Kite Aerial Photography NIMS grid Atqasuk, Alaska 2011

• Main Authors: Vargas-Zesati, Sergio, Tweedie, Craig E., Oberbauer, Steven, Hollister, Robert
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• 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; biota; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2dj58h48; https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2DJ58H48

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 the grid from the aerial photographs, as well as to facilitate georeferencing using ArcMap Geographic Information System (GIS). Most of the pictures taken are high resolution although only a few are lacking good quality. The photographs are arranged according to flight date. The kite was flown about 2 times a week throughout June, July and August of summer 2011.