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L-SAR Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with the data provided by the L-band synthetic aperture radar (L-SAR) aboard the NASA/Indian Space Research Organization SAR (NISAR) platform include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
L-SAR Learning Resources
Experts from NASA's Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) introduce the basic principles of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.
Webinar
Jan. 23, 2024
In this video, Rudi Gens provides an introduction to NASA’s Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project data product suite.
Webinar
Jan. 23, 2024
Explore 25 tutorials that demonstrate how to use NISAR sample data in a GIS environment; using Panoply; and transforming the data using GDAL commands.
Tutorial
Dec. 12, 2023
This video features Day 1 of the NISAR ISRO Community Workshop held on Aug. 3, 2023. It includes an introduction to SAR, Vertex, InSAR, and HyP3.
Webinar
Aug. 3, 2023
Esta capacitación de ARSET se centra en el uso de SAR para evaluar áreas en riesgo de desastres por deslizamientos de tierra con InSAR.
Training
Oct. 19-27, 2022
This ARSET training focuses on the use of SAR to assess areas at risk from disasters due to landslides through the use of interferometric SAR (InSAR).
Training
Oct. 19-27, 2022
Active instruments emit energy and collect data based on changes in the return signal.
Data Basics
Feb. 1, 2021
This data recipe shows users how to geocode Sentinel-1 GRD products using the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) raster utilities.
Data Recipe
Oct. 18, 2017
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Data from NASA’s ASF DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Zhong Lu develop satellite radar remote-sensing techniques for studying geohazards.
Data User Story
July 28, 2022
Synthetic aperture radar may give researchers an opportunity to study volcanoes in finer detail than ever before.
Data User Story
Jan. 23, 2022
Talking about Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Dr. Franz Meyer, Chief Scientist, Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF)
Data User Story
May 12, 2021
The ability for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to create high-resolution imagery regardless of atmospheric conditions makes it a key technology for studies of change over time. Dr. Paul Siqueira’s work improves these sensors and the Earth observing data they collect.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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