HyP3 (pronounced "hype") is a service provided by NASA’s Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC) for processing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery that addresses many common issues for users of SAR data:
- Most SAR datasets require at least some processing to remove distortions before they are analysis-ready
- SAR processing is computing-intensive
- Software for SAR processing is complicated to use and/or prohibitively expensive
- Producing analysis-ready SAR data has a steep learning curve that acts as a barrier to entry
HyP3 solves these problems by providing a free service where people can request SAR processing on-demand. These processing requests are picked up by automated systems, which handle the complexity of SAR processing on behalf of the user. HyP3 doesn't require users to have a lot of knowledge of SAR processing before getting started; users only need to submit the input data and set a few optional parameters if desired. With HyP3, analysis-ready products are just a few clicks away.
