Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility, Duck, North Carolina, June 9, 2017

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Originator: Christopher R. Sherwood
Originator: Sandra M. Brosnahan
Publication_Date: 20180910
Title:

Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility, Duck, North Carolina, June 9, 2017

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster and tabular digital data
Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: doi:10.5066/P97O8O40

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P97O8O40

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts baseline and storm-response photography missions to document and understand the changes in the vulnerability of the Nation's coasts to extreme storms. On June 09, 2017, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility (USACE FRF), located in Duck, North Carolina, aboard a Cessna 182 aircraft at an altitude of approximately 1000 feet (ft). This mission was conducted to collect data for USACE FRF Duck Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Open Field Experiment, carried out June 5–21, 2017. The photographs provided are Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) and Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) images. The photograph locations are an estimate of the aircraft's position and do not indicate the location of the feature in the images. These photographs document the configuration of the USACE FRF at the time of the survey. ExifTool (version 4.0) was used to add the following to the header of each photograph: time of collection, GPS latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information. JPEG photographs can be opened with any JPEG-compatible image viewer. All image times are recorded in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In addition to the photographs, a Google Earth Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file is provided and can be used to view the images by clicking on the marker and then the thumbnail or the link above the thumbnail. This KML, 2017-033-FA.kml, can be found in 2017-033-FA-SupplementalFiles.zip.

Purpose:

To provide access to digital photographs taken as part of the June 9, 2017, baseline oblique aerial survey collected during the USACE FRF Duck UAS Open Field Experiment June 5–21, 2017, and to provide access to attribute data that documents the time and location where each photograph was taken.

Supplemental_Information:

For a summary of field activity 2017-033-FA please see https://cmgds.er.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-033-FA. Bounding coordinates for the oblique aerial survey are derived from the overall flight path found in the raw GPS data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20170609
Beginning_Time: 163118
Ending_Date: 20170609
Ending_Time: 175707

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.795787
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.718103
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.228165
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.129875

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:120ef5e0-e3b6-4342-bb58-4a33102cc363

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: National Assessment for Coastal Change Hazards
Theme_Keyword: photographs
Theme_Keyword: coastline
Theme_Keyword: beach erosion
Theme_Keyword: oblique aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: Baseline
Theme_Keyword: Mapping Survey
Theme_Keyword: Duck Drone Experiment 2017
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: structure
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: marine geology
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: image collections
Theme_Keyword: photography
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Duck

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2017

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P97O8O40/data/2017-033-FA-LocationMaps.zip (2017-033-FA-Survey-Map.jpg)

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Map of survey area during USGS field activity 2017-033-FA.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P97O8O40/data/2017-033-FA-LocationMaps.zip

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Maps showing the extent of each area and 5-minute segment can be found in the 2017-033-FA-LocationMaps.zip file. The maps in this survey are: 2017-033-FA-Map-Area01.jpg, Area 1 showing the east/west aircraft passes over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility, Duck, North Carolina; and 2017-033-FA-Map-Area02.jpg, Area 2, showing the north/south passes. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines, by time. The camera was located on the left side of the aircraft. Thus, for each eastbound pass, the camera looked northward, while during a westbound pass, the camera looked southward. Similarly, northbound passes looked westward, while southbound passes looked eastward.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding and support for this study were provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). The author wishes to thank pilot Lee and Carol McManus for their assistance with data collection. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3. This report benefited from the comments and review of Robert L. Jenkins with the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), St. Petersburg, FL.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Best attempts were made to set the camera to UTC time on the GPS receivers at the beginning of each flight. Latitude, longitude, and time were collected at an interval of approximately once every 3 to 15 seconds. Note: Latitude and longitude positions in this data release refer to the position of the aircraft, not the position of the landmarks photographed. Refer to the Process Steps below for more detail.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data presented here include the digitally collected photographs in JPEG format with the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) header embedded with the individual photograph's location along the flight path of the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographic survey of the coast, taken at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility. This mission was flown on June 9, 2017, aboard a Cessna 182 aircraft, tail number N8479S. Crew members, contracted by the USGS in St. Petersburg, FL, included Carol McManus, photography contractor, and pilot Lee McManus of Top Cover Virginia, LLC. The GPS receiver used to provide navigation is of unknown accuracy. Still photography was collected along the coast during this survey. GPS Data Collection—Instrument: Garmin GPSMAP 696. Data Collection Interval: Variable, every 5-15 seconds. Data File Format: ASCII; Number of files created: 1. The GPS unit was used to record navigation fixes of the aircraft, not the position of the features imaged.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract section. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 10
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Garmin GPSMAP 696 accuracy is based on manufacturer specifications when available. During post-processing, the camera time was matched to the GPS time/position to determine camera location at the time of image collection. Latitude and longitude positions in this data release refer to the position of the aircraft, not the position of the landmarks photographed.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Image Acquisition: Images were taken with a Nikon D810 digital camera and written to internal camera cards. Image size is approximately 36 megapixels. Images in JPEG format were saved using the filename format yyyy_mmdd_hhmmssd.jpg (where the "d" signifies digital acquisition using the Nikon D810). The names provide information about the photograph's year, month, day, hour, minute, and second. For example, image 2017_0609_133636d.jpg was taken June 9, 2017, at 13:36:36 UTC. Some images have a "d2", instead of a "d" in their image name. These images were taken within the same second as the previous image, based on the camera's internal clock. There are 69 images which contain a "d2" within their name. Best attempts were made to set the Nikon D810's internal clock to within 1 second of UTC at the beginning of the flight.

Process_Date: 20170609
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation processing: Using a custom Practical Extraction and Reporting Language (Perl) script written by Karen Morgan, USGS, GPS data and image files were used to generate a CSV file containing a latitude, longitude, and time record for each image.

Process_Date: 20170609
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Camera settings during collection: Focal length: 50 mm (Prime Lens); Sensor type: CMOS (Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor); Pixel width (x): 7379 max, Pixel height (y): 4912 max; Sensor width: 35.9 mm, Sensor height: 24.0 mm; Pixel size (x) 4.88 microns, Pixel size (y) 4.88 microns; Mode: Manual; F-Stop: 5.6; Exposure Comp: -0.3; ISO: 64; Interval Timer: 1-sec interval

Process_Date: 20170609
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Survey map creation: The survey maps provided in this archive were created with Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) ArcGIS 10.3 software and saved as Adobe Illustrator (*.ai) files. Survey maps were edited using Adobe Illustrator CC and exported in JPEG format.

Process_Date: 20180430
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The imagery in this release was divided into manageable sized (< 475 MB) zip files for ease of download and review.

Process_Date: 20180430
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

EXIF headers: Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) and International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) headers were populated from the command prompt using ExifTool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool, 2017) as part of the post flight processing using a Perl script written by Karen Morgan, USGS, St. Petersburg, FL. ExifTool added the following data to the EXIF Header: time of collection, GPS latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information.

Process_Date: 20170609
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.

Process_Date: 20201013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 762

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0197878497
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0227728255
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: 2017-033-FA-Flightpath.csv, 2017-033-FA-Photolocation.csv
Entity_Type_Definition:

The "*Flightpath.csv" file contains the processed GPS information collected during the flight, while the "*Photolocations.csv" file contains a latitude position, longitude position, time, and image name for each image.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHOTO_ID
Attribute_Definition:

Photograph identification number, using the filename format yyyy_mmdd_hhmmssd.jpg

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Oblique Images

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL
Attribute_Definition: Path to low resolution version of the image.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: URL path defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZIPFILENAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of zip files containing high-resolution the images.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Zip file name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of photograph location, in decimal degrees (NAD83).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of photograph location, in decimal degrees (NAD83).
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_FLOWN
Attribute_Definition: Date images was captured, in yyyymmdd format.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME_UTC
Attribute_Definition:

Time photograph was collected, in xxhxxmxxs format. Times were recorded in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), where "xx" is the number and "h" is hours, "m" is minutes, and "s" is seconds at the time of capture.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Time defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEO_AREA
Attribute_Definition: The geographic area of the mission.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: States partially covered in the oblique photographic mission.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATES
Attribute_Definition: The states included in the survey area of the mission.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

States or regions partially covered in the oblique photographic mission.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEY
Attribute_Definition:

USGS mission tracking number; also known as a field activity number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Mission number utilized by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology program’s data catalog, Compass, to track survey details and associated data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRE_POST
Attribute_Definition: Identifies the flight as being pre-storm or post-storm.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pre
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flight was prior to a storm.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Post
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flight was after a storm.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STORM
Attribute_Definition:

If the flight was conducted due to a storm, the name of the storm is listed. Name of Storm (or Baseline).

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The storm name is listed, if the flight was conducted pre- or post-storm, otherwise "Baseline" is entered.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Navigation files: The flightline navigation file is 2017-033-FA-Flightpath.csv, the photo locations are in 2017-033-FA-Photolocations.csv, and are contained within the 2017-033-FA-ProcessedNav.zip file. The raw GPS is in 2017-033-FA-RawGPSNav.txt, which is contained within the 2017-033-FA-RawGPSNav.zip file. These zip files can be found in the data download table. The files (.csv and .txt) are comma-delimited CSV files and an ASCII formatted text file.

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Graphic Image Files: The index map (2017-033-FA-Survey-Map.jpg) is a JPEG image. This map shows the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility, June 9, 2017. It also shows two areas, which show more detail and indicate how the full-size photographs are divided into each area. The area maps can be found in the 2017-033-FA-LocationMaps.zip file.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

The entity and attribute information was generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the dataset. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data were 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV, JPEG, TXT, XML
Format_Information_Content:

CSV: Comma-separated values files representing table information collected during the flight. JPEG: Images can be opened directly with any JPEG-compatible image viewer. TXT: ASCII formatted metadata files. XML: Extensible Markup Language formatted metadata files.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P97O8O40

Access_Instructions: Available Online

Fees: None.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20201013
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karen L.M. Morgan
Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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