As one of six Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) nodes, the
Juneau based Spatial Data at UAS program provides data, maps, instruction,
and information on spatial data technology to students, researchers, management
agencies and the public. Spatial Data at UAS is a function of the UAS
Environmental Science Program, is physically hosted by the Egan Library,
and is virtually supported by UAS Information Services. Currently, Spatialda
Data at UAS is supporting datasets associated with cruise ship discharge,
watershed delineation, glacial hydrology, and water-resources.
NEWS
2/22/2005: Mendenhall
Glacier Terminus Positions datasets for 1997-2004 are now available
on our spatial data downloads page.
2/21/2005: Spatial
Data at UAS will be closed from 02/23 to 03/07.
2/19/2005: New
Atlas data are available! Roman Motyka of UAF Geophysical Institute
has made the historic Alaska Boundary Tribunal maps available for download
as scanned images. The files are available
online here, but are currently uncompressed .tif files and are not
georeferenced. We expect to do this work as time permits in the next
month or so. Enjoy!
Current Training Schedule (as of 2/18/2005):
- Credit Courses:
Visit the UAS Website
for course descriptions and registration information.
ENVS 110 Introduction to ArcGIS (1 credit)
CRN: 35545, SECTION: J01, INSTRUCTOR: Cathy Connor, BUILDING/RM: Hendrickson
110, DAYS: Thursday, TIME: 5:15p - 8:30p, DATE: 2/3 - 2/24
ENVS 111 Introduction to Differential GPS
(1 credit)
CRN: 35546, SECTION: J01, INSTRUCTOR: Eran Hood, BUILDING/RM: Hendrickson
110, DAYS: Tuesday, TIME: 5:15p - 8:30p, DATE: 3/22 - 4/12
- Workshops:
UAS will host a 2-Day ESRI Spatial Statistics Workshop
March 17 and 18, 2005. This workshop is limited to 16 people and the
fee of $605 is due at the UAS Cashier's Office (465-6367) by 2/25.
For more information contact Julie Nielsen, stoic workshop organizer,
at 364-1578. Thanks to Julie and Matt Heavner for working hard to
make it happen!
- ESRI Instructor-Led Training at
UAS: ESRI Training registration, information,
and course descriptions are available through their website at www.esri.com.
This summer, UAS will host the following ESRI courses in our Hendrickson
Building, Room 110, GIS Classroom:
Introduction to ArcGIS I, 6/13/2005 - 6/14/2005,
$850
Introduction to ArcGIS II, 6/15/2005 - 6/17/2005,
$1275
Building Geodatabases I, 7/18/2005 - 7/20/2005,
$1275
Building Geodatabases II, 7/21/2005 - 7/22/2005,
$850
About Us
Staff
Shannon Seifert, Spatial
Data at UAS, Support services technician
Facilities
Spatial Data at UAS staff and equipment are housed at the University
of Alaska Southeast Juneau campus, in the Hendrickson Building, Room
107.
A public access GIS terminal is maintained for non-commercial use. Currently,
the machine is running ESRI's ArcGIS 9.0 software with many useful extensions.
Several public datasets are housed by Spatial Data at UAS, such as the
Mendenhall Watershed Partnership database and UAS water-resources datasets.
Additional resources for UAS students or those enrolled in a UAS course
include several large-format printers and digitizing workstations.
Schedule
Office hours vary from semester to semester. View
our current schedule here.
Contact
Shannon Seifert
Environmental Science
University of Alaska Southeast
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Phone: (907)465-6332
Email: shannon.seifert@uas.alaska.edu
Mission Statement
- Coordination of data set development for multi-agency use.
At present agencies in southeast Alaska have not adopted standards
among themselves for data, metadata, or for exchanging data sets.
A regional data center can work to establish formatting and quality
standards that ensure multi-agency use.
- Access to applications.
Many applications and potential applications for satellite imagery
and other remote sensing data products remain essentially cloistered
with the University. The data center can provide direct linkages to
the developers of applications and models as well the output of those
models. Many of the users of applications are agencies that are primarily
based in communities throughout Alaska.
- Data distribution.
A data center is needed in southeast Alaska to assist both researchers
and agencies bring their data to each other, whether as continuously
updated real-time data or as hard-copy publications. Geo-spatial data
in electronic form are very much living data: they are subject to
constant revisions and additions. The data center monitors the currency
of select data sets, and works to keep users current as well. In cases
when the data are being continuously updated the center can coordinate
direct links between producers and consumers.
Additionally, much of the gray literature and related data that is
the final product of agency-based research tends to languish from
lack of an appropriate distribution network. While much of this data
is catalogued nationally, access to the data themselves can be challenging.
A regional data center can identify the products that are of greatest
local interest, formulate standards for meta-data, and help guide
the paper or electronic publication.
- Archival and repository functions.
Some geo-spatial data sets are of sufficient local or regional value,
or they may be needed by a large group of users, and will need a distinct
location to be archived. An example of this would be Landsat 7 imagery,
which is sold without restrictions on subsequent distribution. Many
of the agencies and researchers that own the images are willing to
share them on a non-profit basis. The data center is an appropriate
home for data such as these.
Egan Library is a member of the Federal Depository Library Program
(FDLP). At present the Library lacks the equipment and expertise to
fulfill the responsibilities mandated by FDLP with respect to spatial
data. Spatial Data at UAS will satisfy this need.
- Education and Training.
The data center serves as a local clearinghouse for courses, workshops,
internships, and training programs offered by the University or software
vendors. Visit our Training Opportunities
in Juneau page for a list of our current training offerings.
- Public outreach.
The data center will serve the public by providing a public access
terminal, software, and trained staff to assist the public in accessing
and interpreting spatial data.
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