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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.
Find Pennsylvania Imagery & LIDAR through the PASDA Imagery Navigator
The Pennsylvania Imagery Navigator was developed to provide easier access to imagery and raster data such as topographic maps.The Navigator still
maintains all the functions of the Imagery Viewer and Download Utility. Note: To access the previous Imagery Viewer and Download Utility, click here. However, the enhanced Navigator allows users to print the map image, identify and download
multiple tiles for an area of interest, and new options for specifying area of interest.
The enhanced Imagery Navigator will increase ease of access to all imagery and raster data from a diversity of providers through a single interface. The data available include imagery and raster data from the PAMAP program, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the USDA, and the USGS, as well as specialized imagery from PEMA and the NGA.
Exploration Day at Penn State 2009, formerly known as Space Day, is a celebration of the spirit and opportunity of exploration and science at Penn State featuring interactive activities, workshops for children, multimedia presentations, and planetarium shows. Collaborations with Bio Days, the Society of Physics Students, and other student groups emphasize the importance of a strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM). For more information, please go to the Exploration Day website
PAMAP 2006 Data Now Available
Complete PAMAP 2006 aerial photography is now available through Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
PASDA is providing access to this data via FTP, map services, and through web based GIS applications.For more information visit the PASDA website or contact pasda@psu.edu.
NOAA/National Weather Service Satellite Map Services
Penn State Institues of Energy and the Environment has developed map services (image, WMS, and feature) of NOAA/NWS data. This data include latest infrared satellite images, latest radar, latest visible satellite and a wide array of other data sets including ozone, smoke, temperature, and precipitation.
These services can be added to ArcMap or even viewed in Google Earth.