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    • Image, shapefile and digital elevation model (DEM) files collected by aerial drones on South Shetland Islands from 20250105 to 20250105 (NCEI Accession 0308393)

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2026

    The data in this dataset include the polygons used for flight planning, the resulting orthomosaic image tiles, the digital elevation model (DEM), and shapefiles identifying elevation contours and the location of the nesting aggregations of chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and gentoo penguins (P. papua) from the aerial survey at False Round Point.

    The four file types are described below.

    1. FRPT_Flight_polygons: This zipped folder contains the .kml files with the polygons used to plan the aerial survey at False Round Point. The mission was flown by two UAS simultaneously over an eastern (FalseRoundPoint_East.kml) and a western (FalseRoundPoint_West.kml) portion of the peninsula.

    2. FRPT_Orthomosaic_tiles: This zipped folder contains contains 61 geoTif (.tif) tiles (10000x10000 pixels) that constitute the full orthomosaic of False Round Point.

    3. FRPT_DEM: The digital elevation model (.tif raster file) that corresponds to the orthomoasic of False Round Point.

    4. FRPT_Shapfiles: This zipped folder contains shapefiles identifying elevation contours of the DEM (FRPT_contours[.shx, .shp, .prj, .qmd, .dbf, .cpg]) and locations of the nesting aggregations of chinstrap (FRPT_chinstrap[.shx, .shp, .prj, .qmd, .dbf, .cpg]) and gentoo penguins (FRPT_gentoo[.shx, .shp, .prj, .qmd, .dbf, .cpg])

    Access & Use Information

    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date 2026-02-18T22:22:43Z
    Metadata Created Date October 2, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 18, 2026 (publication), February 18, 2026 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

    Other Data Resources

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Model
    Metadata Date 2026-02-18T22:22:43Z
    Metadata Created Date October 2, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) February 18, 2026 (publication), February 18, 2026 (creation)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0308393
    Access Constraints Cite as: Hinke, Jefferson; Alvstad, Kristen; Feinberg, Sonja; Leslie, Jaelyn; Woodman, Samuel; Krause, Douglas (2026). Image, shapefile and digital elevation model (DEM) files collected by aerial drones on South Shetland Islands from 20250105 to 20250105 (NCEI Accession 0308393). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0308393. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -57.984
    Bbox North Lat -61.897
    Bbox South Lat -61.907
    Bbox West Long -58.01
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Graphic not available.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0308393
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 0884dc11-0434-45ef-bd90-4648843925ee
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence Data in this archival information package are not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI directly for access to these data., accessLevel: Public
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-58.01, -61.907], [-57.984, -61.907], [-57.984, -61.897], [-58.01, -61.897], [-58.01, -61.907]]]}
    Progress pending
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2025-01-05
    Temporal Extent End 2025-01-05

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