Flight Path GPS Logs and Browse Maps of Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marcot, Bruce G. (ORCID: 0000-0002-3667-7481)
Originator: Jorgenson, M. Torre (ORCID: 0000-0002-9834-8851)
Originator: DeGange, Anthony R.
Publication_Date: 20140521
Title:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ASCII XML, digital photographic images
Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Low-Altitude Photographic Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

Issue_Identification: ver 1.1, March 2023

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested Citation: Marcot, B.G., Jorgenson, M.T., DeGange, A.R., 2014, Low-altitude photographic transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013 (ver 1.1, March 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: The WILDlife Potential Habitat ForeCASTing Framework (WildCast)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 349

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details:

This is a link to the broader USGS Alaska Science Center research project supported by these data. Users will find a description of the research project and links to associated reports, publications, and data products.

Online_Linkage: http://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=349

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains GPS waypoint logs and browse maps of the aircraft flight paths used during low altitude photo survey transects in northwest Alaska, July 2013. Three flight transects were conducted from small aircraft over the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ARCN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge.

Purpose:

Three aerial photo transects were conducted in July 2013, to provide photos of current conditions and prevalence of land cover types as a baseline for measuring future change, and to complement the existing grid-based sample photography of the region (Swanson 2013).

Supplemental_Information:

Extensive details of all aspects of the aerial photographic, video, and GPS data collection and processing are provided in Marcot et al. 2014.

The study area included five units of the National Park Service's Arctic Network (ACRN; Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve), the adjacent area of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, and a 10-km buffer around all of these administrative units, totaling 162,868 km2 in an area spanning roughly 500 km east to west and 300 km north to south. This is also the study area for the USGS Wildlife Potential Habitat Forecasting Framework Project (WildCast) that projects effects of climate change on future land cover and wildlife habitat (DeGange et al. 2013)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20130716
Ending_Date: 20130718

Currentness_Reference: observed

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.22
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.05
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.87
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.78

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC10

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme_Keyword: ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: GeoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: InlandWaters

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Land Surface
Theme_Keyword: Frozen Ground
Theme_Keyword: Geomorphic Landforms/Processes
Theme_Keyword: Landscape
Theme_Keyword: Land Use/Land Cover

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Image Analysis
Theme_Keyword: Aerial Photography
Theme_Keyword: Videography
Theme_Keyword: Image Collections
Theme_Keyword: Geography
Theme_Keyword: Climate Change
Theme_Keyword: Land Use and Land Cover
Theme_Keyword: Vegetation
Theme_Keyword: Tundra Ecosystems
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Ecosystems

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Photogrammetry
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Network
Theme_Keyword: Low Altitude Air Photo
Theme_Keyword: Low Altitude Video
Theme_Keyword: Northwest Alaska
Theme_Keyword: Land Cover
Theme_Keyword: Ecotypes

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Northwest Arctic Borough

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Place_Keyword: Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Place_Keyword: Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Place_Keyword: Gates of the Arctic National Park
Place_Keyword: Gates of the Arctic National Preserve
Place_Keyword: Kobuk Valley National Park
Place_Keyword: Noatak National Preserve

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

It is requested that the authors, the USGS Alaska Science Center, the National Park Service and the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station be cited for any subsequent publications referenced to this dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

USGS Alaska Science Center, National Park Service, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marcot, B.G.
Originator: Jorgenson, M.T.
Originator: DeGange, A.R.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

Low-Altitude Photographic Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 846

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Marcot, B.G., Jorgenson, M.T., DeGange, A.R. 2014. Low-altitude photographic transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 846 https://doi.org/10.3133/ds846

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds846

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: DeGange, A.
Originator: Marcot, B.G.
Originator: Lawler, J.
Originator: Jorgenson, T.
Originator: Winfree, R.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Predicting the effects of climate change on ecosystems and wildlife habitat in northwest Alaska—Results of the WildCast project

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Alaska Park Science
Issue_Identification: 12(2)66–73

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: National Park Service

Other_Citation_Details:

DeGange, A., Marcot, B.G., Lawler, J., Jorgenson, T., and Winfree, R., 2013, Predicting the effects of climate change on ecosystems and wildlife habitat in northwest Alaska—Results of the WildCast project: Alaska Park Science 12(2)66–73

Online_Linkage: https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v12-i2-c12.htm

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

GPS waypoints were recorded automatically at five second intervals using an i-gotU GT-120 GPS waypoint data logger mounted on each airplane's dashboard and a Garmin Oregon 550t hand-held unit (published horizontal accuracy less than 10 m).

Logical_Consistency_Report: Attribute values fall within expected ranges
Completeness_Report: Data are complete. No data were omitted.
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marcot, B.G.
Originator: Jorgenson, M.T.
Originator: DeGange, A.R.
Publication_Date: 2014
Title:

Low-Altitude Photographic Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: 846

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds846

Type_of_Source_Media: Publication
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2014

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Marcot et al. 2014
Source_Contribution:

Provides extensive details of all aspects of the aerial photographic, video, and GPS data collection and processing.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Swanson, D.K.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Three decades of landscape change in Alaska’s Arctic National Parks—Analysis of aerial photographs, c. 1980–2010

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: National Park Service, Natural Resource Technical Report
Issue_Identification: NPS/ARCN/NRTR—2013/668

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: 2010: National Park Service

Other_Citation_Details:

Swanson, D.K., 2013, Three decades of landscape change in Alaska’s Arctic National Parks—Analysis of aerial photographs, c. 1980–2010: National Park Service, Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/ARCN/NRTR—2013/668, 38 p.

Published report archived by U.S. National Park Service Catalog (IRMA Data Store) https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore [reference code: 2192701]

Online_Linkage: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2192701

Type_of_Source_Media: Publication
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2013

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Swanson 2013
Source_Contribution: Describes existing grid-based sample photography of the region.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: DeGange, A.
Originator: Marcot, B.G.
Originator: Lawler, J.
Originator: Jorgenson, T.
Originator: Winfree, R.
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:

Predicting the effects of climate change on ecosystems and wildlife habitat in northwest Alaska—Results of the WildCast project

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:

Series_Name: Alaska Park Science
Issue_Identification: 12(2)66–73

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: National Park Service

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: hhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v12-i2-c12.htm

Type_of_Source_Media: Publication
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2013

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DeGange et al. 2013
Source_Contribution:

Provides information about the Wildlife Potential habitat Forecasting Framework (Wildcast) project.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Marcot, B.G.,
Originator: Jorgenson, M.T.
Originator: DeGange, A.R.
Publication_Date: 2016
Title: Wildlife Potential habitat Forecasting Framework (Wildcast)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Other_Citation_Details: Study information website
Online_Linkage:

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/asc/science/wildlife-potential-habitat-forecasting-framework-wildcast

Type_of_Source_Media: website
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2016

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Marcot et al. 2016
Source_Contribution:

Provides information about the Wildlife Potential habitat Forecasting Framework (Wildcast) project.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Extensive details of all aspects of the aerial photographic, video, and GPS data collection and processing are provided in Marcot et al. 2014.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Raw waypoint data logger .GPX files imported into "@trip PC" software for locating each flight route.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

GPS waypoint tracks were exported into Google Earth and saved in JPG format.

Process_Date: Unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Browse maps were generated in Google earth of the transect routes and saved in JPG format.

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Ellipsoid_Name: World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84)
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
Altitude_Resolution: 1.00
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: flightPath_[park/refuge]_[GPS].gpx
Entity_Type_Definition:

GPS waypoint files containing waypoints recorded automatically at five second intervals using an i-gotU GT-120 GPS mounted on each airplane's dashboard and a Garmin Oregon 550t hand-held GPS unit. Presented in GPS Exchange (GPX) format -- a standard XML schema for GPS data; waypoints can be read with an ASCII text editor.

File naming convention: flightPath_[park/refuge]_[GPS].gpx Where: [park/refuge] = location name of the flight transect; [GPS] = make and model of the GPS used.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Header information
Attribute_Definition:

The first several lines, ending with "trkseg", providing information specific to the GPS unit and the GPS track.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Information specific to the GPS unit and tracking.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: trkpt lat
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of the GPS waypoint, in decimal degrees (WGS84).
Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Latitude of the GPS waypoint, in decimal degrees (WGS84).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: trkpt lon
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of the GPS waypoint, in decimal degrees (WGS84).
Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Longitude of the GPS waypoint, in decimal degrees (WGS84).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ele
Attribute_Definition:

Elevation of the GPS waypoint, in meters; altitude above sea level (ASL) as determined by the GPS. Note: Error can be up to +/- 15 m depending on overhead cloud cover and access to GPS satellite signals.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Elevation of the GPS waypoint, in meters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: time
Attribute_Definition:

Date and time stamp of the GPS waypoint, in UTC (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ).

Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Date and time stamp of the GPS waypoint, in UTC (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: speed
Attribute_Definition:

Speed of GPS unit since the previous waypoint as determined by the GPS, in meters per second. Speed was not determined by the Garmin Oregon 550t GPS units and the XML tag is not included in those files.

Attribute_Definition_Source: GPX schema
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Speed of GPS unit since previous waypoint, in meters per second.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: flightPath_browseMaps
Entity_Type_Definition:

Folders (with sub-folders) providing browse maps of: (1) the survey flight track routes overlaid on a GoogleEarth landcover and (2) annotated sample images from the survey for illustrative purposes. Presented in JPG format.

These maps and images are also included in Marcot et al. 2014, with more detailed descriptions and explanations.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Author defined

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

The U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center is the authoritative source and distributor of these data.

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes or on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: GPX, JPG
Format_Information_Content:

Data are distributed in a Zip package containing GPS waypoint data in GPX format, images in JPG format, and FGDC metadata in XML and HTML formats.

File_Decompression_Technique:

Compression applied by the 7-Zip utility using the default compression level [5]. The Zip package can be decompressed and unpacked by open source or commercially available unzip tools.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFIRWQ

Fees: None

Flight Path GPS Logs and Browse Maps of Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013

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