This is a subset of Populated Alaska Places that is used primarily for large scale mapping. Locations of statewide cities were entered by latitude-longitude, digitized from USGS 1:250,000 quadrangle maps, and heads-up digitizing from USGS 1:250,000 maps based on relative positioning of digital hydrography and digital township lines. Many locations were later updated by snapping them to points in the USGSNAMES coverage obtained from USGS. List of populated places were acquired from Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA). The classifications of cities is determined by the Department of Community and Regional Affairs. An excellent description of city classifications was prepared by the Local Boundary Commission Staff of the Alaska Department of Community & Regional Affairs. This white paper can be found online at: http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/lbc/pubs/Local_Gov_AK.pdf The document is in PDF format.
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