Lands Characteristics Data Sets for Alaska and North America

The following data sets were derived from a number of different satellite platforms, including AVHRR, Landsat, and SPOT. These data sets contain information that is both recent (circa 1990's) and historical in nature, and may be useful in a number of different management and research activities.

Alaskan Based Data Sets

• Alaska Statewide Land Characteristics Data Sets
• 1-km Alaska AVHRR Based Data Sets
• 300-meter Alaska DEM Data Set
• Alaska Interim Land Cover Data Sets
• Alaska Land Cover Data Sets

North American and related Data Sets

• 1-km Alaska/Canada Land Cover Sets
• North American Ecoregions Map

Alaska AVHRR Composites

• A description of the AVHRR
• A description of the Alaska AVHRR Twice-Monthly Composites