Mapping

From the early days of scientists looking at the environment in new ways from a hot air balloon to the current trend of aerial drones, mapping gives us an opportunity to view our world in a way no other technology can. It helps us visualize data in unique and informative ways, it helps us understand spatial and temporal relationships, and allows us the opportunity to look at the world around us, and our relationship with it, in ways which can span from scientific to artistic.

Maps and their symbols are embedded in our society, just take a look around next time you go for a drive, all those signs originated from “cartography”, the study and practice of. making maps. Cartography supports all of the Kenai Watershed Forum’s other endeavors, including research, restoration, and education, and we maintain an exhaustive mapping database through the use of ESRI’s Geographic Information System (GIS).

For More Information about the Kenai Watershed Forum’s mapping program please scroll down to see individual project highlights and interactive mapping opportunities or contact: ben@kenaiwatershed.org.

Project Highlights

National Hydrography Dataset

Wetland Assessments

Anadromous Waters Catalog