Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Montauk Point, New York, October 5-6, 2014
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
Issue_Identification: Data Series 958
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0958
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 October 5-6, 2014, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Montauk Point, New York, aboard a Cessna 182 aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (Figure 2,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0958/html/ds958_fig2.html). This survey was flown to collect data for assessing incremental changes since the previous survey, flown November 2012, and can be used to assess 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, for additional details,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0958/html/ds958_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 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Table 1 (
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0958/html/ds958_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 October 5-6, 2014, baseline oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Montauk Point, New York, and to provide access to attribute data that document the time and location of where each photograph was taken.
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20141005
Ending_Date: 20141006
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.5017200
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.8363990
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.1031220
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.2528580
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:d8eefa88-81e6-4cfc-bb48-08522c868aa1
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: 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 Island
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2014
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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Map for baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path collected from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Montauk Point, New York, October 5-6, 2014.
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The aircraft was flown at a constant altitude of 500 feet (ft) and about 1,200 ft offshore. Best attempts were made to maintain the same relative distance between the aircraft and the shoreline in order to keep a constant field of view.
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Graphic used on Contents page of USGS field activity 2014-330-FA oblique aerial photographs Data Series. Graphic shows the directory structure of the publication.
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Area 1 - from the Virginia/North Carolina border to Cobb’s 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 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 2 - Hog Island, Virginia, to Ocean City, Maryland. 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 5-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 3 - Ocean City, Maryland, 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 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.
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Area 4 - Ocean City, New Jersey, to Breezy Point, 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 5-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 5 - Breezy Point, New York, to Smith Point, 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 5-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 6 - Smith Point, New York, to Montauk Point, 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 5-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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Ocean City, Maryland, inset map (Area 2). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Ocean City, Maryland, through the north end of Assateague Island, Maryland, on October 5, 2014. 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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Mantoloking inset map (Area 4). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Manasquan, New Jersey, to Mantoloking, New Jersey, on October 6, 2014. 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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Mid-Fire Island inset map (Area 5). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Cherry Grove, New York, to Davis Park, New York, on October 6, 2014. 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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Old Inlet inset map (Area 5). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Smith Point, New York, to Bellport Beach, New York, on October 6, 2014. 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 6). 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 October 6, 2014. 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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Shinnecock inset map (Area 6). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from East Quogue, New York, to Southampton, New York, on October 6, 2014. 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 author wishes to thank pilot, Lee McManus, and photographer, Carol McManus, for their assistance in data collection.
