Alaska may be remote from the lower 48, but our technology and GIS community is cutting-edge. Alaska is a huge state, and as such it has a huge amount of GIS data available. Many organizations, from Federal to State to Private benefit from using GIS within their organizations. GIS is used in many industries around Alaska: Oil, pipeline, planning, land ownership, parcel bases, urban watershed, utilities, railroad, transportation, conservation, and much more.
Some great resources are listed below, and we have worked with their data. We can help you manipulate, transform, or project your data, or even move data between databases and formats. If you would like to talk to us about your data needs, please give us a call at our Anchorage, Alaska office at: 907- 677-1500
Here are some GIS data warehouses that can get you up to speed on GIS in Alaska:
* Alaska Mapped: Alaska Mapped (Images, DEM, KML, and other GIS data)
* Alaska DOT Transportation Data: Alaska DOT GIS Data
* Alaska State Geospatial Clearinghouse: Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
* Anchorage Watershed Maps: Watershed Management Services
* Alaska DRG Maps: USGS DRG Data (downloadable TIFs, alphabetically)
* DEM Model of Alaska: Alaska DEM (shaded relief, elevation model for Alaska)
* Alaska Satellite Imagery: University of Alaska GINA (Geospatial information from the University of Alaska)
And a few lcoal GIS user groups that you might be interested in:
* GIS Users group in Anchorage: Alaska Arc User Group (Very active! Monthly meetings and sponsors events)
* Kenai GIS Users Group: Kenai Peninsula GIS Users Group
For a more complete list of Alaska's GIS Data sources, see here: Alaska GIS
GeoNorth offers GIS services, consulting, products, and training in Alaska. We are experts in GIS and our staff is ready to assist you with GIS data needs, ArcGIS Desktop training courses, ArcGIS Server installation and configuration, and even custom built add-ins to help GIS fit into your business process.
Contact us at our Anchorage, Alaska office at 907- 677-1500 for more information. You can also find a list of our other GIS-related services here: GeoNorth's GIS Services