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Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Entry ID: Inforain_USGS_GBE

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Summary

Abstract: The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Interrain Pacific are please to
help make available to the public this integrated Geographic Information System
for the Glacier Bay / northern Southeast Alaska ecosystem. The USGS-Interrain
Pacific partnership focused on collecting and integrating GIS data sets from
many agencies and organizations and to them go credit for the large majority of
data ...

Related URL

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Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS Spatial Data Catalog.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS CD Information and additional information.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Glacier Bay Ecosystem Initiative on the Web.

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Description: Interrain Pacific is a non-profit support organization, whose mission is to
promote conservation based development by understanding social, economic and
ecological trends shaping communities.

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Caption: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 71.0

S: 52.0

E: -140.0

W: -170.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Inforain, USGS, Interrain Pacific

Dataset Title: Glacier Bay Ecosystem GIS

Dataset Release Place: Anchorage, AK

Dataset Publisher: Inforain, USGS

Data Presentation Form: GIS maps

Online Resource: http://www.inforain.org/alaska/glabaycd/

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA > ALASKA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > KARST LANDSCAPE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

Platform

DEM > Digital Elevation Model

MAPS

LANDSAT

LANDSAT-7

Project

INFORAIN

Access Constraints To access the spatial data, you will need to use any geographic information
system (GIS) software which can view Arc/Info coverages. You cannot directly
access the spatial data from this browser. You need to have a resident version
of ARC/INFO version 7.x or better for Unix or MS Windows NT.

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

Glacier Fields

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Biological Science Office, Alaska Science Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://www.absc.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARK SHASBY Phone: (907) 786-7020 Email: shasby at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey EROS Alaska Field Office 4230 University Drive City: Anchorage Province or State: AK Postal Code: 99508 Country: USA

Inforain, Ecotrust

Data Center URL: http://www.inforain.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: INFORAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 503-227-6225 Fax: 503-222-1517 Email: info at inforain.org Contact Address: Inforain/Ecotrust 721 NW Ninth Avenue Suite 200 City: Portland Province or State: OR Postal Code: 97209 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Distribution Format: ARC/INFO

Fees: No fees

Distribution Media: CD-ROM

Distribution Format: ARC/INFO

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

JOY A. GEISELMAN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (907) 786-3668

Fax: 907) 786-3636

Email: joy_geiselman at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

USGS, Alaska Science Center

Biological Science Office

1011 E. Tudor Rd., MS 701

City: Anchorage

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99503

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-12-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-15

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