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GINA’s New Antenna

On April 6, 2024, GINA’s newest antenna – dubbed “UAF-5” – was lifted into place atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Usibelli Engineering Building. On September 6, 2024, the installation of UAF-5 was completed with the addition of it’s protective radome. This 3-meter antenna will replace the “Big Dog” antenna atop UAF’s Akasofu Building, which […]

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Fire Season 2024 Updates

Starting June 21 and updated every Monday, fire points videos will be posted to keep track of Alaska’s fire season. Consistent with last year’s summary, each video shows a timelapse of the fire heat points detected by GINA over the course of the 2024 Alaska Fire Season. Recent fire points are displayed as bright red

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VIIRS Pass Frequency

GINA collects satellite data around the clock from the satellites that pass over Alaska every day. This graphic shows the number of VIIRS infrared passes received each day by GINA’s Direct Broadcast antennas. The North Slope of Alaska into the Arctic Ocean is the most frequently covered area, with around 16-18 passes per day. Radiating

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On Fire Pixel Saturation

The Tatlawiksuk Fire, 41 miles south of McGrath, has been burning steadily (as of posting) since June 4th, sparked by the recent lightning storms in Southwest Alaska last week. These VIIRS animations of DayLandCloudFire (left) and the i04 band (right) show the change of the fire perimeter (in bright red) from June 8th to June

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