Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan
Originator: M. Dennis Krohn
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:
Post-Hurricane Irene coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 30-31, 2011
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 979
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979
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 August 30-31, 2011, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey (during Field Activity Number [FAN] 11CCH04) from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, aboard a Piper Navajo Chieftain aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (Figure 2,
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/html/ds979_fig2.html). This mission was flown to collect data for assessing incremental changes since the last survey, which was flown in May 2008 (
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=08ACH01), 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, for additional details:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/html/ds979_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/) 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/0979/html/ds979_table.html) provides detailed information about the assigned location, name, date, and time the photograph was taken along with a link 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.
Purpose:
To provide access to digital photographs taken as part of the August 30-31, 2011, post-Hurricane Irene oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and to provide access to attribute data that document the time and location of where each photograph was taken.
Supplemental_Information:
For a summary of field activity 11CCH04 please see
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/field-activity-schedule/activity_popup.php?id=267. Ancillary files included in this release are ds979_11cch04.csv, ds979_11cch04_0830_garmin18p.txt, and ds979_11cch04.kml, in addition to the digitized oblique aerial image files. 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: 20110830
Beginning_Time: 181601
Ending_Date: 20110831
Ending_Time: 192251
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.2081467
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.4326800
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.9355000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.0388650
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:3140b019-e357-4bd0-927c-cb09bc5315d8
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: National Assessment Project
Theme_Keyword: photographs
Theme_Keyword: Hurricane Irene
Theme_Keyword: coastline
Theme_Keyword: beach erosion
Theme_Keyword: Coastal Aerial Photography
Theme_Keyword: Post-Hurricane Irene 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: Ocracoke Inlet
Place_Keyword: North Carolina
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: Hatteras
Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras
Place_Keyword: Outer Banks
Place_Keyword: Virginia Beach
Place_Keyword: Pea Island Ranger Station
Place_Keyword: Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Temporal_Keyword: 2011
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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/downloads/maps/index.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Map showing the post-Hurricane Irene coastal oblique survey flight path from Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 30-31, 2011. Red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/html/html_images/fig2.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic for Acquisition Geometry (Figure 2) for USGS field activity 11CCH04. Graphic shows basic flight distance from the shore and elevation during the survey for the aircraft used.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/html/html_images/contents.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Graphic used on Contents page of USGS field activity 11CCH04 oblique aerial photographs Data Series. Graphic shows the directory structure of the publication.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/downloads/maps/11CCH04_1.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Area 1 - Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, to Duck, North Carolina. Map showing the post-Hurricane Irene 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 photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. The red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0979/downloads/maps/11CCH04_2.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Area 2 - Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Map showing the post-Hurricane Irene 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 photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. The red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Rodanthe and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge inset map (Area 1). Map showing flight path of post-Hurricane Irene coastal oblique aerial survey from the ranger station in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, to Rodanthe, North Carolina, on August 30, 2011. Purple and yellow 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. Red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Rodanthe and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge inset map (Area 2). Map showing flight path of the post-Hurricane Irene coastal oblique aerial survey from the ranger station in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, to Rodanthe, North Carolina, on August 31, 2011. Purple and yellow 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. Red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Hatteras inset map (Area 2). Map showing flight path of post-Hurricane Irene coastal oblique aerial survey from Frisco, North Carolina, to Hatteras, North Carolina, on August 31, 2011. Purple and yellow 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. Red line shows the storm track (provided by Unisys Weather).
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
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 the pilot, Mitch Bobowski, for his assistance in data collection.