Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christine J. Kranenburg
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: Jenna A. Brown
Originator: Jin-Si R. Over
Originator: Christopher R. Sherwood
Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick
Originator: Phillipe A. Wernette
Publication_Date: 20211015
Title:
Aerial Imagery of the North Carolina Coast: 2019-08-30 and 2019-09-02, Pre-Hurricane Dorian
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christine J. Kranenburg
Originator: Andrew C. Ritchie
Originator: Jenna A. Brown
Originator: Jin-Si R. Over
Originator: Christopher R. Sherwood
Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick
Originator: Phillipe A. Wernette
Publication_Date: 20210930
Title:
Aerial Imagery of the North Carolina Coast: 2019-08-30 and 2019-09-02, Pre-Hurricane Dorian
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9WR0VB1
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Florida
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WR0VB1
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Remote Sensing Coastal Change (RSCC) project collects aerial imagery along coastal swaths, in response to storm events, with optimized endlap/sidelap and precise position information to create high-resolution orthomosaics, three-dimensional (3D) point clouds, and digital elevation/surface models (DEMs/DSMs) using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry methods. These products are valuable for measuring topographic and landscape change, and for understanding coastal vulnerability and response to disturbance events.
A nadir (vertical) aerial imagery survey was conducted from Cape Lookout, North Carolina to the Virginia-North Carolina border on August 30th and September 2, 2019, to document pre-storm conditions in preparation for the passing of Hurricane Dorian (U.S. landfall was on September 6). The observations along the coastline cover an approximately 275-kilometer (km) long by 300 to 700-meter (m) wide swath of coastline and encompass both highly developed towns as well as natural undeveloped areas, including the federal lands of Cape Lookout National Seashore and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Low altitude (300 meters above ground level) digital aerial imagery were acquired from a manned, fixed-wing aircraft using a Sony A7R 36 Megapixel digital camera, along with precise aircraft navigation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data. Data were collected in shore-parallel lines, flying at approximately 50 meters per second (m/s) and capturing true color imagery at 1 Hertz (Hz), resulting in image footprints with approximately 75-80% endlap, 60-70% sidelap, and a 5.3-centimeter (cm) ground sample distance (GSD). The precise time of each image capture (flash event) was recorded, and the corresponding aircraft position was computed during post-processing of the GNSS data; precise image positions can then be determined by accounting for the lever arm offsets between the aircraft GNSS antenna and the camera lens. Position data, provided as latitude/longitude/ellipsoid height, is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83(2011)).
Purpose:
These 24,072 aerial images were collected over two non-consecutive days along the coast of the Outer Banks, North Carolina, with sufficient resolution and endlap/sidelap to produce Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry products to observe the baseline conditions of the coast before any impacts due to Hurricane Dorian.
Supplemental_Information:
These data were collected by the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program under the USGS field activity number (FAN) 2019-310-CNT, and the associated field activity web page contains additional information regarding the field activity:
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2019-310-CNT.
To guarantee coverage of the entire survey area with good lighting conditions, aerial imagery was collected over multiple days; acquisition was timed to coincide with low tide along the beach areas to ensure the maximum shoreline extent was captured. Bounding coordinates for the aerial survey are derived from the overall flight path and are not necessarily representative of the imagery coverage.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20190830
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20190902
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.53790806
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.45995754
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.56366152
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.56445526
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:28df83a6-d46e-4cae-b000-59e7fc977db6
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: structure from motion
Theme_Keyword: remote sensing
Theme_Keyword: aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: image collections
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
Theme_Keyword: coastal processes
Theme_Keyword: geomorphology
Theme_Keyword: hurricanes
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: aerial imagery
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Outer Banks
Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Place_Keyword: Cape Lookout National Seashore
Place_Keyword: Albemarle Sound
Place_Keyword: Pamlico Sound
Place_Keyword: Nags Head
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: August 2019
Temporal_Keyword: September 2019
Temporal_Keyword: Pre-Hurricane Dorian
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset and in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Christine J. Kranenburg
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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: ckranenburg@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 2019-08_NC_RegionalMap.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Regional map (which is included in 2019-08_NC_AreaMaps.zip) of the survey area along the Outer Banks, North Carolina, of pre-Hurricane Dorian survey conducted during USGS field activity 2019-310-CNT.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 2019-08_NC_Area1.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map, found within 2019-08_NC_AreaMaps.zip, shows the extent of Area 1 in the regional map for the pre-Hurricane Dorian aerial images from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. The flight paths were divided into 3-minute latitudinal segments, represented by alternating purple and orange lines, and images for each segment are contained in zip files named according to the four-digit latitude (degree/minute) of the southern boundary. Some segments are further divided to limit the zip files to 20 GB and are identified by labels (a-b); all portions of a segment must be downloaded to ensure full coverage.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 2019-08_NC_Area2.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map, found within 2019-08_NC_AreaMaps.zip, shows the extent of Area 2 in the regional map for the pre-Hurricane Dorian aerial images from Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, to Nags Head, North Carolina. The flight paths were divided into 3-minute latitudinal segments, represented by alternating purple and orange lines, and images for each segment are contained in zip files named according to the four-digit latitude (degree/minute) of the southern boundary. Some segments are further divided to limit the zip files to 20 GB and are identified by labels (a-c); all portions of a segment must be downloaded to ensure full coverage.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: 2019-08_NC_Area3.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This map, found within 2019-08_NC_AreaMaps.zip, shows the extent of Area 3 in the regional map for the pre-Hurricane Dorian aerial images from Nags Head, North Carolina, to the Virginia-North Carolina border. The flight paths were divided into 3-minute latitudinal segments, represented by alternating purple and orange lines, and images for each segment are contained in zip files named according to the four-digit latitude (degree/minute) of the southern boundary.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Data_Set_Credit:
Data collection was funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. The authors would like to thank pilot Wayne Wright of C.W. Wright Consulting for data acquisition and systems expertise.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hinck, J.E.
Originator: Stachyra, J.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title: 2019 Disaster Relief Act—USGS recovery activities
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet
Issue_Identification: 2021-3066
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20193066
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Westoby, M.J.
Originator: Brasington, J.
Originator: Glasser, N.F.
Originator: Hambrey, M.J.
Originator: Reynolds, J.M.
Publication_Date: 2012
Title:
‘Structure-from-Motion’ photogrammetry: A low-cost, effective tool for geoscience applications
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Geomorphology
Issue_Identification: vol. 179
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Publisher: Elsevier
Other_Citation_Details: pages 300-314
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.08.021
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Over, J.R.
Originator: Ritchie, A.C.
Originator: Kranenburg, C.J.
Originator: Brown, J.A.
Originator: Buscombe, D.
Originator: Noble, T.
Originator: Sherwood, C.R.
Originator: Warrick, J.A.
Originator: Wernette, P.A.
Publication_Date: 2021
Title:
Processing Coastal Imagery with Agisoft Metashape Professional Edition, Version 1.6—Structure from Motion Workflow Documentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2021-1039
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20211039