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Collection of engineering geology field photographs from Alaska

Geologic field site photos from engineering geology related projects in Alaska

Dates

Date Collected
1975
Date Collected
2020

Summary

This collection is comprised of digital, slide and print photographs, as well as a small percentage of videos taken during engineering geology related field projects from 1975-2020. Many of these photos document field work related to major geologic hazards such as earthquakes, active faults, climate change, coastal erosion, landslides, and frozen debris lobes. It also includes field work photos related to surficial geologic mapping. There are approximately 133,000 photos, slides and videos that need to be culled, documented and archived. Approximately 40% are images of vegetation and landscapes from video stills and time lapse photos that can be easily correlated to location information. The remaining 60% of the photos are in mostly [...]

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Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

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Material Request Instructions

Select individual photos may be available through DGGS publications as figures within scientific reports. As we document and archive the photos through our custom built web based interface, the photos will available for public inspection and use at that time.

Purpose

This collection of field photos preserves a wide range of information such as difficult-to-describe textures and structures, transient outcrops and surficial processes, and project histories that are the underpinning of DGGS’s scientific work. Preserving and archiving these photos will help advance exploration and knowledge of Alaska’s natural resources and mitigate the possible risks of geologic hazards.

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All photographs are owned by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.

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This collection record was compiled using inventory information gathered from DGGS' current and former geologists. An effort to estimate to the work necessary to archive these photos was completed by funding from the FY 2015 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program. This collection has been reviewed and updated by funding from FY 2020 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program, award number G19AP00077.

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collectionCategories
Photographs (Photographs, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/category)
Slide Photographs (Slide Photographs, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/category)
(, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/category)
collectionGrowthThis collection will grow by approximately 4000 photographs each year as geologists take digital photos during their field projects.
collectionTypes
Geological (Geological, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/type)
neededImprovementsAll photos, slides and videos need to be culled, documented and archived.
primaryPurposes
Hazard Mitigation (Hazard Mitigation, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/primaryPurpose)
size133,000
unitPhotographs (Photographs, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/unit)
usageTrendIt is expected that usage of this collection would grow exponentially when these photos are available online.
userGroups
Other Government Agencies (Other Government Agencies, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/userGroup)
Private Sector (Private Sector, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/userGroup)
Professional Researchers (Professional Researchers, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/userGroup)
Universities (Universities, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/userGroup)

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