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	Home Community K-12 Teachers College Students K-12 Students See all programs Education Resources Publications for Sale List Your Program New Listings SEON Overview About Us Contact Us Researchers Get Network eNews	Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) Print this program Subjects: Geography, Remote Sensing Summary: The Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) is an on-line database that stores near-real-time satellite images of Alaska and surrounding Polar Regions. GINA is the University of Alaska’s mechanism for organizing and sharing its diverse data and images collected from polar orbiting satellites with Alaskan, arctic and world communities. GINA consists of a large database that stores images collected by satellites that orbit the Earth and record images of the Polar regions multiple times every day. Images can be viewed by date and time through the “SwathViewer” tool on the GINA Network. By accessing the SwathViewer database, users are able to select images pertaining to specific satellite receiving units (MODIS or AVHRR) and can view archived images dating back to 1993. Satellite imagery provided by GINA is widely used by various state organizations such as the Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Fire Service, and the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Not only is GINA a valuable tool for scientists; it is a wonderful resource to use in the classroom. Teachers and community members can access satellite images on a daily basis. GINA images obtain daily information about the location of sea ice and weather storms off Alaska’s shoreline. Teachers can incorporate images into classroom lessons and discussions on topics such as geography, weather, sea ice, global climate change, and remote sensing. GINA operates best with Safari search engine software. For more information, got to www.gina.alaska.edu or call 907-474-6663. Expires: June 1, 2010 Fee: None Website: http://www.gina.alaska.edu Intended Audience: Community Region: Region UAF Academic Unit: Geophysical Institute Resource Type: Web-based Resource Contact Information: Tom Heinrichs GINA P.O. Box 757320 Fairbanks, AK 99775 907-474-6663 tah@gi.alaska,edu		Search Programs: Subject Browser: • Agriculture/Horticulture (3) • Animal Science (6) • Anthropology (2) • Archaeology (2) • Astronomy (2) • Atmospheric Science (12) • Aviation (2) • Biochemistry (2) • Biology (10) • Botany (3) • Chemistry (5) • Computer Science (3) • Earth Science (14) • Ecology (8) • Economics/Finance (3) • Energy and Housing (3) • Engineering (3) • Entemology (1) • Environmental Science (16) • Fishery Science (5) • Food Science & Technology (2) • Forestry (3) • Gardening (2) • Geography (5) • Geology (9) • Geoscience (13) • Glaciology (6) • Global Climate Change (11) • Health/Medicine (2) • Hydrology (3) • Internation Polar Year (IPY) (3) • Marine Science (6) • Math (5) • Mining Technology (2) • Natural Resources (4) • Neuroscience (1) • Northern Lights (8) • Nutrition (2) • Ornithology (2) • Physics (7) • Polar Science (10) • Psychology (1) • Remote Sensing (9) • Robotics (1) • Rocket Science (4) • Seismology (7) • Snow/Ice/Permafrost (7) • Sociology (1) • Soil Science (4) • Space Physics (5) • Statistics (1) • Technology (4) • Tsunami (4) • Volcanology (8) • Wildlife (3) • Zoology (3) Media Type Browser: • CDROM (5) • Curricula or Lessons (19) • Libraries (4) • Radio/News Programs (1) • Science and Math Lesson Kits (5) • UAF Science Mentor or Speaker (1) • Video or DVD (7) • Web-based Resource (19)