Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015
Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with the associated GPS waypoints and tracks of various terrestrial ecosystem types have been taken during the summer of 2015 on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The photographs and videos, in combination with additional GPS wa...
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ftdatacite:10.21963/12529 2023-05-15T14:54:24+02:00 Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 McLennan, Donald Wagner, Johann 2015 https://dx.doi.org/10.21963/12529 https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12529 en eng Canadian Cryospheric Information Network Public Arctic Cambridge Bay GIS Mapping Satellite imagery Vegetation Victoria Island Polar Knowledge Canada/Canadian High Arctic Research Station dataset Dataset 2015 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.21963/12529 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with the associated GPS waypoints and tracks of various terrestrial ecosystem types have been taken during the summer of 2015 on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The photographs and videos, in combination with additional GPS waypoints and tracks, characterize site, soil and vegetation characteristics of the arctic landscape. The geo-referenced photographs and videos, as well as the GPS data will be entered in a GIS software and overlaid on satellite imagery. By matching pixel colours of the satellite images with different ecosystem types in the field, a model will be developed that will allow the assessment of ecosystem types over large areas, based solely on satellite imagery. The digital photographs were taken on the ground with GPS-enabled cameras (geographical coordinates written in the image file's exif information). Digital videos of the landscape below were shot from helicopter. The geographical coordinates are stored in a separate text file associated with the video file. Additionally, waypoints and tracks associated with the photographs and videos were recorded with a handheld GPS device. : Purpose: Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks of various terrestrial ecosystems have been taken during the summer of 2015 on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, for the purpose of training a model using Random Forest software aimed at predicting and delineating terrestrial ecosystems over large areas. The model predictors will include data in processed optical satellite imagery (R, G, B, ifR), predictors developed from associated digital elevation models (e.g., slope, elevation, slope position, soil drainage models), as well as predictors developed from archived optical data such as spring snow bank persistence. : Summary: Pictures and videos and the associated geographical coordinates have been taken of the arctic landscape on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. These information will aid in development of a model which will allow determination of vegetation and habitat types from satellite images. Dataset Arctic Cambridge Bay Nunavut Victoria Island victoria island DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Nunavut Canada Cambridge Bay ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) Greiner Lake ENVELOPE(-104.917,-104.917,69.200,69.200) |
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Arctic Cambridge Bay GIS Mapping Satellite imagery Vegetation Victoria Island Polar Knowledge Canada/Canadian High Arctic Research Station McLennan, Donald Wagner, Johann Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with the associated GPS waypoints and tracks of various terrestrial ecosystem types have been taken during the summer of 2015 on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The photographs and videos, in combination with additional GPS waypoints and tracks, characterize site, soil and vegetation characteristics of the arctic landscape. The geo-referenced photographs and videos, as well as the GPS data will be entered in a GIS software and overlaid on satellite imagery. By matching pixel colours of the satellite images with different ecosystem types in the field, a model will be developed that will allow the assessment of ecosystem types over large areas, based solely on satellite imagery. The digital photographs were taken on the ground with GPS-enabled cameras (geographical coordinates written in the image file's exif information). Digital videos of the landscape below were shot from helicopter. The geographical coordinates are stored in a separate text file associated with the video file. Additionally, waypoints and tracks associated with the photographs and videos were recorded with a handheld GPS device. : Purpose: Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks of various terrestrial ecosystems have been taken during the summer of 2015 on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, for the purpose of training a model using Random Forest software aimed at predicting and delineating terrestrial ecosystems over large areas. The model predictors will include data in processed optical satellite imagery (R, G, B, ifR), predictors developed from associated digital elevation models (e.g., slope, elevation, slope position, soil drainage models), as well as predictors developed from archived optical data such as spring snow bank persistence. : Summary: Pictures and videos and the associated geographical coordinates have been taken of the arctic landscape on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. These information will aid in development of a model which will allow determination of vegetation and habitat types from satellite images. |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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Geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated GPS waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of Greiner Lake, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, 2015 |
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geo-referenced digital photographs and videos with associated gps waypoints and tracks for terrestrial ecosystem types on the northern shore of greiner lake, cambridge bay, nunavut, 2015 |
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network |
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2015 |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.21963/12529 https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12529 |
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ENVELOPE(-105.130,-105.130,69.037,69.037) ENVELOPE(-104.917,-104.917,69.200,69.200) |
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Arctic Nunavut Canada Cambridge Bay Greiner Lake |
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Arctic Nunavut Canada Cambridge Bay Greiner Lake |
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Arctic Cambridge Bay Nunavut Victoria Island victoria island |
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Arctic Cambridge Bay Nunavut Victoria Island victoria island |
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