Welcome to the Barrow Area Information Database (BAID)
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Learn more about contributing your
research locations. Don't hesitate to contact
us with questions.
BAID is a suite of online, interactive maps and services that support Arctic science with a special focus on the research hubs of Barrow, Atqasuk and Ivotuk on the North Slope of Alaska. The BAID database currently includes the locations of over 9500 research plots and instrument locations. This ongoing effort incorporates both new research locations and sampling sites dating back to the 1940s. Data Viewers To only browse satellite imagery of the
Barrow sea ice, access the Barrow SAR Viewer.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery of the sea ice are
available from March 2nd - July 28th.
Use the BAID Internet Map Server (BAID-IMS) or BAID in Google Earth tonavigate to areas of interest and explore or query information about field-based scientific research. Current and historic research sites are shown as points with links to details about project investigators, discipline, funding program, year, related web sites, site photos and other information. Users can print or export maps for presentations and export tabular information. In addition, BAID-IMS includes 150+ ancillary data layers including ground control points, land ownership, vegetation maps, topographic data and local infrastructure.
Which one should I use? Find out which application best suits your needs here. BAID research sites are also available via Open Geospatial Consortium web services and REST. |
