News:
SDMI User Survey Released
Alaska DEM Workshop - White paper - Final version Released

The Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative’s primary goal is acquire new and better maps for Alaska and make existing map products more easily available. At this site, you can:

• View existing maps, satellite images, air photos, and elevation data
• Download maps or images to print or use in your mapping software
• View the current inventory of imagery and elevation data for Alaska

Kodiak, Alaska, August 11, 2004, source: USDA-NRCS

The Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative (SDMI) is strongly committed to making data freely and easily available through open standards. In addition to the online viewers and download options available at this site, the SDMI publishes data through open standards web services. SDMI web services tutorials are available.

The Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative seeks to make ongoing improvements to the maps for our State. Alaska is the only State in the Nation lacking current, accurate, high-resolution maps. The fact Alaska does not have a state-wide digital map is a deterrent to economic growth and a risk to public safety. Resource management requires a strong mapping foundation; emergency preparedness and readiness for disaster recovery depends upon accurate location information.