Barrow Area Information Database: Aerial Photograph Mosaic of Barrow, Alaska, USA (July, 1997)

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dan Regan. Resource Data, Inc.
Publication_Date: 199909
Title:
Barrow Area Information Database: Aerial Photograph Mosaic of Barrow, Alaska, USA (July, 1997)
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 an indexed color TIFF image of the region around the North Slope Village of Wainwright. This image is a mosaic of several aerial photographs taken in July, 1997.
Purpose:
This data set was compiled for the North Slope Borough Coastal Management Program.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 199707
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.908766
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.411374
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.406130
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.228786
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. Original data was acquired under contract by the North Slope Borough. The Aeromap contracts were reviewed by the North Slope Borough Law Department to ensure that no licensing issues existed with regards to creating the mosaics. The mosaics were compiled with public funding with the understanding that they would be distributed. Reprints of the source files (9 x 9 prints) should be ordered from Aeromap U.S., Inc.
Use_Constraints: Intended for planning and management purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: North Slope Borough Department of Community Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 69
City: Barrow
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99723
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-852-0333
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-852-0334
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsbgis@north-slope.org
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://data.eol.ucar.edu/datafile/nph-get/106.ARCSS400/brw_mosaic.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
browse graphic of aerial photograph mosaic of Barrow, Alaska, USA (July, 1997)
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 original mosaic was stored in Alaska Stateplane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1927. The reprojected image is stored in UTM, North American Datum of 1983. Some distortion may have occured during the transformation, but the image is +/- 1 meter.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
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: Aeromap U.S., Inc.
Publication_Date: 200008
Title: North Slope Village Air Photos
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:
This mosaic was originally created by Dan Regan. Resource Data, Inc. with PCI software in September, 1999. In 2003, the image was reprojected by Shawn Serbin of Michigan State University's Arctic Ecology Lab for incorporation into the Barrow Area Information Database - Internet Map Server.
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: 15696
Column_Count: 13990
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: 1.219201
Ordinate_Resolution: 1.219201
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
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ESRI
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Value
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ESRI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Red
Attribute_Definition: color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS Geotiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Green
Attribute_Definition: color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS GeoTiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: pixel values for color based on land type and water
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Blue
Attribute_Definition: Color
Attribute_Definition_Source: ERDAS GeoTiff
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: pixel values for color based on land type and water
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The GeoTiff include attribute information associated with the red, green and blue bands.
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.edu
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcGIS
Format_Version_Number: 8.x
File_Decompression_Technique: WinZip
Transfer_Size: 209.432
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://data.eol.ucar.edu/datafile/nph-get/106.ARCSS400/brw_mosaic.zip>
Fees: no fees

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040916
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Position: Codiac Support
Contact_Address:
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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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