HR: 1340h
AN: SF43A-0770    [Abstracts]
TI: Development and Operation of the Americas ALOS Data Node
AU: * Arko, S A
EM: sarko@asf.alaska.edu
AF: Alaska Satellite Facility, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
AU: Marlin, R H
EM: rmarlin@asf.alaska.edu
AF: Alaska Satellite Facility, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
AU: La Belle-Hamer, A L
EM: nettie@asf.alaska.edu
AF: Alaska Satellite Facility, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
AB: In the spring of 2005, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch the next generation in advanced, remote sensing satellites. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) includes three sensors, two visible imagers and one L-band polarimetric SAR, providing high-quality remote sensing data to the scientific and commercial communities throughout the world. Focusing on remote sensing and scientific pursuits, ALOS will image nearly the entire Earth using all three instruments during its expected three-year lifetime. These data sets offer the potential for data continuation of older satellite missions as well as new products for the growing user community. One of the unique features of the ALOS mission is the data distribution approach. JAXA has created a worldwide cooperative data distribution network. The data nodes are NOAA /ASF representing the Americas ALOS Data Node (AADN), ESA representing the ALOS European and African Node (ADEN), Geoscience Australia representing Oceania and JAXA representing the Asian continent. The AADN is the sole agency responsible for archival, processing and distribution of L0 and L1 products to users in both North and South America. In support of this mission, AADN is currently developing a processing and distribution infrastructure to provide easy access to these data sets. Utilizing a custom, grid-based process controller and media generation system, the overall infrastructure has been designed to provide maximum throughput while requiring a minimum of operator input and maintenance. This paper will present an overview of the ALOS system, details of each sensor's capabilities and of the processing and distribution system being developed by AADN to provide these valuable data sets to users throughout North and South America.
UR: http://aadn.asf.alaska.edu
DE: 9350 North America
DE: 9805 Instruments useful in three or more fields
DE: 1694 Instruments and techniques
DE: 1640 Remote sensing
SC: Special Focus: Advances in Data Acquisition, Management, Analysis and Display [SF]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting