Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Atqasuk, Alaska 2011

• 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; MONTHLY TO ANNUAL; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:642dba2f-7a19-4f61-abf6-04af9d09c101

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...