tracker scheduling element, which de-conflicts multi-mission requirements, and generates conflict-free schedules for each ASF tracking system

18. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200418 ASF Satellite Tracking ASF currently operates two independent tracking systems, –Scientific Atlanta 10m X-band/S-band tracker, installed to support ERS-1, JERS, and Radarsat acquisitions –Scientific Atlanta 11.24m X-band/S-band tracker, installed to support ADEOS

19. ASF Acquisition Mask

20. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200420 Tracking at ASF QuikSCAT RADARSAT-1 ERS-2 MSX

21. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200421 Processing at ASF Level-1 Processors –Precision Processor –ScanSAR Processor –Focus –Alaska Interferometric SAR Processor –Envisat Processor Level-0 Processors –Operational system –MAMM system

22. N. La Belle-HamerUWG, June 2-4, 200422 Americas ALOS Data Node Distribution: AADN will be a single point of contact for data users in the Americas Exceptions will be for: –METI data; –Americas’ PI’s working on Japanese projects.

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