Midnight Sun Golf Course Classified LiDAR Point Cloud, Digital Surface Model, Digital Terrain Model, Digital Photos, and Orthophoto Mosaic; Fairbanks, AK; 10 September 2023 ...

• Main Authors: Jones, Benjamin, Ward Jones, Melissa
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2023
• Subjects: Drone; LiDAR; Photogrammetry; Digital Surface Model; Digital Terrain Model; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; Alaska; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2pc2tb1t; https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2PC2TB1T

The Midnight Sun Golf Course in Fairbanks, Alaska is a legacy farm field that is part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Funded Permafrost Grown project. This 65 hectare (ha) parcel was initially cleared for agriculture purposes but changed land-use practices to a golf course around 25 years ago. The land-use conversion was in part due to ice-rich permafrost thaw following clearing. We are studying the long-term effects of permafrost thaw following initial clearing for cultivation purposes. We are working with the current landowners to provide information regarding ongoing thermokarst development on the property and to conduct studies in reforested portions of the land area to understand land clearing and reforestation on permafrost-affected soils. In this regard, we have acquired very high resolution light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and digital photography from a DJI M300 drone using a Zenmuse L1. The Zenmuse L1 integrates a Livox Lidar module, a high-accuracy inertial measurement units (IMU), ...