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2011 Mat Su LiDAR & Imagery Project

  • General Info
  • Current Status
  • Products
  • Order Data
  • Downloadable Documents

  • General Information

    Contacts
    James DePasquale GIS Manager
    907-745-9858

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    The 2011 MSB LiDAR & Imagery Project is a collection of high-resolution elevation data and aerial imagery for 3680 square miles of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) as well as the development of a number of ancillary datasets. For data management purposes the project has been divided into 7 blocks/areas: Matanuska, Core Area, Point MacKenzie, Willow, Caswell Lakes, Talkeetna, & North Susitna. The project is being managed by the MSB in collaboration with the US Geological Survey (USGS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

    The following partners have contributed funding and/or resources to the project: Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP); United States Geological Survey (USGS); Alaska Energy Authority (AEA); United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); The Nature Conservancy (TNC); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Mat-Su Salmon Partnership; United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); Alaska Pacific University (APU); & Matanuska Susitna Borough (MSB).

     

    Project Area Map
    Project Area Map by Blocks

    Profile View of Point Cloud Data – Old Matanuska River Bridge, Palmer, AK

  • Current Status

    For data management purposes the project has been divided into 7 blocks/areas.

    While most of the project area was flown in 2011, a small portion of LiDAR was not collected in Hatcher Pass area and portion of imagery was not collected for the Matanuska Block. Those areas will be collected in 2012.

    All the areas that were flown in 2011 are in various states of completion and availability.

    The following table provides a status update on the products by block.

    Block Imagery LiDAR &
    Ancillary Products
    ½ ft Resolution 1ft Resolution
    Point MacKenzie Block  N/A  Accepted  Accepted
    Willow Block  N/A  Accepted  QA/QC
    Caswell Lake Block  N/A  Accepted  QA/QC
    Talkeetna Block  N/A  Accepted  QA/QC
    North Susitna Block  N/A  Accepted  In Production
    Core Area Block  QA/QC  In Production  In Production
    Matanuska Block  QA/QC  In Production  In Production

     

    The status can fall into one of five categories:

    In Production = Being developed by the vendor.
    QA/QA = Delivered and going through the Quality Assurance Quality Control (QA/QC) process.
    Accepted =     Passed the QA/QC process and has been accepted.
    Available = Prepared for distribution and available.
    N/A =     Product not available for the area.

  • Products

    • Orthorectified, multispectral, 4-band imagery (RGB & NIR); ½ ft resolution, for a 270 sq/mi urban area; 1 ft resolution, for the entire 3680 sq/mi project area
    • Point Cloud Data w/ 1m true nominal pulse spacing (nps) and 0.6m nps through overlap (these data meet both USGS & FEMA specs); classified and unclassified
    • Automated “vegetation” classification; low (1-6ft), medium (6-15ft) and high (>15ft) Intensity Images
    • 1 m first return digital surface model (DSM) (aka top of canopy)
    • 1 m bare earth digital elevation model (DEM) w/ hydro-flattening
    • 1 m first return hillshade
    • 1m bare earth hillshade
    • 2 ft contours
    • Building footprints @ 97% accuracy
    • Breaklines

    More information about each of these products can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions.

    Ortho-Imagery (True Color Composite) Bare Earth Hillshade Contours Ortho-Imagery (NIR False Color Composite)

  • Order Data

    LiDAR data is not available just yet.  Check back here in the near future for online ordering.
Voting Precinct maps

The following maps are created and maintained by the Mat-Su Borough GIS staff (or by contractual arrangement) and made available to the general public in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. These maps are made available to the public provided that the user adhere to the terms and conditions as defined within the Borough's GIS Disclaimer and Acceptable Use Policy. Review this policy before using the maps.

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General Map of Borough Voting Precincts Map of Core Area Precincts
Voting Precincts
12-030 Farm Loop 13-025 City of Palmer 1 14-065 Seward Meridian 15-120 Susitna
12-043 Sheepmt inset1 13-027 City of Palmer 2 14-070 Wasilla Lake 15-125 Talkeetna
12-043 Sheepmt inset2 13-033 Palmer Fishhook 14-075 Wasilla 1 15-130 Trapper Creek
12-043 Sheepmt inset3 13-035 Pioneer Peak 14-080 Wasilla 2 15-135 Willow
12-043 Sheepmt main 13-040 Trunk 15-100 Big Lake 16-140 Butte
12-047 Sutton 13-045 Walby Lake 15-103 Houston city 16-150 Fairview
13-005 Fishhook 14-050 Kings Lake 15-105 Knik Goose Bay 16-155 Lazy Mt
13-010 Greater Palmer 14-055 Knik 15-110 Meadowlks 1 16-170 Snowshoe
13-015 Lakes 14-060 Schrock 15-115 Meadowlks 2 16-175 Springer Loop
13-020 Mat-su Campus
 


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