3D Modeling The Monolith, Hatcher Pass Alaska

3D Modeling The Monolith, Hatcher Pass Alaska

The Monolith is a popular climbing destination in Alaska’s Hatcher Pass Management Unit. Located above treeline and a short walk from the Archangel Valley trailhead, the Monolith’s easy access and clean granite has been attracting rock climbers for over 30...
Repeat imaging for change detection

Repeat imaging for change detection

Low-cost and accessible data makes PRECISION AGRICULTURE possible for small-scale Alaskan farms Precision agriculture, or PA, uses diverse datasets and technologies to increase crop production and lower costs. PA can benefit both large and small farms in Alaska. High...
Precision Agriculture at the Alaska Plant Materials Center

Precision Agriculture at the Alaska Plant Materials Center

PROJECT DETAILS  IMAGERY ACQUIRED: 5/29/2020 AREA MAPPED: 1.13 km2 IMAGES ACQUIRED: 1384 jpeg GROUND CONTROL POINTS COLLECTED: 13 DGPS ORTHOIMAGERY RESOLUTION: 2.33 cm/px ELEVATION MODEL RESOLUTION: 9.31 cm/px CONTROL POINT RMSE ERROR: 0.0278m XY, 0.2792m Z, 0.2806m...
Visualizing beaver habitat with high resolution data

Visualizing beaver habitat with high resolution data

To illustrate the advantages of mapping with drones we decided to acquire imagery of an active beaver habitat to highlight historic beaver dams and lodges in a way that is not possible with satellite imagery. Recent beaver (Castor canadensis) habitat is often readily...
Sheep Mountain Landslide

Sheep Mountain Landslide

SHEEP MOUNTAIN LANDSLIDE While hiking on Sheep Mountain this spring we noticed a recent landslide not yet visible on publicly-available satellite imagery and barely visible from the Glenn highway. The landslide released during a period of heavy rain on or around July...
Climbing area visualization

Climbing area visualization

MILE 88 CLIMBING AREA The Mile 88 climbing crag (aka Weiner Lake crag, aka Wookie Wall)  features some of Alaska’s best sport climbing and just happens to be a few miles down the Glenn highway from the Corax office. We thought the crag deserved good imagery...