Barrow Area Information Database: Color Infrared Aerial Photograph of the Barrow Area, Alaska, USA (1979)

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: unknown
Publication_Date: 20031101
Title:
Barrow Area Information Database: Color Infrared Aerial Photograph of the Barrow Area, Alaska, USA (1979)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Online_Linkage: <http://ims.arcticscience.org/>
Online_Linkage: <http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=106.ARCSS400>
Description:
Abstract:
This is a color infrared image scanned from an air photo of the region around Barrow captured in July, 1979.
Purpose:
This data set was compiled for the a key site that monitors coastal erosion for the Arctic Coastal Dynamics program.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 197907
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.708282
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.246194
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.366680
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.218992
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: arctic science
Theme_Keyword: air photo
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: US Geological Survey's Alaska Place Names Dictionary
Place_Keyword: Barrow
Place_Keyword: North Slope
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Arctic
Access_Constraints: Unrestricted.
Use_Constraints: Intended for planning and management purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 577
City: Barrow
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99723
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-852-4881
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-852-1416
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: basc@arcticscience.org
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://data.eol.ucar.edu/datafile/nph-get/106.ARCSS400/brw_1979.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
browse graphic of color infrared aerial photograph of the Barrow area, Alaska, USA (1979)
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
This data set is being archived as part of the Barrow Area Spatial Data Infrastructure effort. This project is made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF Award OPP-0004401) and the US Geological Survey (USGS Award Number: 03HQAG0177) to the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Default values for scanned imagery.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Not Applicable.
Completeness_Report: Data set is considered complete.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The projected image is stored in UTM, North American Datum of 1983. Some distortion is expected due to the map projection and especially close to the edge of the image.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 2
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: This image was compared with vector data overlays.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: n/a
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: unknown
Publication_Date: 20031101
Title: 1979 Air Photo
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Type_of_Source_Media: computer program
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030701
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BASC, NunaTech
Source_Contribution:
The effort to document and archive Barrow Area data has been led by BASC through a contract with Nuna Technologies.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The air photo was scanned and georeferenced by ABR. The map projection and datum were compiled by Shawn Serbin of Michigan State University in ERDAS Imagine software.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NunaTech
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MSU
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ResDat
Process_Date: 200312
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Metadata
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Reprojected Mosaic
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Scanned and Mosaiced source files
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Allison Graves, Craig Tweedie
Contact_Organization: Barrow Arctic Science Consortium
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: POB 577
City: Barrow
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99723
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-399-1120
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-3476
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nunatech@usa.net
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tweedie@msu.edu
Contact_Instructions: Email preferred.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 10550
Column_Count: 10598
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 4
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -159.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 1.500000
Ordinate_Resolution: 1.500000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Object identifier
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number for gridded data
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Red
Attribute_Definition: color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS Geotiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric reflectance value based on land and water features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Green
Attribute_Definition: color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS GeoTiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric reflectance value based on land and water features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Blue
Attribute_Definition: Color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS GeoTiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric reflectance value based on land and water features.
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Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
For additional information about the default attributes for imagery that are generated by ESRI, see the documentation associated with ArcGIS software or visit the ESRI web site at www.esri.com
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research: Earth Observing Labratory
Contact_Position: Codiac Support
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.org
Hours_of_Service: Business Hours
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The National Center for Atmospheric Research(NCAR) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistently within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. NCAR gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
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Transfer_Size: 319.899
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/datafile/nph-get/106.ARCSS400/brw_1979.zip>
Fees: no fees
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040916
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
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Contact_Position: Codiac Support
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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