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Orthoimage Mosaic (1.5 cm/pixel resolution), McCartys lava flow-field, Zuni–Bandera volcanic field, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, USA, 2015

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Citation
Title
Orthoimage Mosaic (1.5 cm/pixel resolution), McCartys lava flow-field, Zuni–Bandera volcanic field, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, USA, 2015
Originator
Stephen P. Scheidt and Christopher W. Hamilton
Publisher
University of Arizona. Department of Planetary Sciences. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Publication Date
2019-03-20T00:00:00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
Using a low-altitude kite-based imaging system, 9,220 aerial images were acquired over the southern portion of the McCartys lava flow-field. The images were captured in JPEG format using a Cannon Powershot S110 digital camera with a 12.1 megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS sensor and a 23.4 mm focal length (35 mm equivalent) lens with a focus set to infinity, ISO set to 320, and shutter speed at 1/1000. Images were geocoded using a ground control points (GCPs) network. Highly visible targets set on the ground prior to image acquisition were precisely geolocated using a Trimble R10 Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). The camera was flown at altitudes ranging from 50 to 100 m above the ground surface, and images were acquired with incidence angles varying up to 10 degrees from nadir. Images were processed into geodetically-controlled digital terrain models (DTMs) and orthomosaics using the commercial software package Pix4Dmapper Pro version 2.0.81. In Pix4Dmapper Pro, data products were geocoded by attributing the 3D coordinates of GCPs to corresponding pixels in a subset of 2D images. Coordinate information for the GCPs utilized DGPS measurements, which were post-processed using Trimble Business Center version 3.81. To estimate the localization accuracy within the point cloud, we used a network of N = 18 GCPs, which had a mean and standard deviation (at +/-1?) in the x, y, and z directions (i.e., latitude, longitude, and elevation) of 1.4 cm +/- 7.9 cm, –1.5 cm +/- 6.3 cm, and –4.2 cm +/- 13.9 cm, respectively. The corresponding root mean square errors for the fit were x = 8.0 cm, y = 6.5 cm, and z = 14.5 cm. The resulting product had a projection error (i.e., a measure of fit between projects) of 1.0 +/- 0.5 cm, which is less than one pixel. Both the DTM and orthomosaic have a horizontal resolution of 1.47 cm/pixel and relative to the GCPs (N = 18), the mean error in x (Longitude) and y (Latitude) is 1.4 cm and –1.5, respectively. In the DTM, the mean error in z (Elevation) is –4.2 cm.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
2015-02-06T00:00:00
End
2015-04-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-107.989434470319
East
-107.98146874594192
North
34.74016655863427
South
34.73678256646781
ISO Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword
Volcanoes--New Mexico--Albuquerque Basin. Aerial photogrammetry.
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Lava-rise plateau
inflation
pits
McCartys flow-field
planetary analog
Mars
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
El Malpais National Monument
New Mexico
Cibola County
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GEOnet
Place Keyword
El Malpais National Monument (N.M.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Legal Constraints
Other Restrictions
Public. Unrestricted Access Online | For educational non-commercial use only. These data are being made freely available by the authors under the condition that the source of the data sets be acknowledged as follows: Scheidt, S.P., and C.W. Hamilton (2019) Kite-derived orthoimage mosaic and digital terrain model of the southern portion of the McCartys lava flow-field, New Mexico, USA: Data acquired 6 February to 1 April, 2015. University of Arizona Spatial Data Explorer, http://dx.doi.org/10.2458_McCartys_2015_Ortho
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
notPlanned
Language
eng

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Description
Metadata for this dataset has been updated or modified as part of an ingest into The University of Arizona Libraries geospatial data repository. As part of this process the dataset was renamed from McCartys_Orthoimage_2015 to McCartysLavaFlowField_15cmOrtho_2015
Process Date
2019-05-03T11:54:02

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Online Access
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Name

Spatial Representation Information

Raster
Number of Dimensions
2
Cell Geometry Type
area

Metadata Reference Information

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Metadata File Identifier
Dataset URI
http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_mccartys_2015_ortho
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-05-03T11:54:02
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
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