Tag "Alaska"
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NGA, NSF release 3-D Elevation Models of Alaska for White House Arctic Initiative
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Science Foundation publicly released new 3-D topographic maps of Alaska Sept. 1 in support of a White House Arctic initiative
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USGS Projects Large Loss of Alaska Permafrost by 2100
Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near-surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic
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Digital Mapping of Alaska Completed Halfway
As reported in Alaska Dispatch News, Alaska is one-fifth the size of the U.S. and covered with treacherous terrain, because of which creating map of such areas is quite difficult in