Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Toolik Lake, Alaska 2012

• Main Authors: Sergio Vargas-Zesati, Craig E. Tweedie, Steven Oberbauer, Robert Hollister
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS; KITE; GRID; 30 METERS TO 100 METERS; ANNUAL; biota; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2K06X19P

Aerial photographs of the Networked Info-Mechanical Systems (NIMS) grid in Toolik Lake, Alaska were taken using a rig and kite system. As part of the NIMS grid, white boards were nailed into the tundra to act as Ground Control Points (GCPs). The purpose of these boards was to facilitate the visibili...