Archive of Post-Hurricane Isabel Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected during USGS Field Activity 03CCH01 from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and Inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virginia, September 21 - 23, 2003

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Title:
Archive of Post-Hurricane Isabel Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected during USGS Field Activity 03CCH01 from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and Inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virginia, September 21 - 23, 2003
Abstract:
On September 21 - 23, 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted an aerial survey along the Atlantic coast, from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virgina. These photos were used to document coastal changes such as beach erosion and overwash caused by Hurricane Isabel and to identify potential landslide areas inland. They may also be used as baseline data for future surveys. The USGS and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) surveyed the impact zone of Hurricane Isabel to better understand the changes in vulnerability of the Nation’s coasts to extreme storms (Morgan, 2009). This report serves as an archive of the post-Hurricane Isabel oblique aerial survey photographs, survey maps, Google Earth files, location tables, navigation files, digital Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs, and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata. Attribute data including links to digital scans of the photographs are also provided. Latitude, longitude, and time were gathered simultaneously from three sources: video (with latitude/longitude and time stamps), photographs (with time stamps), and three Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) navigation files (without time) that documented the location of the aircraft. Location data were converted to decimal degrees and merged to create a location and time file that provided estimated location information for where each photograph was taken (see process step below). Slides were digitally scanned as TIFF image files at 3,000 dots per inch and were converted to JPEG images which are provided here. The metadata values for photo creation time, GPS latitude, GPS longitude, GPS position (latitude and longitude), keywords, credit, artist, caption, copyright, and contact were added to each photograph's EXIF header. Refer to the process steps below for more detail on each of these steps.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Subino, Janice A., Morgan, Karen L.M., Krohn, M. Dennis, and Dadisman, Shawn V., 2012, Archive of Post-Hurricane Isabel Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected during USGS Field Activity 03CCH01 from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina, and Inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virginia, September 21 - 23, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 761, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, Fla..

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Ancillary files included in this release are 03cch01mnl.csv, 03cch01_0921plgr.txt, 03cch01_0922plgr.txt, 03cch01_0923plgr.txt, 03cch01.csv, 03cch01_1.kml, 03cch01_2.kml, and 03cch01_3.kml in addition to the digitized oblique aerial image files.
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.818414
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.052006
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.400055
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.821203
  3. What does it look like?
    DVD/maps/all.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel oblique aerial photograph survey. The flightpath is represented by a purple and yellow colored line, the photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath, the storm track is a red line (provided by NOAA), and the storm strength is indicated by blue, yellow, and orange dots on the track. The region boxes link to more detailed maps of the area. The region boxes also exhibit how the full-size photographs are divided on the discs; 03cch01_1 Area Map (Disc 1), 03cch01_2 Area Map (Disc 2), 03cch01_3 Area Map (Disc 3) (Internet version contains all photographs). This map was created at a scale of 1:3,000,000.
    DVD/maps/03cch01_1.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath (03CCH01_1 area) from Ocean City, Md., to Duck, N.C.. The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and the photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The region boxes link to more detailed maps of the area. This map was created at a scale of 1:1,058,755. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 1 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/03cch01_2.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath (03CCH01_1) from Duck to Davis Island, N.C. The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line, the photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath, the storm track is a red line (provided by NOAA), and the storm strength is indicated by an orange dot on the track. The region boxes link to more detailed maps of the area. The full-size photos are divided by region onto this report's three DVDs. This map was created at a scale of 1:555,858. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 2 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/03cch01_3.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath (03CCH01_3 area - southern and inland segments) from Davis Island to Fort Caswell, N.C., and inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Va.. The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line, the photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath, the storm track is a red line (provided by NOAA), and the storm strength is indicated by orange, yellow, and blue dots on the track. The region boxes link to more detailed maps of the area. The southern coastal segment map was created at a scale of 1:922,319, the inland segment map was at 1:697,628, and the overall area 3 map at 1:3,000,000. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 3 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/oceancity.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Ocean City, Md., region of the study area (refer to Ocean City on the 03CCH01_2 area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:127,151. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 1 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/duck.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Duck, N.C., region of the study area (refer to Duck on the 03CCH01_2 area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:86,705. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 1 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/roanoke.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Roanoke Island, N.C., region of the study area (refer to Roanoke Island on the 03CCH01_2 area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:72,797. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 2 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/rodanthe.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Rodanthe, N.C., region of the study area (refer to Rodanthe on the 03CCH01_2 area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:76,899. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 2 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/hatteras.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Cape Hatteras, N.C., region of the study area (refer to Cape Hatteras on the 03CCH01_2 area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:128,164. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 2 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/lookout.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Cape Lookout, N.C., region of the study area (refer to Cape Lookout on the 03CCH01_3a area map). The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:98,820. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 3 (Internet version contains all photographs).
    DVD/maps/waynesboro.jpg (JPEG)
    Map showing the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath in the Waynesboro, Va., region of the study area. The flightpath is represented by the alternating purple and yellow line and photographs by the gray dots along the flightpath. The flightpaths link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. This map was created at a scale of 1:150,000. NOTE: Links to the contact sheets are available on all three discs, but links to full-size photos will work only if viewing from Disc 3 (Internet version contains all photographs).
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 21-Sep-2003
    Ending_Date: 23-Sep-2003
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground conditions
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: JPEG images, and point data in ASCII and CSV files
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. The horizontal datum used is WGS84.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2012, Hurricane Isabel storm track (KMZ), available at http://www.srh.noaa.gov.gis.kml.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Graphic Image File: The base map is a JPEG image. The base map shows the post-Hurricane Isabel flightpath and photographs taken during the survey. The base map also shows three region boxes, which link to more detailed maps and indicate how the full-size photographs are divided onto three discs, 03CCH01_1 (Disc 1), 03CCH01_2 (Disc 2), and 03CCH01_3a and 03CCH01_3b (Disc 3). The survey maps are JPEG images. The survey maps contain links to the 5-minute segment contact sheet pages.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Navigation file: Provided are three raw navigation files (03cch01_0921plgr.txt, 03cch01_0922plgr.txt, and 03cch01_0923plgr.txt), a processed navigation file (03cch01.csv), and a manually extracted navigation file (03cch01mnl.csv). The processed and the manually extracted navigation files are CSV files and the raw navigation is a tab delimited ASCII text file.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    KML file: Three KML files were created: 03CCH01_1 (Disc 1), 03CCH01_2 (Disc 2), and 03CCH01_3 (Disc 3). Each KML includes photo numbers, photo locations, and the storm track.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Subino, J.A., Morgan, K.L.M., Krohn, M.D., Dadisman, S.V., 2013, Archive of post-Hurricane Isabel coastal oblique aerial photographs collected during U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 03CCH01 from Ocean City, Maryland, to Fort Caswell, North Carolina and Inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Virginia, September 21 - 23, 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 761, 3 DVDs. http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/761/

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Janice A. Subino
    • Karen L.M. Morgan
    • M. Dennis Krohn
    • Shawn V. Dadisman
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Funding and (or) support for this study was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). The authors wish to thank Russell Peterson (formerly with the USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.) and pilot Kurt Miller for their assistance in data collection. The authors would also like to thank Karynna Calderon (formerly contracted at the USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.), Greg Miller (USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.), Nathaniel Plant (USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.), and Ann Marie Ascough (formerly contracted at the USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.) for their assistance with data post-processing. This report benefited from the comments and reviews from Kara Doran (USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Kristin Sopkin (contracted with Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions at the USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla.).
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Karen L.M. Morgan
    USGS
    Geologist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3037 (voice)
    kmorgan@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

To provide access to digitized photographs taken as part of the September 21 - 23, 2003, post-Hurricane Isabel oblique aerial survey collected along the Atlantic coast, from Ocean City, Md., to Fort Caswell, N.C., and inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Va. and to provide attribute data documenting the time and location of each photograph.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    NOAA Hurricanes (source 1 of 1)
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 20090410, Past Atlantic Storm Track: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2012, Hurricane Isabel storm track (KMZ), available at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml
    Type_of_Source_Media: KMZ
    Source_Contribution: Used to generate Isabel track line in KML files.
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 21-Sep-2003 (process 1 of 17)
    Photographs were taken with two Nikon F3 cameras, each with a fixed 50-millimeter lens and UV filter. One camera shot the odd-numbered film rolls, and the other camera shot the even-numbered film rolls. Both cameras were equipped with a Nikon MF-14 data back, which added day of month, hour, and minute (UTC) to the lower right-hand corner of each photo. Rolls were numbered by hand when loaded into the cameras, and the end of a roll is noted in the audio track of the video. Film used was Kodak Ektachrome E100G. Commonly used shutter speeds were 1/250 seconds or 1/125 seconds. A constant shutter speed was attempted but may vary if there was a noticeable change in light levels. Initial shutter speed and any subsequent changes are noted on the audio track of the video. The f-stop was changed frequently to compensate for changes in light levels. All photographs were taken from the second-to-last rear starboard window of the airplane. Video collection equipment consisted of a Panasonic AG-5700 recording to S-VHS tapes. Independent of all other equipment, a Rockwell Collins PLGR GPS recorded navigation fixes, at 30-second intervals, from a NMEA string during the flight. A Compix Titler unit provided video subtitles that include latitude (WGD), longitude (WGD), and time (hr:min:sec). Navigation was provided to the video by a Trimble Centurion GPS receiver, and time was provided by the titler unit's internal clock, which had been synchronized with UTC time. The video was shot out of the last starboard window of the airplane.
    Date: Unknown (process 2 of 17)
    E6 Ektachrome slide processing by Zebra Color Photo Lab in St. Petersburg, Fla. Date, film, and roll number printed on slide mount. Person who carried out this activity:
    D. Krohn
    USGS
    Geologist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3062 (voice)
    dkrohn@usgs.gov
    Date: Unknown (process 3 of 17)
    Three Rockwell Collins Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) navigation files (one per day) were extracted as comma-delimited ASCII text files. The Rockwell Collins PLGR recorded waypoint_name, projection, latitude (degrees, minute, seconds), longitude (degrees, minute, seconds), altitude and units, datum, heading, and elevation relative to mean sea level. These data were collected every 30 seconds during the flight. Time was not recorded by the Rockwell Collins PLGR. Person who carried out this activity:
    D. Krohn
    USGS
    Geologist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3062 (voice)
    dkrohn@usgs.gov
    Date: Oct-2007 (process 4 of 17)
    Latitude and longitude in the three Rockwell Collins PLGR navigation files were converted from degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees using Microsoft Excel 2004. These data were used in the 03cch01_0921plgr.txt, 03cch01_0922plgr.txt, and 03cch01_0923plgr.txt tab delimited text file. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: Unknown (process 5 of 17)
    Converted Mini DV tapes to DVD using a Pioneer Elite DVR-7000 DVD recorder. Person who carried out this activity:
    K. Morgan
    USGS
    Geologist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3037 (voice)
    kmorgan@usgs.gov
    Date: Oct-2006 (process 6 of 17)
    Latitude, longitude (degrees, decimal minutes), and time were manually extracted from the video every 5-minutes. Latitude and longitude were converted to decimal degrees using Microsoft Excel 2003 and saved as the comma-separated value file 03cch01mnl.csv. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: Oct-2006 (process 7 of 17)
    Raw and Maually Extracted Navigation processing: The values from the 03cch01mnl.csv comma-separated value (CSV) file were merged with the latitude and longitude in the 03cch01_0921plgr.txt, 03cch01_0922plgr.txt, and 03cch01_0923plgr.txt files (after conversion to decimal degrees). Then the time was interpolated between these 5-minute fixes using Microsoft Excel 2003 to produce a 1-second time value record (hour:minute:second) for the entire survey. Merged and interpolated spreadsheets are not included oin this report. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 02-Jan-2006 (process 8 of 17)
    Slides were scanned using a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 scanner and Nikon Scan 4 software. The slides were scanned using Digital ICE technology at a resolution of 3,000 dots per inch, and files were saved as 18.6-megabyte TIFF images. The TIFF images were then converted to JPEG images at a resolution of 3,000 dots per inch using Adobe Photoshop CS4. Digital ICE technology automatically removes artifacts, such as dust and scratches from scanned images. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 02-Jan-2006 (process 9 of 17)
    Slide names (year_monthday_roll number_slide number) and time (hour, minute) were manually entered into a Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet. A Nikon MF-14 data back marked the time each photograph was acquired on the lower right corner of the image in day, hour, and minute format. It is assumed, for the purposes of location, that the photographs were taken at a constant rate during any given minute of flight. To assign a time value in seconds to each photograph, the number of photographs taken during each minute was evenly distributed across those 60 seconds. For example, if 15 photographs were taken during minute 19:00, we assume that a picture was taken every 4 seconds. The photographs were then assigned the time values 19:00:00, 19:00:04, 19:00:08, and so on. It should be noted that the positions assigned to each photograph are an estimate of the aircraft position, not the location of the landmark photographed. This file was named slides.xls. The photograph names provide information about the photograph's year, date, roll number, and slide number. For example, slide 2003_0921_r030s01 was taken September 21, 2003, and is the first slide for roll 30. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: Dec-2006 (process 10 of 17)
    Processed Navigation: The values from the 1-second time value record for the entire flight in the 03cch01_flgtpth.txt file were merged with the time in the slide.xls file to produce a latitude, longitude and time record for each slide. The processed navigation file was saved as a comma-separated value (CSV) file, 03cch01.csv, using Microsoft Excel 2003. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 12-Jan-2007 (process 11 of 17)
    The digitized slides were organized into HTML contact sheets based on time. A contact sheet was created for every 5-minute segment of the survey. Each contact sheet contains a flight segment map, thumbnails, and full-size photographs taken in that segment. Each thumbnail links to the corresponding full-size area map or photograph. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: Jan-2007 (process 12 of 17)
    Geospacial Processing: These spreadsheets were edited using Microsoft Excel 2004 and saved as comma-separated value (CSV) files to make them compatible with ArcGIS software. The latitude/longitude data from the CSV navigation files were used to produce ESRIU shapefiles called XSTORMS.h20030921i_photographs and XSTORMS.h20030921i_5minvideo, as unprojected geographic coordinate system using ArcGIS 10.0. These shapefiles were used to produce the JPEG maps included in this report. The shapefiles are not included in this report. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 16-May-2012 (process 13 of 17)
    Google Earth file creation: The KML files were created using the photographic navigation file 03cch01.csv and the CreateKML Java program (written by Nathaniel Plant, USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla., and Ann Marie Ascough, formerly contracted at the USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla. and published in Subino and others, 2012). The storm track (in KMZ format) was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To aide navigation through the KML file, each image was assigned a sequential KML number. Table 1 of this report show the KML number given to each image, the corresponding image name, and associated attributes. Each point represents a photo and holds the KML number, storm name, latitude, longitude, slide name, geographic area, date, time, a thumbnail of the full-size photograph, and links to the full-size photographs and contact sheets. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Data sources used in this process:
    • NOAA Hurricanes
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • 03cch01.kml, 03cch01_1.kml, 03cch01_2.kml, 03cch01_3.kml
    Date: 29-Feb-2012 (process 14 of 17)
    Flightpath map creation: The survey maps provided in this archive were created with ESRI ArcGIS 10.0 software, saved as PDF, and later converted to Adobe Illustrator (AI). Survey maps were edited using Adobe Illustrator CS4 and exported in JPEG format. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 03-May-2012 (process 15 of 17)
    EXIF headers: Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) and International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) headers were added to each photograph using EXIF Tool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/). EXIF Tool was executed from a directory containing the photographs and a CSV file with the photo creation time, GPS latitude, GPS longitude, GPS position (latitude and longitude), keywords, credit, artist, caption, copyright, and contact information for each photograph. Person who carried out this activity:
    G. Miller
    USGS
    Physical Scientist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-803-8747, ext. 3020 (voice)
    gmiller@usgs.gov
    Date: 14-May-2012 (process 16 of 17)
    In addition to the process steps described above, the following steps were taken to produce this Data Series: digital Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs were created by listening to the tapes and personal accounts of the crew members and saved as PDF and TXT files. In addition, an HTML-based format was used to present the various parts of this archive. Person who carried out this activity:
    J. Subino
    Cherokee Nation Technology Solutions, contracted by the USGS
    Data Archivist
    600 4th St South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    727-803-8747, ext. 3127 (voice)
    jsubino@usgs.gov
    Date: 13-Oct-2020 (process 17 of 17)
    Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. Person who carried out this activity:
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross
    Marine Geologist
    384 Woods Hole Road
    Woods Hole, MA

    508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)
    508-457-2310 (FAX)
    vatnipp@usgs.gov
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    USGS, 2009, Coastal change during Hurricane Isabel 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009–3025, USGS, St. Petersburg, FL.

    Online Links:

    USGS, 2012, Archive of post-Hurricane Charley coastal oblique aerial photographs collected during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 04CCH01 from Marco Island to Fort DeSoto, Florida, August 15, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 651, USGS, St. Petersburg, FL.

    Online Links:

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    Best attempts were made to set the camera to UTC time on the GPS receivers at the beginning of each flight. The clock of the Compix Titler unit was also set to UTC at the same time. Human error during transcription of geographic position and time from the video is possible; however, no obvious errors were observed. Latitude, longitude, and time were linearly interpolated from known navigation (collected every 30 seconds) and time stamps (collected every 1 minute). NOTE: Latitude and longitude positions in this report refer to the position of the aircraft, not the position of the landmarks photographed. Refer to the Process Steps below for more detail.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
    The GPS receiver used to provide navigation to the video titler unit was a Trimble Centurion, which is accurate to within about 100 meters. Independent of all other equipment, a Rockwell Collins PLGR GPS unit, also accurate to within about 100 meters, recorded navigation fixes. Best attempts were made to keep the same relative distance between the aircraft and the beach in order to keep a constant field of view.
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    Some film roll numbers may be missing due to being skipped accidentally or to the film not threading correctly. No photographs were taken during the 5-min segment beginning at 2003_0922_131919, 2003_0922_134000, 2003_0923_173630, 2003_0923_174000, and 2003_0923_174500. Video collected during this flight is not included in this report.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Data presented here include the digitally scanned analog photographs in JPEG format with EXIF headers imbedded and the location of the flightpath of post-Hurricane Isabel coastal oblique aerial photographic survey of the Atlantic coast, from Ocean City, Md., to Fort Caswell, N.C. and Inland from Waynesboro to Redwood, Va., which was flown September 21 - 23, 2003, aboard a Piper Navajo twin-engine airplane. Crew members were D. Krohn, K. Morgan, and R. Peterson of the USGS in St. Petersburg, Fla., and pilot K. Miller. Crew members took video and still photography along the coast during this survey. Two GPS units, a Trimble Centurion GPS and a Rockwell Collins Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR), were used to record navigation fixes of the plane.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    Karen L.M. Morgan
    USGS
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    (727) 803-8747, ext. 3037 (voice)
    kmorgan@usgs.gov
    Contact_Instructions: All of this report is available online.
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? U.S. Geological Survey Data Series ###
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This DVD publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
    • Availability in digital form:
      Data format: Scanned images, naviagation information, and geospacial data. CSV: Comma-separated values files representing table information collected during the flight JPG: These are digitally scanned images of 35-mm slides. Photographs can be opened directly with any JPEG-compatible image viewer. For the DVD version of this publication, the survey's full-size photographs have been divided onto three discs: 03CCH01_1 (Disc 1) has 1,014 photos, 03CCH01_2 (Disc 2) has 1,069 photos, and 03CCH01_3 (Disc 3) has 942 photos. TXT: Text files representing the three PLGR navigation files, FACS log, and readme files collected during and after the survey. KML: Includes the 03CCH01_1 area KML file with points to 1,014 images. (Only available on disc 1.) Includes the 03CCH01_2 area KML file with points to 1,069 images. (Only available on disc 2.) Includes the 03CCH01_3 area KML file with points to 942 images. (Only available on disc 2.) The KML provided may be viewed with Google Earth (<http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html>). (Internet version contains all photographs). in format CSV, JPG, KLM, TXT Size: 8.3 GB
      Network links: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/761
      Media you can order: 3 DVDs (format ISO 9660)
      Note: UNIX, Mac, and PC
    • Cost to order the data: None, if obtained online. Price for Offline option will vary.

    • Special instructions:
      Publications are available from USGS Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO, 80225-0046 (telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS, e-mail: infoservices@usgs.gov).

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 13-Oct-2020
Metadata author:
K. Morgan
USGS
Geologist
600 4th St South
St. Petersburg, FL

727-803-8747, ext. 3037 (voice)
jsubino@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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