The Digital Mapping Techniques workshop, sponsored by the USGS National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB) and Association of American State Geologists, is an annual series that focuses on collegial interaction, to develop efficient and standardized methods for digital geologic mapping, publication, and GIS analysis.
The DMT'23 workshop will be hosted by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and NGMDB at the University of Alaska Anchorage. DMT'23 is an in-person event, however remote speakers can be accommodated.
Register here! The registration fee is $200.00 USD.
Download the final agenda (PDF)
The meeting will be held on the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus at Rasmuson Hall, Room 101. The address is Edward and Cathryn Rasmuson Hall, 3416 Seawolf Dr., Anchorage. Find Rasmuson Hall on Google Maps.
Interactive map of UAA campus. We have a UAA parking lot reserved for DMT'23. Stay tuned for a map to the designated parking area.
Rasmuson Hall. License CC BY-NC-ND. Photo credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM.
Rasmuson Hall Room 101.
We have the UAA West Campus Central Lot reserved for parking for DMT'23. Please only park in this lot. No permit is necessary. Interactive map of UAA campus.
The Sunday night Meet and Greet from 5-7pm on May 21 will be held at DGGS' Geologic Materials Center (GMC). Center staff will also provide a tour of the facility. The GMC is located at 3651 Penland Parkway, Anchorage. Find the GMC on Google Maps.
Geologic Materials Center
Tuesday night, May 23, is a night out at a local pub. See the final agenda for more information.
Hotels in Anchorage book up quickly in the summer. Please consider booking or holding your hotel room early.
Conference Hotels:
Last day to book in the following hotels is Monday, March 20, 2023.
Digital Mapping Techniques '23 Hotel Reservation Link with group rate (two hotel options available)
Start Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023
End Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
Anchorage has quite a few hotels; however, the end of May is considered the beginning of the "summer tourist season" and many of the hotels fill up early. The Midtown hotels are closest to the University of Alaska Anchorage. Expect some travel time, especially during rush hour, if you stay at a hotel Downtown or near the airport.
Rental cars in Anchorage in the summer may be scarce. As with hotels, reserve your rental car early.
For getting about town, another option is rideshare or taxi. Anchorage has a robust rideshare industry, such as Uber and Lyft.
Domestic carriers fly into Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). Carriers include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Grant Aviation, Ravn Alaska, Sun Country, and United Airlines.
Anchorage is one of the largest cities in the U.S. by area. It is broken into neighborhoods such as Midtown (where DMT'23 is located), Downtown, Hillside, etc.
Alaska Native Heritage Center. License CC BY-NC-ND. Photo credit: Arctic Council Secretariat / Linnea Nordström.
Places to visits around town include:
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Anchorage Museum
Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum
Imaginarium Discovery Center
Earthquake Park
Alaska Zoo
There are fantastic hiking trails around Anchorage. Here are some options:
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Chugach State Park Hillside Trail System
Flattop Mountain Day Hike
More information on Anchorage is available from Visit Anchorage Alaska.
DGGS has published guidebooks for some road and rail trips around Alaska. In the Anchorage area, Guidebook 12 regarding seismic and non-seismic influences on coastal change is available as a self-guided field trip around south-central Alaska.
