The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Alaska. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Maritime, Alaska Peninsula, Arctic, Becharof, Innoko, Izembek, Kanuti, Kenai, Kodiak, Koyukuk, Nowitna, Selawik, Togiak, Tetlin, Yukon Delta, and Yukon Flats | Refuge Boundaries | statewide | 1:63,360 | Approved Acquisition Boundaries (boundaries designated for refuges / Designated Wilderness - HTML Metadata file for each refuge with available spatial data coverage. | Approved Acquisition Boundaries / Designated Wilderness Arc/Info Export (.e00) format file that has been compressed with WinZip (PKZip should be able to uncompress them as well as WinZip). |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:63,360 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for Alaska are here in text format. A NWI map of Alaska is also located here. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 30m - most of state | 15 min |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 1 Degree DEM in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format | |
| USGS | DOQ | limited | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | limited | 1:24,000 1:25,000 1:63,360 |
DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various - limited in | 7.5 min | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse | DLG (various - boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:12,000 to 1:500,000 | Follow link in data section. | Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse This is an extensive site on many different datasets. Data is in shapefile and/or Arc/Info export format. |
| Alaska State Geo-Spatial Data Clearinghouse | various | statewide | various | Follow link within data category | The Alaska State Geo-Spatial Data Clearinghouse combines the documentation for GIS information from all state agencies and is organized by theme. |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow the link on the Data page. | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
For additional information regarding this Web page, contact Chris Lett, in the Division of Information Resources Management, at Chris_Lett@fws.gov
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