Remote Sensing Supports NEPA Compliance for Alaska National Parks

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The NPS Alaska regional compliance team frequently uses aerial photography and satellite imagery to convey resource conditions and locations to the public in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. These images accurately portray the lay of the land and affected resources, and the reviewers find the data rich and aesthetic. Satellite imagery has been used in conjunction with wetlands field data for a proposed access road through a sensitive area to a new barge landing location near Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park. This information has been  used by engineers to realign the landing site and storage area to avoid wetlands except for a small culvert for drainage between two wetland areas (see figure showing the barge landing area near Brooks Camp). This imagery is extremely helpful for communications with staff such as planners and engineers and the general public.

Satellite imagery used in conjunction with wetlands field data for a proposed access road through a sensitive area to a new barge landing location near Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park.  The map inset expresses blue and brown shaded elevations in feet.

Satellite imagery used in conjunction with wetlands field data for a proposed access road through a sensitive area to a new barge landing location near Brooks Camp in Katmai National Park.  The map inset expresses blue and brown shaded elevations in feet.

Author Name
William Rice
Author Email
bud_rice@nps.gov