Welcome to Pennsylvania View

The Pennsylvania landscape is a diverse and rich environment for those interested in remotely sensed data. From its broad vistas of the ridge and valley province, to its rich farmlands and massive state park system, to its densely populated urban areas, the Commonwealth provides a unique setting for understanding the importance of satellite derived data and its role in decision-making and education.

The Geospatial Revolution

Penn State Public Broadcasting is developing a web based video program called the Geospatial Revolution. This program will consist of eight episodes covering topics as wide ranging as climate change, health and disease, emergency response, and enabling democracy. To view the trailer and learn more about the project, follow this link.

PAMAP Imagery & LIDAR Use Quick Stats

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PAMAP Program has been providing new aerial photography and LIDAR for the Commonwealth of Pennsyvlania for the past several years. Each year the use statistics for this data have doubled. In the past year, November 1, 2007-October 31, 2008, over 1 Million PAMAP data sets have been downloaded from the PASDA clearinghouse. In addition, the Internet Map Service (IMS) of PAMAP data was accessed by almost 2.4 Million users during that period alone. Since the addition of the PAMAP LIDAR data for southwest Pennsylvania, these numbers are expected to continue to increase dramatically.

2006 PAMAP LIDAR Data on PASDA

The PAMAP Program announces that LiDAR data is now available through PASDA (www.pasda.psu.edu). The 2006 data covering Greene, Fayette, Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Beaver, Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, and portions of Cambria counties, as well as Luzerne County, is now downloadable through FTP services. GeoTIFF-format digital elevation models (DEMs) at 3.2-foot resolution, 2-foot interval contours, and contour-enhancing breaklines are all available in the same tile structure used by PAMAP imagery.

The data can be accessed through PASDA s Data Access Wizard by using DCNR PAMAP Program as the Provider or by clicking on the Quick Link for PAMAP LIDAR on the PASDA home page.

Information on the PAMAP LiDAR elevation data can be found at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/pamap/elevation.aspx.

2006 PAMAP Data Now Available

The PAMAP Program has completed and made available 2006 Ortho Photography. You can access this data through the PASDA clearinghouse.

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 2005 Imagery Now Available

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission imagery for 2005 is now available free via Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. DVRPC data is available for download and as a map service. For more information, go to PASDA.

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