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.

New Land Cover Data for Pennsylvania

New land cover data for Philadelphia, State College, Lancaster County, and the Abingtons is now available. This data is from the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Lab and its development was funded by the USDA and PA DCNR.

PAMAP 2010 Imagery Service Now Available on PASDA

A new imagery service is available to support damage assessments as a result of the September 2011 flooding event. The imagery collection was acquired between December 11, 2009 and April 10, 2010 at a 1.5 foot resolution. The imagery service covers Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming counties. The imagery may be accessed at PAMAP iCubed 2010. The imagery data is made available courtesy of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC)2010 Imagery Now Available on PASDA

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission has provided its 2010 imagery to PASDA. This imagery consists of the creation of 3-band, 24 bit color digital orthophoto tiles for the 5-county, Pennsylvania portion DVRPC's region. The data is available via FTP and Internet Map Service.

Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) 2010 Imagery Now Available on PASDA

The LVPC digital orthophotos covering Lehigh and Northampton County Pennsylvania flown in spring 2010 is now available on PASDA via FTP and Internet Map Service.

NAIP 2010

The 2010 NAIP data, including 4 band is now available on PASDA.

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) 2010

The 2010 SRTM elevation data is now available on PASDA. The SRTM was developed as a partnership between NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Flown aboard the NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour (11-22 February 2000), SRTM fulfilled its mission to map the world in three dimensions.

Earth Observation Day Podcast

On April 8, 2011, the AmericaView Consortium is officially hosting Earth Observation Day 2011, which recognizes the importance of using remotely sensed data to monitor the Earth and its environments; and to promote the use of remotely sensed data by K-16 teachers and students. On April 6th, gotgeoint interviewed Rick Landenberger, Ph.D., Executive Director of AmericaView, about Earth Observation Day 2011 and much more. Check out the PODCAST as Rick Landenberger, Ph.D., Executive Director of AmericaView, discusses Earth Observation Day 2011

PAView Welcomes New Members

PAView is proud to be working with several new members on the PAView team. These new members are:

• Yassar Ayad, Ph.D., Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Céleste Barthel,Wilson College
• Guillaume Turcotte, Villanova University

Pennsylvania NHD Mini-Conference

The PA NHD Mini Conference was held September 8th and 9th at the Pennsylvania Geologic Survey office in Middletown, PA.The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the current status and applications, issues, challenges, and opportunities for working with and enhancing the PA NHD. A wide range of specific topics were addressed by invited speakers: David Anderson (USGS), Amanda Hasemeier (NRCS), David Terrell (USGS), and David Gilbert (GeoDecisions/PAMAGIC). The mini conference was attended by 30 individuals from different organizations including state, local, and federal government agencies, industry, and nonprofit organizations. The following is a discussion of the sessions, feedback from participants, and outlines of next steps. Click Here for a summary and access the full report.