Data & sources
Sources
Index records prefer authoritative public sources. Conflicting values are not silently merged — source years and publishers should remain visible on the record.
Preferred hierarchy
- State of Alaska agencies
- Federal agencies
- Municipal and borough governments
- Alaska Native organizations and official tribal sources
- University and research institutions
- Verified local organizations
- Editorial or historical references
Agency index
Major official domains the Index links from existing page types. Verify time-sensitive details on the agency site.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- usgs.gov — agency home
- GNIS — names & coordinates on mountains, lakes, bays, towns, villages
- topoView — USGS topo quads from feature mapName
- NWIS Alaska — real-time water data (places hubs, fishing routing)
- Earthquake Hazards — Interior / hazards reference (not a live widget)
Used on: gazetteer detail, lakes, places hubs
National Weather Service (NWS)
- Alaska Region
- Point forecast — lat/lon deep links on gazetteer records
- Marine forecasts — bays & coastal places
Used on: towns, villages, mountains, lakes, bays, regions, places hubs
NOAA
- noaa.gov
- Nautical chart catalog — bays
- Tides & Currents — coastal places
Used on: bays, coastal place hubs
Alaska DOT&PF
- dot.alaska.gov
- 511 Alaska — road conditions
- Northern · Central · Southcoast regions
- Alaska Marine Highway
- Aviation portal
Used on: towns, villages, regions, places hubs, gazetteer official links
Alaska DNR
- dnr.alaska.gov
- DNR Open Data
- Alaska Mapper — land status context
- State Parks
Used on: gazetteer official links, regions, lakes map sources
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
Used on: fishing hub, Kenai places, town alerts panel
Alaska DEC
Used on: methodology / future community enrichment
U.S. Census Bureau
- census.gov
- data.census.gov — place profiles via GEOID on matched towns/villages
- 2020 Decennial Census place totals (PL 94-171 via TIGERweb) — population year labeled on records when matched
Used on: towns (all matched), villages (high-confidence matches)
National Park Service
Used on: park place hubs, Arctic region
Other federal & state
- BLM Alaska — public sites / fire info
- USFWS Alaska facilities
- FAA airports
- DCRA (Commerce) · Community Database Online
- Alaska DEED — school districts
- Alaska State Legislature
- DEC Contaminated Sites Program
- Alaska Marine Highway (AMHS) · ports list
- Alaska Dept. of Health
- Ready Alaska
- BIA Tribal Leaders Directory
Common datasets
- USGS GNIS — geographic names and coordinates (Alaska extract)
- Census / DCRA — communities and administrative context when cited
- Curated alerts JSON — optional on-site notices with required official url + source_agency
Public JSON exports: data catalog.