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ASF Overview

Nettie La Belle-Hamer

Director

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UA Statewide

E d w a rd G o rschC h a n ce llo r, U A A

Ja m e s P a rrishG e n era l C ou n se l

M a rsha ll L indC h a n ce llo r, U A F

Je a nn ie P h illipsE xe cutive O ffice rB o ard o f Re ge n ts

Jo hn P u ghC h a n ce llo r, U A S

P a tricia IveyE xe cutive O ffice r

S ys tem w id e G o ve rna n ce

S ys te m w id e A ca d e m ic C o u n c ilP ro vos ts C h a pm a n, R e ich a rd t, & S te ll

C ra ig D o rm anV ice P re sid e n t

R e se a rch

Ja m e s Jo hn sonV ice P re sid e n t

F a cu lty & S ta ff R e la tio ns

Jo se p h B ee d leV ice P re sid e n t

F in an ce

S te ve S m ithC h ie f ITO ffice r

W e n dy R ed m anV ice P re sid e n t

U n ive rs ity R e la tio ns

M a rk H a m iltonP re sid e n t

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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.

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UAF Organization

D e b ra D a m ronU n ive rs ity R e la tio ns

D ire c to r

E a rlina B ow d enC a m p u s D ive rs ity & C o m p lia n ce

D ire c to r

P a m e la D a v isD e ve lo p m e nt

E xe cutive O ffice r

C o ry S ch w a rtzA th le tics & R e c re a tion

D ire c to r

Ja ke P o o leA th le tics

S p e c ia l A ssis ta n t

S h e ri L a yra lG o ve rna n ceC o o rd in a to r

F a c ilitie s , F in a n ce , a nd o the r serv icesin c lu de s H um a n R e sou rces

M a rk N e u m a yrA d m in istra tive S e rv ices

D ire c to r

S tu de n t S e rv ices

T im B a rn e ttS tu de n t A ffa irs

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1 8 co lle ge s an d in s titu tesin c lud ing

G I, IA RC a n d A R S C

P a u l R e ich a rd tA ca d em ic A ffa irs

P ro vo st

R u ra l C am p u ses

B e rn ice Joe sphC o lle ge o f R u ra l A la ska

E xecu tive De an

M a rsha ll L indC h a n ce llo r, U A F

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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

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Geophysical Institute

D o u g C h riste n senA ss is ta n t D ire c to r

B o b S h efch ikA sso c ia te D ire c to r

B u s ine ss O ff ice M a na g er

H a n s N ie lsenA ss is ta n t D ire c to r

Ja n D a lrym p leD ire c to r's O ff ice M a n a g er

B o b G ro veO p era tion s M a na g er

K a th y B e rry-B e rtramIn fo rm a tion O ff ice M a na g er

M ich e lle Joh n sonH u m an R e so u rces M an a g er

N e tt ie La B e lle -H a m erA S F D ire c to r

R o g e r S m ithD ire c to r

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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.

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GI Research Groups

• Atmospheric Sciences • Ice, Permafrost, & Snow • Remote Sensing • Seismology • Space Physics & Aeronomy • Tectonics & Sedimentation • Volcanology

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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

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Administration Team

• Business Office Manager• Director's Office Manager• Human Resources Manager• Operations Office Manager• ASF Director• Associate Director• Assistant Directors (2)

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ASF Management

R oss N ewc ombe

A S F D eput y D ir ec t or

A d minis t r at ive A ssis t ance

Car ol W ay

A ss is t ant t o t he D ir ec t or

S c ot t A r ko

E ngineer ing Cent er

M anager

Car el L ane

O per at ions Cent er

M anager

D on A t wood

R emot e S ens ing S uppor t Cent er

M anager

N et t ie L aB elle- H amer

A S F D ir ec t or

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ASF tracking system resources

10 Meter 11 Meter

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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

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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

ASF Acquisition Mask

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Tracking at ASF

• QuikSCAT• RADARSAT-1• ERS-2• MSX

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Processing at ASF

• Level-1 Processors– Precision Processor– ScanSAR Processor– Focus– Alaska Interferometric SAR Processor– Envisat Processor

• Level-0 Processors– Operational system– MAMM system

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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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