Geographic Information
Network of Alaska, GINA is the University of Alaska’s
mechanism for organizing and sharing its diverse data
and technological capabilities among the Alaskan, arctic,
and world communities. Such a network promotes collaboration
and wide participation in discovering and sharing data
and analysis capabilities. Established in 2001 as an
initiative of UA’s President, GINA operates at
all three of UA’s main residential campuses and
works with agency, NGO, and private sector organization
to serve geospatial data needs for Alaska.
SEAMONSTER
- The South East Alaska MONitoring Network for Science,
Telecommunications, and Education Research is a smart
sensor web project designed to support collaborative
environmental science with near-real-time recovery of
large volumes of environmental data. The year-one geographic
focus is the Lemon Creek watershed near Juneau Alaska
with expansion planned for subsequent years up into
the Juneau Icefield and into the coastal marine environment
of the Alexander Archipelago and the Tongass National
Forest.
Soil
and Water Lab, Biological and Environmenal Engineering,
Cornell University - The Soil and Water Lab is a dynamic
and innovative research group in Cornell University's
department of Biological and Environmental Engineering.
Its broad mission is to improve the understanding of
physical, chemical, and biological processes related
to water flow with the ultimate goal of improving and
protecting water resources and ecological systems.