Previous topographic maps of Alaska only resolved to about 100 feet across. But the new data, called Arctic Digital Elevation Models, or ArcticDEMs, based on satellite imagery, has a resolution of ...

Newly released digital maps of Alaska, which reveal its topography more sharply than ever before, are helping scientists understand the impact of climate change. By Carol Flake Sept. 6, 2016 11 PM ...

(CN) — The White House Arctic initiative released the first 3-D topographic maps of Alaska, nearly a year after President Barack Obama’s announcement of a public-private collaboration to map the ...

3-D elevation maps of Alaska for released for White House Arctic Initiative Date: September 1, 2016 Source: University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering ...

The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps ...

Rather than flying planes over Alaska, the new maps were created based on high-resolution telescopic images captured by polar orbiting satellites operated by DigitalGlobe.

A Homer scientist is bringing changes in Arctic permafrost into high-resolution By Sean McDermott, KBBI - Homer . Published April 7, 2023 ... interactive maps of Alaska’s permafrost.

Since 2015, scientists have been gathering data on the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system, a 746-mile long strike-slip fault line that extends from offshore of Vancouver Island, Canada, to the ...

High-resolution cameras that can operate at depths of up to 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) allow researchers to document and immediately share their findings. The ship can also livestream dives to the ...