Reduced-Resolution Radar Imagery, Digital Elevation Models, and Related GIS Layers for Barrow, Alaska, USA

Data Contributors

MANLEY, WILLIAM F.
LESTAK, LEANNE R.
TWEEDIE, CRAIG
MASLANIK, JIM

Parameters

CONTOURS
RADAR IMAGERY
RADAR REFLECTIVITY
TERRAIN ELEVATION
TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS
TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF

Instruments

RADAR : RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING
SAR : SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR

This product set contains reduced-resolution Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) imagery and geospatial data for the Barrow Peninsula (155.39 - 157.48 deg W, 70.86 - 71.47 deg N), for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing software. The primary IFSAR data sets were acquired by Intermap Technologies from 27 to 29 July 2002, and consist of an Orthorectified Radar Imagery (ORRI), a Digital Surface Model (DSM), and a Digital Terrain Model (DTM).

Derived data layers include aspect, shaded relief, and slope-angle grids (floating-point binary format), as well as a vector layer of contour lines (ESRI Shapefile format). Also available are accessory layers compiled from other sources: 1:250,000- and 1:63,360-scale USGS Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) mosaic images (GeoTIFF format); 1:250,000- and 1:63,360-scale USGS quadrangle index maps (ESRI Shapefile format); and a simple polygon layer of the extent of the Barrow Peninsula (ESRI Shapefile format).

The DSM and DTM data sets (20 m resolution) are provided in floating-point binary format with header and projection files. The ORRI mosaic (5 m resolution) is available in GeoTIFF format. FGDC-compliant metadata for all data sets are provided in text, HTML, and XML formats, along with the Intermap License Agreement and product handbook. The baseline geospatial data support education, outreach, and multi-disciplinary research of environmental change in Barrow, which is an area of focused scientific interest. Data are available via FTP and CD-ROM.

Data Citation

Manley, W. F., L. R. Lestak, C. E. Tweedie, and J. A. Maslanik. 2005. Reduced-resolution radar imagery, digital elevation models, and related GIS layers for Barrow, Alaska, USA. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media and CD-ROM.