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A Satellite Direct Broadcast Facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Near real-time weather monitoring for Alaska and its adjacent oceans
- NOAA-20 VIIRS (DayLandCloud RGB), March 07, 2021
February 8, 2021
Image Showcase
This is a VIIRS i05 Infrared image (11.5 um) at 1245 UTC 08 Feb 2021 with colormap to show the colder temperatures. The legend at the upper left shows how Read more
November 18, 2020
Blog
There were very strong northerly winds occurring in southeast Alaska today producing lots of sea spray which visible satellite imagery was able to capture. The Truecolor RGB below shows a Read more
March 11, 2021
News
Jen Delamere and Chris Waigle summarized their Science for Alaska lecture "Firewatch: Fire landscapes from Air and Space" on KTVF with Ryan Osborne. Tune in for a few minutes of Read more
since 2001
About GINA
Established in 2001 as an initiative of UA’s President, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) focuses on remote sensing and geographic information systems activities for Alaska and its surrounding oceans.
GINA collaborates with federal, state, and academic partners to serve this data through public portals. An inventory of satellite images over the state of Alaska is available online and these images can be freely downloaded.