Low-Altitude Photographic Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013
Dates
Publication Date
2014-05-21
Start Date
2013-07-16
End Date
2013-07-18
Last Revision
2023-03-17
Citation
Marcot, B.G., Jorgenson, M.T., and 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.
Summary
This data release includes 5 child items with photos and videos taken 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. The aerial photo surveys were flown for the WildCast Project (WILDlife Potential Habitat ForeCASTing), a collaboration of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S.D.A. Forest Service. [...]
Summary
This data release includes 5 child items with photos and videos taken 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.
The aerial photo surveys were flown for the WildCast Project (WILDlife Potential Habitat ForeCASTing), a collaboration of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S.D.A. Forest Service. WildCast was devised to provide models for projecting future land cover and wildlife habitat conditions in northwest Alaska under potential scenarios of climate change, and to provide an image database for future change-comparison research. More information is available at: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/science/wildlife-potential-habitat-forecasting-framework-wildcast#overview
Child Item 1: "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" Child Item 2: "Nadir Photographs Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013" Child Item 3: "Oblique Photographs Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013" Child Item 4: "Nadir Videos Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013" Child Item 5: "Oblique Videos Taken During Low-Altitude Transects of the Arctic Network of National Park Units and Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, July 2013"
Version History:
First release: May 2014
Revised:August 2021 (ver. 1.01)
Revised:August 2023 (ver. 1.1)
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
DeGange, A., Marcot, B.G., Lawler, J., Jorgenson, T., 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, https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-v12-i2-c12.htm
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).
