Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Atqasuk, 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; MONTHLY TO ANNUAL; biota; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2SN0149D

Aerial photographs of the Networked Info-Mechanical System (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 of...