Arctic Unmanned Aerial Video (UAV) 4K footage demonstrating topographical factors in Huslia, Alaska, summer 2019

• Main Authors: Pasch, Timothy, Kuhlke, Olaf
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2019
• Subjects: Arctic UAV Dataset; Digital Communication; Alaska; Remote Sensing; Huslia; Erosion; Topographic Data; Arctic Entrepreneurship; Arctic Small Business Development; Arctic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2w37kw0m; https://arcticdata.io/catalog/#view/doi:10.18739/A2W37KW0M

This aerial remote sensing data was captured in Huslia, Alaska in June 2019. The 2017 Huslia Community Plan states that "erosion poses a considerable threat to Huslia, particularly structures located in Old Huslia. Several homes and structures have been relocated as a result of erosion. There had been some unsuccessful (early) attempts to slow erosion in Huslia, but nothing in recent years." Residents of Huslia indicated both in the Community Plan (1) and in personal discussions with the principal investigators that erosion was one of the most serious problems affecting the village, with strong counter-indications for community development, health and wellness, and small business entrepreneurship. The issue of erosion has reached such a point that the Hazard Mitigation Plan (2) was created. During the conversation scheduling National Science Foundation workshop logistics, this high resolution aerial video capture was requested by Carl Burgett, First Chief of Huslia, in order to better share the significant impact of erosion on the region with the broader research community in the hopes of justifying granting agency funding for restoration efforts enhancing safety, economic development, reconstruction, transportation and shipping efforts. 1) Huslia Community Plan https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRARepoExt/RepoPubs/Plans/HusliaCommunityPlan2017.pdf 2) Huslia Hazard Mitigation Plan https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/dcra/DCRARepoExt/RepoPubs/Plans/Huslia_HMP_2018_Update_8-22-18_Final_Plan.pdf