Alaska Parks Receive Improved Elevation Data
The NPS along with other Federal and State agencies in Alaska are partnering in a multi-year multi-million-dollar mapping initiative to update topographic (elevation) information for the entire State. During the past several years, 5-m IFSAR elevation data have been acquired over approximately 34% of Alaska, including 43% (23.7 million acres) of NPS lands. In 2012 the NPS received its first delivery of the new airborne IFSAR elevation data, which included coverage of Mt.