Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Atqasuk, Alaska 2015

• Main Author: NSF Arctic Data Center
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2015
• 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/A2QK9Z

Aerial photographs of the Networked Info-mechanical Systems (NIMS) grid in Atqasuk, 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 visibility o...