Digital elevation model of Sitka Harbor and the city of Sitka, Alaska: Procedures, data sources, and quality assessment

The 0.53-second Sitka Alaska Digital Elevation Model provides bathymetric and topographic data in ASCII raster format of 0.53-second resolution in geographic coordinates.

Data and Resources

Field Value
access_constraints ["Use Constraints: Any hard copies or published datasets utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. In no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product.", "Access Constraints: This report, map, and/or dataset is available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (see contact information below)."]
bbox-east-long -135.210000
bbox-north-lat 57.150000
bbox-south-lat 57.019926
bbox-west-long -135.520074
contact-email dggsgis@alaska.gov
coupled-resource []
dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2012-01-01"}]
frequency-of-update asNeeded
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licence ["The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties of merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the electronic services or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity, whether from the use of the electronic services or products, any failure thereof, or otherwise, and in no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product."]
lineage This lineage was generated by the FGDC CSDGM to 19139 transformation
metadata-date 2012-07-23
metadata-language eng; USA
metadata_type geospatial
old-spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-135.520074, 57.019926], [-135.21, 57.019926], [-135.21, 57.15], [-135.520074, 57.15], [-135.520074, 57.019926]]]}
progress planned
resource-type dataset
responsible-party [{"name": "Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys", "roles": ["pointOfContact"]}]
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-135.520074, 57.019926], [-135.21, 57.019926], [-135.21, 57.15], [-135.520074, 57.15], [-135.520074, 57.019926]]]}
spatial_harvester true
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • alaska
  • baranof island
  • bathymetry
  • city and borough of sitka
  • digital elevation model
  • japonski island
  • raster image
  • sitka
  • sitka sound
  • southeast alaska
  • state of
  • topography
  • tsunami
isopen False
metadata_created 2025-09-23T21:39:51.015229
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T21:39:51.015236
notes The 0.53-second Sitka Alaska Digital Elevation Model provides bathymetric and topographic data in ASCII raster format of 0.53-second resolution in geographic coordinates.
num_resources 2
num_tags 21
title Digital elevation model of Sitka Harbor and the city of Sitka, Alaska: Procedures, data sources, and quality assessment