IceBridge L1B Thinned Flight Lines, Version 1
Data set id:
IPFLT1B
DOI: 10.5067/C3HEIVPUW8FW
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains simplified, or thinned, flight lines from NASA Operation IceBridge Greenland, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alaska missions. The thinning was performed using a Python library called Shapely. The full resolution flight line data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
The corresponding flight reports can be found in the IceBridge L1B Flight Reports (IPFLR1B) data set.
Parameter(s):
FLIGHT DATA LOGS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
C-185
DHC-3
DHC-6
IKHANA
Multiple
P-3B
RQ-4
Sensor(s):
MULTIPLE
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Shapefile
KML
Temporal Coverage:
- 27 March 2009 to 17 November 2018
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
- N:72S:55E:-130W:-156
- N:-53S:-90E:180W:-180
- N:90S:60E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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