Orthorectification of historic imagery for the Southwest Alaska Network

Project ID: J8W07080002

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Fiscal Year: 2008

Initial Funding: $37,171

Total Funding: $46,330

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Physical

National Park: Southwest Alaska Network Inventory & Monitoring

Principal Investigator: Robertson, Andy

Agreement Technical Representative: Miller, Amy

Abstract: This project will build a geographic information system dataset from historic black and white and color infrared photography acquired for parks of the Southwest Alaska Network. This Task Agreement will support orthorectification of scanned aerial photos to IKONOS base imagery for Kenai Fjords National Park and Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve. Orthorectification of similar photo series for Lake Clark and Katmai National Park & Preserves may be initiated as separate phases of work in the future, pending receipt of IKONOS base imagery for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Katmai National Park and Preserve.

Deliverables:

• Orthorectification of Historic Imagery for Kenai Fjords National Park and Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (Natural Resource Technical Report)