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Sheenjek River Fire, near Fort Yukon, Alaska, Jun 22, 2005
The more than 60,000 acre Sheenjek River fire near Fort Yukon, Alaska is shown in this Landsat 5 image captured June 21, 2005 at 12:48 pm local time. Actively burning areas stand out on the perimeter as bright orange spots. The village of Fort Yukon is just to the east of the confluence of the Porcupine and Yukon Rivers. On June 21, there were 283 fire personnel assigned to the fire. Current fire information is available from the Alaska Fire Service; see "Reports" and "Maps/Imaging" on their top menu bar.
This Landsat 5 image was received at the NOAA/NESDIS FCDAS Gilmore Creek satellite ground station near Fairbanks, Alaska, shipped over a high speed network by UAF-GINA to the USGS National Center for EROS in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, processed at EROS, then picked up by GINA and delivered to the Alaska Fire Service. Turnaround time was less than 24-hours.
Fire location: 66°45' N, 144°45' W Image is a RGB Landsat 5 band 7, 5, 4 combination
Nov 20, 2009 New AlaskaMapped SDMI website released
The Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative (SDMI) has rolled out a new version of their AlaskaMapped website at www.alaskamapped.org. It has a new archive and browse web map interface and improved access to web data services for statewide orthoimagery and DEM data. GINA developed and hosts the Alaskamapped website and serves as the State of Alaska's imagery and elevation data archive provider.
Summary
A strong explosive eruption is underway at Okmok Volcano on Umnak Island in the eastern Aleutians. For more information about the current alert levels please visit the AVO website. All areas immediately around the volcano are considered hazardous. Airborne ash and gas continues to drift with the wind and pose a hazard to aviation in the area. Additional ash fall will occur on Umnak Island and possibly adjacent islands as long as the eruption continues.
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