Final Version: Alaska DEM Workshop Whitepaper
The Alaska Statewide Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Workshop was held July 22 & 23, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska. The goals of the workshop included:
- Learn about potential solutions from data providers
- Study requirements for an improved, statewide Alaska DEM
- Summarize options and classify potential solutions
- Make recommendations for next steps.
Respected DEM expert David Maune of Dewberry presented a keynote address, captured information during the workshop, and lead writing of a whitepaper summarizing outcomes.
Data providers who will be presenting (links are to DEM product information):
Presentations and notes from the workshop are available below. The white paper is available via the link at the top of the page.
Alaska DEM Workshop 08 Presentations – ZIP file (183M)
Tuesday – July 22, 2008 – Presentations
- Intro : Tom Heinrichs – SDMI UAF-GINA
- Key Note : Dave Maune – Dewberry
- GeoEye – IKONOS : Michael Van Houten- GeoEye
- Digital Globe – Quickbird, Worldview-1 : John Auble – Digital Globe
- SPOT – SPOT 5 HRS : Steve Miller – SPOT
- IRS/ASRC – ARTOSAT-1 : Shawana Johnson, Ed Kunz – ASRC
- Q&A ASRC
- Resourcesat and CartoSat Handbooks
- Resourcesat and CartoSat White Papers Resourcesat and CartoSat White Papers
- MDA – RADARSAT-2 : Marco van der Kooij – MDA
- InterMap – Star3i : Lorraine Tighe, Ian Wosiski (presentation unavailable)
- Fugro Earthdata, Inc – GeoSAR : Thomas Carson – Fugro
Wednesday – July 23, 2008 – Presentations
- ASTER DEM : Bryan Bailey
- National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP) : George Lee – NDEP
- DEM, Control, and Quality Assurance – Requirements for Applications : Dave Maune
- Status and Inventory of Control : Russ Cowart – i-cubed
- NED Overview : Gayla Evans – USGS
- Data Delivery : Dayne Broderson – SDMI – UAF – GINA
Wednesday – July 23, 2008 – Discussion Notes
