Alaska’s outdated maps make flying a peril, but a high-tech fix is slowly gaining ground October 14, 2014 More than 10 years ago The rugged of Alaska’s Mystic Pass.

And the Alaska maps are just a beginning. An elevation mapping of the entire Arctic, based on the same technique, is slated to be released by the close of 2017.

The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps ...