Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Winter 2016, part A, coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to Assateague Island, Virginia, February 18-19, 2016
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Multimedia presentation of JPEG images and point data in ASCII and CSV files
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: Data Series 1029
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1029
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 February 18-19, 2016, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to Assateague Island, Virginia, aboard a Cessna 182 aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (fig. 2,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1029/html/ds1029_fig2.html). This mission was conducted to collect data for assessing incremental changes in the beach and nearshore area since the last survey, flown in October 2015 (
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2015-338-FA) (Morgan, 2016, [
https://doi.org/10.3133/ds/995]), and the data can be used to assess future coastal change. The photographs provided are Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images. The photograph locations are estimates of the aircraft’s positions and do not indicate the location of the feature in the images (See the Navigation Data page,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1029/html/ds1029_nav.html). These photographs document the configuration of the barrier islands and other coastal features at the time of the survey. ExifTool was used to add the following to the header of each photo: time of collection, Global Positioning System (GPS) latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information. Photographs can be opened directly with any JPEG-compatible image viewer by clicking on a thumbnail on the contact sheet. All image times are recorded in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Table 1 (
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1029/html/ds1029_table.html) provides detailed information about the assigned location, name, date, and time the photograph was taken along with links to the photograph. 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 clicking on either the thumbnail or the link above the thumbnail. The KML files were created using the photographic navigation files. Note: A KML number was assigned to each photograph to assist users in navigating the Google Earth file. These numbers correspond to the site labels in Google Earth.
To provide access to digital photographs taken as part of the February 18-19, 2016, Winter 2016 oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to Assateague Island, Virginia, and to provide access to attribute data that documents the time and location of where each photograph was taken.
Supplemental_Information:
Part B of this survey was conducted on March 8-9, 2016 (
https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1030). For a summary of field activity 2016-316-FA please see
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2016-316-FA. Bounding coordinates for the oblique aerial survey are derived from the overall flight path found in the raw GPS data. Ancillary files included in this publication are ds1029_2016-316-FA-A.csv, ds1029_2016-316-FA_0218_gpsmap696.txt, and ds1029_2016-316-FA-A.kml, in addition to the digital oblique aerial image files.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20160218
Beginning_Time: 135204
Ending_Date: 20160219
Ending_Time: 185626
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.7308340
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.3097590
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.9233860
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.8056270
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:16d611eb-451f-4f39-9679-aed5ed62b4c8
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
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: Coastal Aerial Photography
Theme_Keyword: Winter 2016
Theme_Keyword: February 2016
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: structure
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Island
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island
Place_Keyword: Cape Fear
Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras
Place_Keyword: Cape Lookout
Place_Keyword: Cape Charles
Place_Keyword: Virginia Beach
Place_Keyword: Oregon Inlet
Place_Keyword: Beaufort
Place_Keyword: Rodanthe
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2016
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as the originator of the data in future products or derivative research.
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) 502-8037
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1029/html/html_images/fig2.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic of acquisition geometry (fig. 2) for USGS field activity 2016-316-FA. Graphic shows basic flight distance from the shore and elevation during the survey for the aircraft used.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/1029/html/html_images/contents.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic used on the Contents page of the USGS field activity 2016-316-FA data series report. Graphic shows the directory structure of the publication.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
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Map showing the extent of Area 1 for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from South Carolina/North Carolina border to Beaufort, North Carolina. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Map showing the extent of Area 2 for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from Beaufort, North Carolina, to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Map showing the extent of Area 3 for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Map showing the extent of Area 4 for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from Cape Charles, Virginia, to Assateague, Virginia. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Inset map showing the extent of inset04_capelookout.jpg for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Inset map showing the extent of inset05_hatteras.jpg for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from Ocracoke, North Carolina, to Frisco, North Carolina. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Inset map showing the extent of inset06_rodanthe.jpg for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs from Waves, North Carolina, to Cat Island, North Carolina. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Inset map showing the extent of inset07_peaisland.jpg for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs at the ranger station in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
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Inset map showing the extent of inset08_chincoteague.jpg for the Winter 2016 coastal oblique aerial photographs at the south end of Assateague Island, Virginia. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding and (or) support for this study was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). The author wishes to thank Lee and Carol McManus for their assistance in data collection. This report benefited from the comments and reviews of Heather Henkel and Joseph Long with the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), St. Petersburg, Fla.
