This website is the result of a collaborative effort. Spearheaded by Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA), the geospatial data clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Penn State Institutes for the Environment, of the Pennsylvania State University. Inspiration, information, and conceptual support for this project was provided by Götz Bramesfeld, instructor, Penn State Sailplane Class; Professor Mark Maughmer of the Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering; and the students from the Spring semester 2003 Penn State Sailplane Class. Thanks for your time, patience, ideas, enthusiasm, and energy.

Special thanks to Karl Striedieck, for his advice and input on sailplanes and raptors, and for inspiring others to soar; Dr. Jay Parrish, Director and State Geologist, and Michael E. Moore Chief of GIS Services, of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey; Keith L. Bildstein, Ph. D., Director of Conservation Science, Acopian Center for Conservation Learning, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary; Joseph A. Bishop of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center; Daniel W. Ombalski, coordinator, Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch; Ryan Leech and James Spayd of PASDA; Steven Longland; and the Ridge Soaring gliderport.

The data featured in this project originated from the following organizations: the Pennsylvania GAP Analysis Project; the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey; and the US Geological Survey. All of the data included on this poster is available free for download from PASDA at http://www.pasda.psu.edu. Funding for PASDA is provided by the Governor's Office of Administration, Office for Information Technology, Bureau of Geospatial Technologies. -http://www.oit.state.pa.us/bgt/site/default.asp.