Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Matt Nolan
Originator: Alexander G. Snyder
Originator: Ann E. Gibbs
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Elevation point clouds of the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska acquired July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015 (LAZ file)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: LAS binary data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9964TKX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
The first Online Linkage link is to the publication landing page. The second link is to the page containing the data.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9964TKX
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Ann E. Gibbs
Originator: Matt Nolan
Originator: Alexander G. Snyder
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Orthophotomosaics, elevation point clouds, digital surface elevation models and supporting data from the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9964TKX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Gibbs, A.E., Nolan, M., and Snyder, A.G., 2019, Orthophotomosaics, elevation point clouds, digital surface elevation models, and supporting data from the north coast of Barter Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release,
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9964TKX.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9964TKX
Description:
Abstract:
Six elevation point cloud files in LAZ format (compressed LAS binary data) are included in this data release: 3 raw point clouds of unclassified and unedited points and 3 modified point clouds that were spatially shifted and edited to remove outliers and spurious elevation values associated with moving water surfaces. An XYZ coordinate shift was applied to each data set in order to register the data sets to an earth-based datum established from surveyed ground control points. Points are unclassified and ground-reflected color values in the red-green-blue (RGB) schema are included. The horizontal coordinate system is WGS84, UTM Zone 7 North meters; vertical coordinates are relative to the WGS84 ellipsoid. Aerial photographs were collected from a small, fixed-wing aircraft over the coast of Barter Island Alaska on three separate dates: July 01 2014, September 07 2014, and July 05 2015. Precise aircraft position information and structure-from-motion photogrammetric methods were combined to derive high-resolution elevation point clouds.
Purpose:
These points provide the calculated XYZ (horizontal and vertical) coordinates and RGB (red-green-blue) values of the land surface on the north coast of Barter Island Alaska collected on three dates over one calendar year. The data were acquired in order to demonstrate the utility of using structure-from-motion photogrammetric methods for deriving digital elevation data using imagery acquired from a fixed-wing aircraft in remote environments. Companion data sets, including orthophotomosaics and digital surface models are used to evaluate fine-scale morphological and volumetric change to beaches and permafrost bluffs.
Supplemental_Information:
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20140701
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20140907
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20150705
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.790570
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.546318
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.137845
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.115080
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5bb6a25fe4b0fc368e894766
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: airborne high-resolution data
Theme_Keyword: aerial images
Theme_Keyword: point cloud
Theme_Keyword: Structure-from-Motion
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: digital elevation models
Theme_Keyword: topography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Physical habitats and geomorphology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: coastal erosion
Theme_Keyword: permafrost
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Place_Keyword: State of Alaska
Place_Keyword: Barter Island
Place_Keyword: Kaktovik
Place_Keyword: North Slope
Place_Keyword: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image of a portion of the July 2015 point cloud generated from photogrammetry over Barter Island, Alaska.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Data_Set_Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Martin Isenburg
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: LASzip: Lossless compression of LiDAR data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
Issue_Identification: Vol. 79, No. 2, February 2013, pp. 209-217
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
Online_Linkage: https://www.cs.unc.edu/~isenburg/lastools/download/laszip.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: LAS SPECIFICATION VERSION 1.4 R13
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
Online_Linkage:
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Nolan, M.
Originator: Larsen, C.F.
Originator: Sturm, M.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Mapping snow-depth from manned-aircraft on landscape scales at centimeter resolution using Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
Series_Information:
Series_Name: The Cryosphere
Issue_Identification: Vol. 9, pp. 1445-1463
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1445-2015
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Gibbs, A.E.
Originator: Nolan, M.
Originator: Richmond, B.R.
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Evaluating changes to arctic coastal bluffs using repeat aerial photography and structure-from-motion elevation models
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Proceedings from 2015 Coastal Sediments Conference
Issue_Identification: CD-ROM; 14 pp
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814689977_0080
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Gibbs, A.E.
Originator: Nolan, M.
Originator: Richmond, B.R.
Originator: Snyder, A.G
Originator: Erikson, L.H.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Assessing patterns of annual change to permafrost bluffs along the North Slope coast of Alaska using high-resolution imagery and elevation models
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geomorphology
Issue_Identification: TBD
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/