Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke
Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, May 19-22, 2009
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: Data Series 946
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts baseline and storm response photography missions to document and understand the changes in vulnerability of the Nation's coasts to extreme storms. On May 19-22, 2009, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, aboard a Cessna 207A aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (Figure 2,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_fig2.html). This mission was flown to collect data for assessing incremental changes since the last survey, flown October 2000, and can be used for assessing future coastal change. The photographs provided here are Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images. The photograph locations are an estimate of the position of the aircraft and do not indicate the location of the feature in the images. (See the Navigation Data page in the corresponding report, for additional details,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_nav.html). These photographs document the configuration of the barrier islands and other coastal features at the time of the survey. ExifTool (
http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/) is a free software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, and video metadata. 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 UTC. Table 1 (
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_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 aid navigation of 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 May 19-22, 2009, baseline oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, and to provide access to attribute data that documents the time and location of where each photograph was taken.
Supplemental_Information:
For a summary of field activity 09ACH01 please see
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=154. Ancillary files included in this release are ds946_09ach01_0519_garmin.txt (Areas 1-10), ds946_09ach01_0519.csv (Areas 1-10), ds946_09ach01_0522_garmin.txt (Area 11), ds946_09ach01_0522.csv, ds946_09ACH01_0519.kml (Areas 1-10), and ds946_09ACH01_0522.kml (Area 11), in addition to the digitized oblique aerial image files.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20090519
Ending_Date: 20090522
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.223212
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.52788387
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.589587
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.887498
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:de1b6ea7-633a-4e1a-9745-d73db54adda9
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: National Assessment Project
Theme_Keyword: photographs
Theme_Keyword: coastline
Theme_Keyword: beach erosion
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Aerial Photography
Theme_Keyword: Baseline Survey
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: Maine
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Nantucket
Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: New Jersey
Place_Keyword: Delaware
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Montauk
Place_Keyword: Fire Island
Place_Keyword: Assateague
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2009
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: K. 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
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Graphic for Acquisition Geometry (Figure 2) for USGS field activity 09ACH01. Graphic shows basic flight distance from the shore and elevation during the survey for the aircraft used.
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Graphic used on Contents page of USGS field activity 09ACH01 oblique aerial photographs Data Series. Graphic shows the directory structure of the publication.
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Area 1 - Owls, Maine, Head to Portland, Maine. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.
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Area 2 - Portland, Maine to Humarock, Massachusetts, continuing on to Falmouth Airpark. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 3 - Humarock, Massachusetts, to the Cape Cod Canal, then from Provincetown to Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.
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Area 4 - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and back to Chatham, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 5 - Nantucket Sound coastline of Cape Cod to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 6 - South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to Sagaponack, New York. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 7 - Sagaponack to Point Lookout, New York. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.
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Area 8 - Point Lookout, New York, to Ocean City, New Jersey. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.
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Area 9 - Ocean City, New Jersey, to Wallops Island, Virginia. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.
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Area 10 - Wallops Island, Virginia, to the Virginia/North Carolina boarder. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 11 - Norfolk Airport, Virginia, to Falmouth Airpark, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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The Cape Elizabeth area inset map (Area 1). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey of the Cape Elizabeth area, Maine, from Portland, Maine, to Kennebunkport, Maine, on May 19, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Chatham Inset Map (Area 3). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey the inlet at Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts, on May 20, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Cupsoque Inset Map (Area 7). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from West Hampton Dunes, New York, to Smith Point County Park, New York, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Ocean City, New Jersey, Inset Map (Area 8). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Longport, New Jersey, to Strathmere, New Jersey, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Ocean City, Maryland, Inset Map (Area 9). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Ocean City, Maryland, through the north end of Assateague Island, Maryland, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Data_Set_Credit:
Funding and (or) support for this study was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). The authors wish to thank pilot, Phillip E. "Brud" Folger, for his assistance in data collection. This report benefited from the comments and reviews of Kara Doran and Patricia (Soupy) Dalyander with the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), St. Petersburg, Fla.
