Jan 28, 2011 Kevin Engle
Kevin Engle passed away on January 27, 2011. He was an extraordinary friend and colleague and will always be remembered for his kindness, generosity, and unfailing good nature. A memorial event is planned for Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 2-5pm at Big Daddy's BBQ banquet hall at the corner of 1st and Wickersham downtown. If you have photos or remembrances of Kevin that can be shared in a celebration of his life, please email them to remembering.kevin@gina.alaska.edu. A memorial website you can contribute stories and photos to is available at www.forevermissed.com/kevin-engle/.
Expired on Jun 01, 2011Nov 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.
Expired on Dec 31, 2009Oct 12, 2009 Network outages week of Oct 12th
All this week (Oct12th -> 16th) there scheduled network outages for the University of Alaska Fairbanks which will affect GINA services. You can expect to see short outages between the hours of 1am and 6am. Unexpected outages outside of those hours have already been seen but hopefully will not continue.
UAF OIT outage notice
Expired on Oct 21, 2009Sep 17, 2009 Elevation Data Available Online
We have Web Coverage Service with a number of elevation data sets in it, including the NED, the ASTER DEM covering Alaska, and several smaller high resolution datasets. For more information please see our forum post for details and instructions for ArcMap. We would appreciate any feedback.
Expired on Oct 01, 2009Jun 03, 2009 Faster and Better Tiles!
We have just updated our tile serving setup, which should provide faster, better, and more pretty tiles for Google Maps and Google Earth. Please let us know if you encounter any problems. -Jay
Expired on Jul 01, 2009Mar 23, 2009 GINA Updates Website
The GINA website is getting a major overhaul for the new year. New and updated content available all over the place. Wahoo!
-dayne
Expired on May 01, 2009Feb 11, 2009 New GINA web site
GINA has made major revisions to its website: a graphical overhaul was undertaken; the site was ported to the Radiant content management system; and content was updated.
Expired on Mar 01, 2009Jun 13, 2005 USGS EROS, NOAA FCDAS, and UA GINA team up to provide Landsat 5 data for Alaska
UPDATE: Landsat 5 data for Alaska goes operational. Data is available for order.
The USGS National Center for Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS), NOAA/NESDIS Fairbanks Command & Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS), and UA Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) have teamed up to provide Landsat 5 data for Alaska this summer. Landsat 5 is an Earth imaging satellite with many applications, including emergency response and resource management. The Landsat program has gathered a continuous set of data since 1972, making it one of the most successful and widely used satellite remote sensing programs.
Expired on Aug 01, 2005May 31, 2005 GINA thanks ConocoPhillips and BP for their generous contributions to the UA Foundation
The University of Alaska is running ads in Alaska newspapers to thank ConocoPhillips and BP for their generous contributions to the University of Alaska Foundation. GINA is featured in the ads for providing real-time satellite images to Alaska s firefighters as they battle wildfires.
Expired on Aug 01, 2005Jun 30, 2004 Satellite images of Alaska wildfire smoke available
Satellite images showing the extensive fires and smoke covering much of the state are available. These images were received by the GINA satellite reception ground station at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Expired on Oct 01, 2004Feb 04, 2004 GINA partners with USGS and DNR in National Map Activities.
UA President Mark Hamilton recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that brings together the University's Geographic Information Network of Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey's Alaska Science Center, and the State of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources to cooperate in support of The National Map.
Expired on Jun 01, 2004Jan 28, 2004 2003 Fire Season Animation Now Available
GINA's International Observatory of the North (ION) has created an animation showing fires detected by the MODIS satellite sensor for the region centered on ION's Fairbanks receiving station. Fires in Alaska, eastern Siberia, western Canada, and as far south as northern California. This project was done in cooperation with BLM's Alaska Fire Service.
Expired on May 01, 2004