Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Jose, Aleena Merin Originator: Crawford, N.E. Originator: Walser, S.L. Originator: Haralson, M.D. Originator: Carbaugh, R.M. Originator: Wilson, S.Y. Originator: Milo, Amit Publication_Date: 2026 Title: Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project 2023 field station location data and descriptions: Point Lay region, North Slope, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2026-1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 4 p. Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31805 Description: Abstract: Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project 2023 field station location data and descriptions: Point Lay region, North Slope, Alaska, Raw Data File 2026-1, provides field locations, observations, and descriptions for 478 sites collected between July 24 and August 5, 2023, in the Point Lay and Wainwright 1:250,000 scale quadrangles in northwestern Alaska, across an approximately 21,187 km2 (8,180 mi2) area. Geologists from the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) and ASRC Consulting & Environmental Services, LLC (ACES) documented the character and distribution of bedrock and unconsolidated surface materials and collected sediment samples to investigate landforms and the shallow subsurface distribution of rock and sediment. This work was completed in support of a sand and gravel resource assessment for the Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project. These field data constitute one of two data products produced for the 2023 field season and support a reconnaissance level evaluation of potential construction material resources on the North Slope. The dataset complements Hubbard and others (2026), which provides lab-based descriptions of 160 samples collected during the same campaign. Because information on local construction material resources is limited, these field observations provide useful insights into the distribution and characteristics of surface materials for community planning and land management decisions. These data are provided as a Raw Data File under an open end-user license and are available on the DGGS website: http://doi.org/10.14509/31805. Purpose: This information provides essential baseline data on local sand, gravel, and surface materials to guide community planning, infrastructure development, and land management decisions on the North Slope. Supplemental_Information: >Interval data: Table of identification numbers, coordinates, station descriptions, and an accompanying data dictionary. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2023 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.985102 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -162.077623 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 70.050201 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.392345 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Theme_Keyword: Alluvium Theme_Keyword: Bivalves Theme_Keyword: Channel Theme_Keyword: Chert Theme_Keyword: Clay Theme_Keyword: Coal Theme_Keyword: Colluvium Theme_Keyword: Conglomerate Theme_Keyword: DGGS Theme_Keyword: Engineering Theme_Keyword: Engineering Geology Theme_Keyword: Eolian Theme_Keyword: Fan Theme_Keyword: Field Notes Theme_Keyword: Flood Theme_Keyword: Floodplain Theme_Keyword: Fossils Theme_Keyword: Geologic Theme_Keyword: Geotechnical Theme_Keyword: Gravel Theme_Keyword: Hyaloclastite Theme_Keyword: Hydrology and Surficial Geology Theme_Keyword: Ice Theme_Keyword: Lakes Theme_Keyword: Lithology Theme_Keyword: Peat Theme_Keyword: Pebble Theme_Keyword: Permafrost Theme_Keyword: Resources Theme_Keyword: Rocks Theme_Keyword: Sample Location Theme_Keyword: Sand Theme_Keyword: Sand and Gravel Theme_Keyword: Sandstone Theme_Keyword: Sediment Theme_Keyword: Sediment Transport Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Material Theme_Keyword: Sedimentation Theme_Keyword: Sedimentology Theme_Keyword: Shale Theme_Keyword: Siderite Theme_Keyword: Silt Theme_Keyword: Siltstone Theme_Keyword: Slope Theme_Keyword: Slump Theme_Keyword: Soils Theme_Keyword: Subsurface Theme_Keyword: Surface Theme_Keyword: Surficial Theme_Keyword: Surficial Deposits Theme_Keyword: Surficial Geology Theme_Keyword: Terrace Theme_Keyword: Thermokarst Theme_Keyword: Transportation Theme_Keyword: Tundra Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Place_Keyword: Epizetka River Place_Keyword: Kasegaluk Lagoon Place_Keyword: Kokolik River Place_Keyword: Kugachiak Creek Place_Keyword: Kukpowruk River Place_Keyword: Kuvirok Lake Place_Keyword: Mumik Lake Place_Keyword: Niklavik Creek Place_Keyword: North Slope Place_Keyword: Point Lay Place_Keyword: Pugutak Lake Place_Keyword: Tungaich Point Place_Keyword: Tungak Creek Place_Keyword: Tunusiktok Lake Place_Keyword: Wainwright Mining District Access_Constraints: This report, map, and/or dataset is available directly from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (see contact information below). 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In no event will the State of Alaska's liability to the Requestor or anyone else exceed the fee paid for the electronic service or product. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Contact_Position: Metadata Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 3354 College Road City: Fairbanks State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99709-3707 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907)451-5020 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907)451-5050 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dggspubs@alaska.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays Contact_Instructions: Please view our website (https://www.dggs.alaska.gov) for the latest information on available data. Please contact us using the e-mail address provided above when possible. Data_Set_Credit: The State of Alaska funded this work as part of the ASTAR capital improvement project. We appreciate the guidance provided by the Native Village of Point Lay and the Cully Corporation during field planning and data collection, which helped us minimize our impact on the community and the surrounding landscape. We also valued interacting with Point Lay residents and sharing our work. We are grateful to the employees and subcontractors of the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), the North Slope Borough, the North Slope Borough Planning Authority, the North Slope Borough Port Authority, Horst Expediting, Alpine Air, and the Kali School, whose logistical support and guidance were essential during field preparation and data collection. Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Buzard, R.M. Originator: Heiner, Daniel Originator: Overbeck, J.R. Originator: Glenn, R.J.T. Publication_Date: 2021 Title: Photogrammetry-derived orthoimagery and elevation for Wainwright, Alaska, collected August 3, 2021 Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2021-18 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 4 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30791 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Crawford, N.E. Originator: Walser, S.L. Originator: Jose, Aleena Merin Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Stokes, T.B. Originator: Wilson, S.Y. Originator: Gavel, M.M. Originator: Montayne, Simone Publication_Date: 2025 Title: 2019 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station data and descriptions: Inigok airstrip and Teshekpuk Lake region, North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2025-3 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 159 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31457 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Daanen, R.P. Originator: Stokes, T.B. Publication_Date: 2023 Title: Sonar and seismic lake surveys along the proposed triangle road corridor, northwestern Alaska, collected July 6-13, 2021 Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 19 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30954 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Gavel, M.M. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Publication_Date: 2021 Title: Digital data addendum: Analytical data and field observations from surficial geology and morphology of the Alaskan central Arctic Coastal Plain, 1981-1987 Series_Information: Series_Name: Report of Investigation Issue_Identification: RI 93-1A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 6 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30670 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Germann, J.T. Originator: Daanen, R.P. Publication_Date: 2022 Title: Profile and discharge data for five waterways in the Utqiagvik-Atqasuk-Wainwright region, Alaska, collected August 2022 Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2022-15 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 5 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30915 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Germann, J.T. Originator: Daanen, R.P. Originator: Stokes, T.B. Originator: Wikstrom Jones, K.M. Publication_Date: 2024 Title: Installation of environmental and hydrological monitoring stations-Utqiagvik-Wainwright-Atqasuk region, Alaska, August 2022 Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-21 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 4 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31044 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Haralson, M.D. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Montayne, Simone Publication_Date: 2023 Title: 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station location data and descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 5 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30961 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Haralson, M.D. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Montayne, Simone Publication_Date: 2023 Title: 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 4 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30962 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Haralson, M.D. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Hoffman, H.A. Originator: Montayne, Simone Publication_Date: 2023 Title: 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Utqiagvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-13 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 5 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31011 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Haralson, M.D. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Hoffman, H.A. Originator: Montayne, Simone Publication_Date: 2023 Title: 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) field station location data and descriptions: Utqiagvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2023-12 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 5 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/31010 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Herbst, A.M. Originator: Daanen, R.P. Publication_Date: 2022 Title: Lidar-derived elevation data for the Utqiagvik-Atqasuk region, Alaska, collected August 2019 Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2022-10 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 8 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30870 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Originator: Montayne, Simone Originator: Stokes, T.B. Originator: Gallagher, T.T. Originator: Crawford, N.E. Originator: Johnson, K.J. Publication_Date: 2025 Title: Catalog of drill log cards and sample images from USGS seismic shothole sites in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (1974-1981) Series_Information: Series_Name: Raw Data File Issue_Identification: RDF 2025-18 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 3 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30840 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Tannenbaum, T.G. Originator: Speeter, G.G. Originator: Hubbard, T.D. Publication_Date: 2024 Title: Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project geophysical report: capacitively-coupled resistivity survey for Utqiagvik, Atqasuk, and Wainright road network, North Slope, Alaska Series_Information: Series_Name: Preliminary Interpretive Report Issue_Identification: PIR 2023-1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Publisher: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Other_Citation_Details: 72 p Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14509/30960 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The accompanying report and data tables provide a comprehensive discussion of processing methods, with errors reported in the tables where applicable. This data is being released as part of the DGGS RDF series, which includes content describing approved techniques and methods for the collection, storage, visualization, analysis, and interpretation of scientific data. While the information has been reviewed by several geologists familiar with the study area, the data and report have not undergone formal review for technical content or conformity to DGGS editorial standards. For inquiries regarding analytical values or procedures, the originating lab is the best point of contact. Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable Completeness_Report: This data release is complete. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: We used GPS enabled tablets running the ESRI ArcGIS Field Maps app, which reported a mean horizontal accuracy of approximately 10 meters, to record location information and collect data. Latitude and longitude were recorded in the WGS84 datum. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Field data collection - Between July 24 and August 5, 2023, DGGS staff and contractors collected geologic observations and samples at 478 field sites. Field data include site locations, station numbers, observation methods, and descriptions of materials and landforms. Locations were recorded with GPS enabled tablets using ArcGIS Field Maps, with a mean horizontal accuracy of about 10 m, and coordinates were stored in WGS84. Crews documented the composition and distribution of unconsolidated sediment and bedrock, assigning depth intervals beginning at 0 cm at the surface. Field methods included surface observations, examination of natural exposures, excavation of small test pits, probing shallow subsurface conditions with a frost probe, and retrieving sediment with a Tanaka power auger where exposures were absent. After sampling or description, sites were restored as closely as possible to their original condition. Process_Date: 2023 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: rdf2026-1_interval_data.csv, rdf2026-1_interval_data_dictionary.csv Entity_Type_Definition: Table of identification numbers, coordinates, station descriptions, and an accompanying data dictionary. 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