A Partial Guide to Databases Produced by Alaska State Agencies

							  A Partial Guide to Databases Produced by Alaska State Agencies
        (Compiled March 2005 by Daniel Cornwall, Alaska State Library)

Note: This list is NOT a comprehensive list of searchable databases produced by
Alaska state agencies. If you need help on a database below, or come across a
database not listed here, please send the URL to dan_cornwall@eed.state.ak.us.

See the links below for finding information about …

Communities

      Alaska Economic Information System
      http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/AEIS/AEIS_Home.htm
      Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
      Development.
      Point & click regional economic information

      Community Funding Database
      http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_Grants.htm
      Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
      Development.
      Find state funded projects in your community.

      Community Profiles Database
      http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_COMDB.htm
      Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
      Development.
      Information about Alaska's communities.

      Occupational Database
      http://almis.labor.state.ak.us/?PAGEID=67&SUBID=212
      Produced by Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
      How many librarians are there in Alaska? In Anchorage? In Barrow?

      RAPIDS: Project Identification and Delivery System
      http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_RAPIDS.htm
      Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
      Development.
      "Contains descriptions, funding levels and status for over 15,000 capital
      projects in Alaska communities."
Companies and professionals

     Business License Search
     http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/bussearch/BusMain.cfm
     Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
     Development.
     Information about business licensees.

     Corporations Search
     https://myalaska.state.ak.us/business/soskb/csearch.asp
     Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
     Development.
     Information about corporations.

     EMS Certification Database
     http://www.chems.alaska.gov/emsdata/
     Produced by Department of Health and Social Services.
     Is a person a licensed EMS responder?

     Insurance Producer License List
     http://www.dced.state.ak.us/ins/apps/InsLicStart.cfm
     Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
     Development.
     Is your insurance agent licensed?

     Occupational License Search
     http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/search3.htm
     Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
     Development.
     Find out if someone has a valid license.


Environment

     Contaminated Sites Database Search
     http://info.dec.state.ak.us/SPAR/CSP/Search/csites_search.asp
     Produced by Department of Environmental Conservation.
     Find environmental cleanup sites in your community.

     Leaking UST (Underground Storage Tank) Search
     http://info.dec.state.ak.us/SPAR/CSP/UST/Search/lust_search.asp
     Produced by Department of Environmental Conservation.
     Find leaking underground storage tanks.
Environment, Continued

      Spills Database
      http://info.dec.state.ak.us/spar/PERP/Search/Search.asp
      Produced by Department of Environmental Conservation.
      Information about spills since 1995.

      Streams Database
      http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/water/hydro/streams.cfm
      Produced by Department of Natural Resources.
      Physical information about streams.

      UST Search by owner, facility
      http://info.dec.state.ak.us/SPAR/CSP/UST/Search/
      Produced by Department of Environmental Conservation.
      Who owns underground storage tanks?

      Water Quality Reports
      http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/water/hydro/qw.cfm
      Produced by Department of Natural Resources.
      Water quality of streams & lakes.

      Well Log Tracking System
      http://info.dec.state.ak.us/welts/default.asp
      Produced by Department of Environmental Conservation.
      Locate wells and well owners for PART of Alaska.


Fish / Fishing / Fishers

      Commercial Fishing Permits and Permit Holders
      http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/PublicPermits/PublicPermits.jsp
      Produced by Department of Fish And Game.
      Locate commercial fishing permit holders.

      Commercial Fishing Vessels & Owners
      http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/PublicVessels/PublicVesselSum.jsp
      Produced by Department of Fish And Game.
      Find boats and owners.

      Fish Stocking Update
      http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/statewide/Hatchery/Stocking_search/HTML/
      stock_search.cfm
      Produced by Department of Fish And Game.
      Find information about stocked streams and lakes.
Fish / Fishing / Fishers, Continued

      Sport Fish Count Database
      http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Region2/Escapement/HTML/query.cfm
      Produced by Department of Fish And Game.
      Current and historical counts of salmon.

      Sport (Charter) Vessels & Owners
      http://www.cfec.state.ak.us/PublicSport/PublicSpoVes.jsp
      Produced by Department of Fish And Game.
      Find charter boat owners.

Images and Photographs

      Alaska Photo Library
      http://www.dced.state.ak.us/apl/home.cfm
      Produced by Department of Commerce, Community & Economic
      Development.
      Find AK photos to share – high resolution photos available.

      VILDA
      http://vilda.alaska.edu
      Produced by the Department of Education and Early Development.
      Find AK related materials, including photographs.

People

      Alaska Trial Court Name Index Database
      http://www.state.ak.us/courts/names.htm
      Produced by Alaska Court System.
      Find people involved in court cases. Not recommended for ANC, FBK or
      Palmer.

      Mt. Edgecumbe Alumni Database
      http://www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us/alumni/alumni_database.html
      Produced by the Department of Education and Early Development.
      Looking for a classmate?

      Recorders Office - Name Search Menu
      http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/recorders/sag/NameSearchMenu.cfm
      Produced by Department of Natural Resources.
      Find property owners and outstanding loans.
People, Continued

      Sex Offender Registry
      http://www.dps.state.ak.us/nSorcr/asp/search.asp
      Produced by the Department of Public Safety.
      Are there sex offenders in your neighborhood?

Databases on miscellaneous, yet interesting topics

      Alaska Public Offices Commission Info Quick!
      https://webapp.state.ak.us/apoc/index.jsp
      Produced by Alaska Public Offices Commission.
      Information on lobbyists, candidates, and campaigns.

      Alaska Public Schools Database
      http://www.eed.state.ak.us/DOE_Rolodex/schools/Search.cfm
      Produced by the Department of Education and Early Development.
      Information you need about an Alaska public school, including contact
      information, grade levels, and calendars for the school year.

      Alaska State Museums Collection Search
      http://146.63.87.186/ASMSearch/SearchForm?searchType=kwd
      Produced by the Department of Education and Early Development.
      Find descriptions, and sometimes images of objects owned by state
      museum. Use "preferences" to limit to images.

      Child Care Facilities Database
      http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dpa/programs/ccare/facilities/
      Produced by Department of Health and Social Services.
      Find child care providers in your area.

      DNR Land Records
      http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/lris/landrecords
      Produced by Department of Natural Resources.
      Online access to land records including DNR State Status Plats, State
      Surveys and Historical Indices. In addition, the Bureau of Land
      Management's (BLM) Master Title Plats (MTP) and federal survey
      information is now available. For further information, please see DNR’s
      land records help page at
      <http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/landrecords/docs/help.html>.

      Research & Technology Transfer Database
      http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/research/search_lib.shtml
      Produced by Transportation & Public Facilities.
      Access to 1100 transportation related reports.
Miscellaneous, continued

     UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) Central File - Name Search Menu
     http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/recorders/sag/UCCNameSearchMenu.cfm
     Produced by Department of Natural Resources.
     Find UCC Filings – Contact DNR Public Information Office for further
     information.

     Unclaimed Property
     http://www.revenue.state.ak.us/Treasury/UCP/ucpsrch.asp
     Produced by Department of Revenue.
     See if you are owed money!