The old, increasingly inaccurate maps Alaskans have used for decades will soon be gone, as our state is being completely remapped. On this next Outdoor Explorer, we’ll learn how the changing climate has made the maps we all use outdated and even unsafe, and the huge effort to fix that. There’s even a role for you, as the government crowd-sources some geographical details. We’re talking maps with the people who use them, make them and study them.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Paxson Wolber, adventurer and amateur map maker
- Kevin Gallagher, oversees the USGS Geologic and Topographic Mapping, Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation, Biological Information, and Science Informatics Programs, as well as the world’s largest Earth Science Library
- Brian Brettschneider, a researcher with the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at UAF
LINKS:
- Paxon’s free, downloadable map
- USGS Alaska Mapping Initiative
- USGS 3D Elevation Program
- USGS National Map Corps, crowd-sourcing feature allowing volunteers to edit structures in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- A visual representation of the actual elevation data, which is downloadable via the “area of interest” tool on the right side of the map for use by GIS users.
BROADCAST: Thursday, October 19, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Thursday, October 26, 2017. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. AKT
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