Overbeck, J.R., Hendricks, M.D., and Kinsman, N.E.M., 2017, Photogrammetric digital surface models and orthoimagery for the continuous coastline, Wales to Platinum, Alaska, segment C: Nome to Elim: Raw Data File RDF 2017-8C, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.Online Links:
This is a raster data set.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest .00000001
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest .00000001
Planar coordinates are specified in Meters
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
The ellipsoid used is GRS 80.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101000025.
This publication is funded with qualified outer continental shelf oil and gas revenues by the Coastal Impact Assistance Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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The State of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys contracted with Fairbanks Fodar to acquire photogrammetric digital surface models (DSMs) and co-registered orthorectified aerial images (orthoimages) for the west coast of Alaska in support of coastal vulnerability mapping. Users can access the data, as well as additional metadata, from the DGGS website: <http://doi.org/10.14509/29772>.
Overbeck, J.R., Hendricks, M.D., and Kinsman, N.E.M., 2016, Photogrammetric digital surface models and orthoimagery for 26 coastal communities of western Alaska: Raw Data File RDF 2016-1, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.Online Links:
Overbeck, J.R., Hendricks, M.D., and Kinsman, N.E.M., 2017, Photogrammetric digital surface models and orthoimagery for the continuous coastline, Wales to Platinum, Alaska: Raw Data File RDF 2017-8, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.Online Links:
Data are in their raw format; for community-level data where vertical controls have been rigorously applied, are higher resolution, and have fewer gaps, see Overbeck and others (2016; <http://doi.org/10.14509/29548>). General data collection, processing, and accuracy assessment procedures in this release are described in a data release overview (Overbeck and others, 2017; <http://doi.org/10.14509/29744>). Horizontal and vertical accuracies of the orthoimagery and DSMs are evaluated using photo-identifiable checkpoints and elevation checkpoints collected by RECON, LLC (Overbeck and others, 2016). Accuracy assessment values reported for each alongshore segment are the mean residual between non-vegetated ground control and checkpoints and the DSM. Known, uncorrected anomalies over water bodies and cloud or snow covered areas exist throughout the project area. See accompanying report for comprehensive metadata, including discussion of the number of ground control checkpoints, accuracy statistics, and known anomalies.
Positional (horizontal) accuracy has been determined by identifying ground control points visually and comparing their location to the GPS-collected ground control, quantified as the horizontal radial root mean square error (RMSE; ASPRS, 2015). The positional accuracy at 95% confidence level was also computed according to ASPRS (2015). Horizontal accuracy statistics are available in table format in the accompanying report.
Elevation data have not been vertically shifted to best fit checkpoint elevations. Instead, GPS points have been used to assess the data quality only. The approach will allow the user to make informed decisions about how to vertically adjust the DSMs to best align with local vertical datums and/or meet project accuracy requirements. Vertical accuracy was determined at the 95% confidence level according to ASPRS (2015), using checkpoints for non-vegetated and vegetated locations separately. Vertical accuracy values relative to the reported altitude datum are available in table format in the accompanying report. The accompanying report provides a table of vertical accuracy values relative to the reported altitude datum.
This data release provides continuous coastline data are in their raw format. Known issues are addressed in the accompanying reports. It is a supplement to Overbeck and others 2016; <http://dggs.alaska.gov/pubs/id/29548>, which provides high resolution for each coastal community.
Data quality have been assessed relative to checkpoints collected simultaneously with the aerial survey described in the community scale data release (Overbeck and others, 2016). Since no ground control points were used to control these data, all points are considered checkpoints. Although checkpoints are focused at community locations and at large alongshore intervals, they have been used to assess the accuracy of these data at a regional scale. Photo-identifiable points were used to determine the horizontal accuracy of these data, while all points were used to determine the vertical accuracy unless the ground cover was irregular and non-vegetated (e.g. boulder piles). Data within this alongshore segment may overlap with data in an adjacent segment, and data segments may not overlap seamlessly.
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