Alaska ShoreZone Coastal Mapping and Imagery
Alaska ShoreZone - INTRODUCTION
Kruzof Island, Sitka Sound, Alaska.
Photo: NOAA Fisheries
The ShoreZone mapping system has been in use since the early 1980s and has been applied to more than 40,000 km of shoreline in Washington and British Columbia (Berry et al 2004; Howes 2001). Through partnerships with other agencies and organizations, portions of southeastern and central Alaska have been imaged and mapped. This project is funded by NOAA and a number of other agencies and organizations as listed below.
This standardized system catalogs both geomorphic and biological resources at mapping scales of better than 1:10,000. The high resolution, attribute rich dataset is a useful tool for extrapolation of site data over broad spatial ranges and creating a variety of habitat models.
Low-tide-oblique aerial imagery sets this system apart from other mapping efforts. You can "fly the coastline" (video), view still photos, and access biophysical data using our interactive ArcIMS web-site. This site will include more of Alaska's coast-line as new data becomes available.
Alaska ShoreZone
ShoreZone - Photographs, Video, Maps
Fly the Coastline and View Habitat Maps
- ShoreZone Flex Site (new Flash site)
- Additional ShoreZone Websites
- Fish Atlas temporarily unavailable
- ShoreStation temporarily unavailable
ShoreZone - Data Queries
- User's Guide to Querying ShoreZone Databases in ArcGIS and MS Access
- .zip file of entire manual (85 MB)
Supporting Materials
- Mapping Protocol for the Gulf of Alaska
- Flight Logs and Regional Summary Reports
- Reports
- ShoreZone Fact Sheet
- Metadata
- Poster Presentations
- ShoreZone in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, January 2013
- ShoreZone in the Arctic, January 2013
- Alaska ShoreZone Online, January 2013
Program Activities and News
- 2012 Annual ShoreZone Partners Meeting November 28 - 29 in Anchorage, AK NEW!
- Newsletters
- Year in Review: 2011, 2010, 2009
- Kake, 2009
- Workgroup, Meetings and Events
- Alaska ShoreZone Partners
Related Databases
- Fish Atlas temporarily unavailable
- Shore Station Database temporarily unavailable
- Seaweeds of Alaska
Additional ShoreZone Websites
- ShoreZone.org
- British Columbia - CRIMS
- British Columbia - Southern Gulf Islands
- Coastal and Ocean Resources
- Washington State
Contacts
NOAA Fisheries Analytical Team
- Steve.Lewis@noaa.gov, (907) 586-7858
NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division
- Cindy.Hartmann@noaa.gov, (907) 586-7585
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Science Center - Auke Bay Laboratory
- Mandy.Lindeberg@noaa.gov, (907) 789-6616