GINA is a mechanism within the University of Alaska (UA) for sharing data and technical capacity among Alaskan, Arctic, and world communities.
Established in 2001 as an initiative of UA’s President, GINA promotes collaboration at the local, state, and federal levels by increasing community-wide participation in the discovery and use of geospatial data. GINA’s products and services greatly expand the range of available analysis capabilities in order to better address research and management requirements.
Volcanic lightning. A just plain awesome photo from Astronomy... |
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Volcanic lightning. A just plain awesome photo from Astronomy Picture of the Day. (Taken by Martin Rietze.) Our colleagues Mike Pavolonis (NOAA-NESDIS STAR) and Peter Webley (UAF AVO) will be using volcanic lightning detections from the GOES-R Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument. This exciting new instrument, developed by GOES-R Program Scientist Steve Goodman, will be used to supplement the detection, mapping, and modelling of hazardous volcanic ash clouds. Optical and infrared ABI imagery will be used for detecting and quantifying volcanic ash and SO2. a baseline product capability for the GOES-R mission. -Tom |
GINA receives numerous geospatial data sets, many in real time. Information is then rapidly processed and managed for use by scientific researchers, state and federal agencies, and the general public.
DATA RECEIVED
Suomi-NPP
AVHRR
MODIS
DATA MANAGED
Alaska Orthoimagery
Gtopo, DEM, Bathemetry
IfSAR
LIDAR
ShoreZone
SPOT 5
NATIONAL DATA
DMSP
GOES-R
Landsat
SERVICES
Web Services
Puffin Feeder
GINA is involved with many Alaskan, Arctic and International projects. Our goal is to increase community-wide participation in the discovery and sharing of geospatial data.
GINA teams with partner institutions and agencies to create information products and services that are used in a variety of projects to better display and understand spatial information.