Geographic Science at the USGS Alaska Science Center, involves investigations into the use of remote sensing and GIS technologies for characterizing terrestrial ecosystems and land processes in the boreal and arctic regions of the U.S. Many of these projects directly support the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change Research Program, an operational component of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The research activities described in this page relate primarily to the USGS theme of Land Surface Characterization and Land Remote Sensing.
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Coordination of geospatial data activities and data sharing among the Federal, state, Native, local, commercial, and non-governmental (NGO) member agencies.
*BLM, USFWS
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The following web pages provide brief summary information in the form of metadata for a number of different types of geospatial data available for Alaska. Data are not accessible from this site at the present time but the general locations and types of data are provided along with primary contact information for the different datasets.
*Alaska Geographic Data Committee (AGDC) Members
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An assessment of the extent and degree of lake change across the Alaskan landscape.
*USFWS, SUNY
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Coastal erosion studies along the North Slope of Alaska are being conducted to assess the rates and consequences of shoreline change to local historic sites, current structures, and wildlife habitat.
*BLM, USFWS
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This study will conduct an assessment of fire size, frequency, and severity in Alaska using circa 1970-2006 Landsat MSS, TM, and ETM+ satellite data.
*BLM, USFWS, USFS
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Fire regime characteristics in the Alaskan boreal forest and the subsequent impact on successional trajectories are monitored using a combination of remotely sensed and in situ data.
*NASA
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An analysis of randomly sampled areas to assess the rates, causes, and consequences of land cover and land use change in the Cook Inlet Region of Alaska.
*USFWS, USFS
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A circa 2001 Landsat land cover and associated geospatial database for the entire state of Alaska.
*BLM, EPA, NASA, NOAA, NPS, NRCS, USFWS, USFS
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Analysis of satellite radar imagery to monitor surface conditions on the Alaskan North Slope.
*BLM, USFWS
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International Conference website dealing with remote sensing applications in the Arctic and Antarctic polar environments.
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Modeling the evolution of volcanically derived acidic flood water and gas to nearby environments.
*AVO
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A number of local, state, and international projects have been worked on by geography scientists at the Alaska Science Center.
*BLM, NPS, USFWS, USFS, University of Alaska
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