{"action":"create","ckan_id":null,"date_created":"Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:21:43 GMT","date_finished":null,"harvest_job_id":"e41ada15-5ac1-489e-84b2-8d267350a687","harvest_source_id":"f4c7bbab-c7ef-4277-a7d3-c25b78854814","id":"c97b4165-acce-4f5d-9791-9bd56bb92542","identifier":"https://dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/metadata/DDS14.xml","parent_identifier":null,"source_hash":"39e7361a08ec613cb26522b6e49fac20aaad7c77073ed0da2d8cb7a2d3eeee07","source_raw":"\n\n\n\n\nAthey, J.E.\nSeitz, S.S.\nDGGS Staff\n2017\nGeologic Photos of Alaska\nweb application\n\nDigital Data Series\nDDS 14\n\n\nFairbanks, Alaska, United States\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\n\nhttp://doi.org/10.14509/29735\n\n\n\nThe Geologic Photos of Alaska database and online application contains photographs taken during and in support of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) projects. These photographs primarily document field sites and geomorphology statewide, usually in remote locations that are often impossible or prohibitively expensive to revisit. The database (http://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/photodb/) includes a variety of images such as field photos, photos of samples, and photomicrographs (photograph of a microscopic object) taken with the aid of a microscope.\nDGGS collects thousands of photographs as part of its field work each year. These photographs primarily document field sites and geomorphology statewide, usually in remote locations that are often impossible or prohibitively expensive to revisit. The database and application provide a vehicle to ensure the future safety and accessibility of the DGGS field photo collection.\n>Geologic Photos of Alaska: The Geologic Photos of Alaska database and application stores and displays images and image metadata, ensuring that photos and their descriptions are preserved over the long term. The web-based application displays photo locations as a point or polygon, depending on the accuracy of the location. A location \"area\" implies that the location is less well known. A comprehensive list of attributes and their parameters can be found in the data dictionary. FAQs about the application and the application's text- and map-based search functionality are documented at http://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/photodb/help/\n\n\n\n\n2017\n\n\nground condition\n\n\nIn work\nContinually\n\n\n\n-180.000000\n180.000000\n71.381128\n49.261153\n\n\n\n\nISO 19115 Topic Category\ngeoscientificInformation\n\n\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\nAnalyses and Sampling\nEnergy Resources\nGeologic\nGeological Process\nGeologic Hazards\nGeologic Materials\nGeology\nGeomorphology\nGlaciers\nIgneous Rocks\nMetamorphic Rocks\nMineral Resources\nResource Information\nResources\nRocks\nRock Units\nSample Location\nSand and Gravel\nSedimentary Rocks\nStructural Geology\nStructure\nVolcanic Rocks\nVolcanoes\n\n\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\nAlaska, State of\nAlaska Statewide Quadrangle\n\n\nThis 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).\nAny hard copies or published datasets utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, the user is obligated to describe the types of modifications the user has made. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made by the user were approved by the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. The State of Alaska makes no express or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. 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.\n\n\n\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\n\nMetadata Manager\n\nmailing and physical\n
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\nFairbanks\nAK\n99709-3707\nUSA\n\n(907)451-5039\n(907)451-5050\ndggspubs@alaska.gov\n8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays\n\n\nDGGS is appreciative of support from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) for this project. As a NGGDPP project deliverable, the application is available for additional development via a public source code repository. Contact dnr.dggs.webapps@alaska.gov for more information\n\n\n\nMetadata for photographs are of variable quality. The application automatically grabs any available Exif location or date information from digital files and populates the database. Exif header information has been embedded in digital photographs since about 2010 by specific photographic equipment. As of 2017, automatically populated information is more available but not ubiquitous. Information for other attributes and photographs taken prior to 2010 is manually entered, which allows human error. Information for photos taken within a year of data entry will likely be more complete, since the person entering the data will remember more about the observation site. We ask users to please let us know if they have additional information about a photograph site or subject (dnr.dggs.webapps@alaska.gov).\n\nReferential integrity among the tables is enforced by the database system.\nDevelopment of this database is ongoing. Both legacy and new photographs will be added over time.\n\n\nLocations were determined based on 1) GPS coordinates embedded in the Exif data of the image file; 2) coordinate values listed in field notes, digitized from a map, or loaded from a digital spreadsheet; or 3) coordinates selected as a point or polygon on the application's internal map based on ancillary information. Consequently, location certainty varies considerably throughout the dataset. Users requiring highly accurate locations for their area of interest should consult the originating data source to determine if the location certainty is within acceptable parameters. Locations may need to be converted WGS84; photos collected in NAD27 datum will have a locational error of about 200 meters. Location accuracy is recorded as good, fair, or poor. Good location accuracy is defined as a known outcrop location or constrained to within several kilometers. Fair accuracy is defined as location known at 1:63,360 scale or larger (+/-10 km). Poor accuracy is defined as location known at smaller than 1:63,360 scale (+/-60 km).\n\n\n\n\nFY14 NGGDPP grant - DGGS developed an alpha-version data entry tool for field photographs and entered photos and metadata for 2,231 photos taken by DGGS geologist Rocky Reifenstuhl. The Reifenstuhl photos were scanned from 35-mm slides prior to the project.\n2014\n\n\nFY16 NGGDPP grant - DGGS completed development of the Geologic Photos of Alaska database and application. Approximately 7,000 photographs taken by DGGS geologist Charles G. (Gil) Mull were scanned from 35-mm slides, uploaded to the database, and updated with metadata. Production version of the application was released to the division in 2017.\n2017\n\n\n\n\npoint\n\n\n\n\n\nGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere\n\n0\n0\n0\n0\n\n\n\ncoordinate pair\n\n0.00000001\n0.00000001\n\nmeters\n\n\n\nD_WGS_1984\nWGS_1984\n6378137.000000\n298.257223563\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeologic Photos of Alaska\nThe Geologic Photos of Alaska database and application stores and displays images and image metadata, ensuring that photos and their descriptions are preserved over the long term. The web-based application displays photo locations as a point or polygon, depending on the accuracy of the location. A location \"area\" implies that the location is less well known. A comprehensive list of attributes and their parameters can be found in the data dictionary. FAQs about the application and the application's text- and map-based search functionality are documented at http://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/photodb/help/\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS)\nGeologic Photos of Alaska\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\n\nMetadata Manager\n\nmailing and physical\n
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\nFairbanks\nAK\n99709-3707\nUSA\n\n(907)451-5039\n(907)451-5050\ndggspubs@alaska.gov\n8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays\n\n\nDDS 14\nThe State of Alaska makes no expressed or implied warranties (including warranties for merchantability and fitness) with respect to the character, functions, or capabilities of the electronic data or products or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages suffered by the user or any other person or entity whether from the use of the electronic services or products or any failure thereof or otherwise. 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.\n\nDGGS publications are available as free online downloads or you may purchase paper hard-copies or digital files on CD/DVD or other digital storage media by mail, phone, fax, or email from the DGGS Fairbanks office. To purchase this or other printed reports and maps, contact DGGS by phone (907-451-5020), e-mail (dggspubs@alaska.gov), or fax (907-451-5050). Payment accepted: Cash, check, money order, VISA, or MasterCard. Turnaround time is 1-2 weeks unless special arrangements are made and an express fee is paid. Shipping charge will be the actual cost of postage and will be added to the total amount due. Contact us for the exact shipping amount.\nContact DGGS for current pricing\n\n\n\n\nweb application\n\n\n\n\n\nhttp://doi.org/10.14509/29735\n\n\n\n\n\nFree download\n\n\n\n20170720\n\n\n\nAlaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\n\nMetadata Manager\n\nmailing and physical\n
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\nFairbanks\nAK\n99709-3707\nUSA\n\n(907)451-5039\n(907)451-5050\ndggspubs@alaska.gov\n8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except State holidays\n\n\nFGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata\nFGDC-STD-001-1998\nIf the user has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed in the supporting metadata file. User specifically agrees not to imply that changes they made were approved by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources or Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.\n\nhttp://www.dggs.alaska.gov/metadata/dggs.ext\ndggs metadata extensions\n\n\n\n","source_transform":null,"status":"error"}