Kluane Lake West Airborne Electromagnetic and Magnetic Survey, April 2015

Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey data were acquired for the Kluane Lake West area between April 17 and April 30, 2015. The Government of Yukon collected this data using an aircraft maintaining a nominal ground clearance of 83 meters, with navigation from a dual-frequency GPS and a video camera recording ground images. Magnetic readings were recorded 10 times per second using a cesium-vapor magnetometer.

Use Cases

• Map subsurface geological structures based on electromagnetic conductivity data.
• Identify potential mineral deposits based on magnetic anomaly patterns.
• Correlate airborne survey data with ground-based geological observations using recorded video imagery.
• Analyze terrain clearance and flight path consistency based on radar and barometric altitude data recorded ten times per second.

Strengths

• Data collection used precise instrumentation, including a Scintrex CS-2 cesium-vapor magnetometer and a 12-channel NovaTel dual frequency GPS.
• Flight parameters are well-documented, with a nominal ground clearance of 83 meters and altitude data recorded ten times per second.
• Survey has a specific temporal scope, conducted between April 17 and April 30, 2015.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical analysis.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific survey area in the Yukon.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Airborne survey using electromagnetic and magnetic sensors, GPS navigation, and video recording.

Time Range

April 17 to April 30, 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 16:05:00.690813; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kluane Lake West area, parts of NTS 115G/5, 6, 11 and 12, Yukon, Canada