Newly released digital maps of Alaska, which reveal its topography more sharply than ever before, are helping scientists understand the impact of climate change.

Awesome New Maps Show Alaska in High-Resolution Detail The ArcticDEMs are the first set of detailed elevation maps of the Great White North ...

New high-resolution elevation data will allow for observation of melting glaciers, slumping permafrost, and much more.

Eventually the multi-year project will produce more than 11,000 new maps of Alaska. The base for the new maps starts with high resolution satellite imagery and data gathered by radar that ...

(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 ...

With Arctic permafrost thaw rapidly outpacing projections, researchers are racing to understand the impacts of an increasingly unstable future.

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.

Jan. 28—JUNEAU — The Alaska House voted Monday to adopt a resolution urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order renaming the tallest peak in North America. The bipartisan ...

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 Summary: Less than one year ...

The state of Alaska adopted the name Denali, which comes from a Koyukon Athabascan word with a meaning akin to “high” or “tall,” in 1975, but its name on federal maps remained Mount ...