Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Barrow, Alaska 2010

• Main Author: Sergio Vargas
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2011
• 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; Barrow; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2SH0G

Aerial photographs of the Networked Info-Mechanical System (NIMS) grid in Barrow, 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 of...