UAV-based colour-infrared orthomosaics and digital elevation models of basalts and rock glaciers on Disko Island, West Greenland

This data set contains multispectral surveys conducted with an unoccupied aerial vehicle over rock glaciers and steep mafic outcrops (intrusive and flood volcanics) near the coastline of Disko Island.

Acquisition date: 07.08.2019 – 10.08.2019

Location: Illukunnguaq, Disko Island, Greenland

UAV: SenseFly eBee Plus

Flight altitude above ground level: >100m

Image Overlap forward/side: various

Camera: Parrot Sequoia multispectral

EPSG: 32622

Center coordinates: 69.885277°N, -52.577724°E

Flight mode: automatic flight plan

Data products: 

Orthomosaic colour-infrared, 10-16 cm pixel resolution

Colour-infrared spectral bands: 790nm, 660nm, 550nm

DEM, 20-30cm pixel resolution

Data coverage: approx. 5500 x 2500 m

Elevation profile: 20-680m

Processing in Agisoft Metashape

Additional data supplement for article:Barnes, E. (2020). Assessment of Drone-Borne Multispectral Mapping in the Exploration of Magmatic Ni-Cu Sulphides–an Example from Disko Island, West Greenland. URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-418858

MULSEDRO field campaign was conducted under scientific survey licence (VU-00158-2019) within mineral exploration licence MEL 2018-16 by Blue Jay Mining PLC. This research has been supported by the project MULSEDRO, funded by HZDR-HIF & EITRawMaterials (project ID 16193) and the European Union.