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NPS | 2012
The topography of many Alaskan national parks has changed greatly over the last 50 years primarily because of glacier retreat and downwasting (thinning). Glaciers have downwasted as much as 640 m and…
NPS | 2012
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is collecting light detection and ranging (lidar) data in partnership with the State of North Carolina and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop high-…
NPS | 2011
The Midwest Archeological Center (MWAC) maintains archeological data sets for parks in the Midwest Region and assists parks with archeological issues. The Center’s Archeological Information…
NPS | 2011
General Washington selected the Morristown, NJ area for overwintering the Continental Army because of its distinctive topographic setting and useful local resources. The camp was protected from…
NPS | 2011
Each year disturbance events such as avalanches, landslides, floods, fires, and clearcuts alter the landscape in and around the parks in the North Coast and Cascade Network (NCCN). These disturbances…
NPS | 2011
Grand Teton National Park is currently using historic color and color-infrared aerial photography, QuickBird satellite imagery, and lidar imagery for several wide-ranging and critical projects that…
NPS | 2011
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA) makes extensive use of remotely sensed imagery and other data for planning, visualizing, mapping, analyzing, and managing resources in nearly every park program.…
NPS | 2011
High resolution aerial photography along the international boundary, acquired in 2009 for use by the Department of Homeland Security, provided an excellent mapping base for restoration planning by…
NPS | 2011
In FY2011, the I&M Arctic Network used IKONOS imagery from 2006-2008 to map slumps and small landslides caused by thaw of permafrost in the Noatak National Preserve (2.6 million ha). Over 1…
NPS | 2011
In support of NPS Alaska Region Inventory and Monitoring Program a sampling design was developed, through a contract with the private sector, of soil and vegetation in Lake Clark National Park and…
NPS | 2011
Kenai Fjords National Park staff use GPS technology to map the terminus of Exit Glacier at the beginning and end of each summer. This semiannual monitoring effort allows park managers to understand…
NPS | 2011
The Alaska Regional Cultural Resources program uses all available imagery to evaluate land areas for the presence of cultural sites and to assess the status of known sites. For example, an…