The Alaska Satellite Facility's Vertex is the search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar data for Earth science. The tool includes a multilingual component where you can search for data in Spanish and English, a location component for searching by area of interest, and a service for pre-processing data before download to cut down data volume and processing time.
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Produced by NASA JPL for the NISAR mission, these data products give researchers a new way to observe changes across Earth’s surface.
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July 21, 2026
The second data release since launch includes Level-1 to Level-3 L-band data products from locations around the world.
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Feb. 27, 2026
NASA is looking to fund studies using the agency's new NISAR synthetic aperture radar satellite for Earth science research and its applications.
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Feb. 17, 2026
NISAR L-band data products are now available, giving users a first look at data products from NISAR acquisitions.
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Jan. 23, 2026
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Vertex Learning Resources
Order Sentinel-1 interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) products On Demand from NASA’s Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC) for individual SLC bursts.
StoryMap
Nov. 1, 2024
This data recipe provides steps to construct a Harmony request URL to find S-1 InSAR data and perform subsetting using the GDAL Subsetter.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2024
This data recipe shows users how to use GAMMA software and scripts for high-quality results to correct distortions in SAR images.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2024
This data recipe reviews the preprocessing steps to accomplish a slice assembly and the subsequent subsetting of the border zone.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2024
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