Ground control point and transect locations associated with images collected during unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over The Lake Ontario shoreline in the vicinity of Chimney Bluffs, New York in July 2017

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Ground control point and transect locations associated with images collected during unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over The Lake Ontario shoreline in the vicinity of Chimney Bluffs, New York in July 2017
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital text files
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9W81QEZ
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W81QEZ
Online_Linkage:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5b28643de4b0592076260e53
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christopher R. Sherwood
Originator: Sandra M. Brosnahan
Originator: Seth D. Ackerman
Originator: Jonathan Borden
Originator: Ellyn T. Montgomery
Originator: Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Originator: Emily J. Sturdivant
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Aerial imagery and photogrammetric products from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over the Lake Ontario shoreline at Chimney Bluffs, New York, July 14, 2017
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9W81QEZ
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: Sherwood, C.R., Brosnahan, S.M., Ackerman, S.D., Borden, Jonathan, Montgomery, E.T., Pendleton, E.A., and Sturdivant, E.J., 2018, Aerial imagery and photogrammetric products from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over the Lake Ontario shoreline at Chimney Bluffs, New York, July 14, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W81QEZ.
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9W81QEZ
Online_Linkage:
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Description:
Abstract:
Low-altitude (80-100 meters above ground level) digital images were obtained from a camera mounted on a 3DR Solo quadcopter, a small unmanned aerial system (UAS), in three locations along the Lake Ontario shoreline in New York during July 2017. These data were collected to document and monitor effects of high lake levels, including shoreline erosion, inundation, and property damage in the vicinity of Chimney Bluffs State Park, New York. This data release includes images tagged with locations determined from the UAS GPS; tables with updated estimates of camera positions and attitudes based on the photogrammetric reconstruction; tables listing locations of the base stations, ground control points, and transect points; geolocated, RGB-colored point clouds; orthomosaic images; and digital elevation models for each of the survey regions. Collection of these data was supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State of New York Departments of State and Environmental Conservation, and the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program and was conducted under USGS field activity number 2017-042-FA.
Purpose:
The objective of obtaining these ground control points was to constrain the photogrammetric products constructed from the aerial images taken at Chimney Bluffs, by providing survey-quality ground validation, which far exceeds the accuracy that can be provided from the photo geolocations alone. Transect points are used to validate the final accuracy of the products, and ground control points are used to geolocate the products as accurately as possible.
Supplemental_Information:
For more information about this field activity, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2017-042-FA. Photogrammetric processing using ground control points produces estimates of camera location and attitude (roll, pitch, and yaw) with much higher accuracies than can be provided by a GPS attached to the UAS. These tables contain ground control points and transect points, derived using surveying techniques, and are used in post-processing to improve the quality of the positioning in the final photogrammetric products, and to verify the accuracy and precision of the photogrammetric products, respectively.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20170714
Currentness_Reference: ground condition, temporary markers
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.912025
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.906199
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.290785
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.287241
Keywords:
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Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC
Theme_Keyword: State of New York Department of State
Theme_Keyword: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Theme_Keyword: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Theme_Keyword: FEMA
Theme_Keyword: low-altitude aerial imagery
Theme_Keyword: lakeshore
Theme_Keyword: transect points
Theme_Keyword: ground control points
Theme_Keyword: navigation
Theme_Keyword: Global Positioning System
Theme_Keyword: Spectra Precision SP80
Theme_Keyword: Carlson SurvCE
Theme_Keyword: GPS
Theme_Keyword: field activity number 2017-042-FA
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Theme_Keyword: navigational data
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Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: elevation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: Great Lakes
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Lake Ontario
Place_Keyword: Chimney Bluffs
Place_Keyword: Chimney Bluffs State Park
Place_Keyword: Huron, NY
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Sandra Brosnahan
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2265
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sbrosnahan@usgs.gov
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Three Spectra Precision SP80 GNSS receivers were used to collect the ground control points and transect coordinates. Two of the units functioned as "rovers" and the third was a stationary base broadcasting a signal from a static point, later used to correct all rover coordinates. Overall measured horizontal accuracy based on re-occupation of the same location was 1.5 cm and vertical accuracy was 0.5 cm.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The CSV file lists the locations (coordinates in NAD83(2011) UTM zone 18N (EPSG::6347) for the horizontal, and NAVD88 meters, GEOID 12b, for the vertical) for all 17 ground control points, including commercial targets and plywood targets, as well as 16 transect points. The text contains one header record, and 33 data records with five columns of comma-separated values. The columns contain, in order, northing, easting, elevation, Origninal_ID, and date collected. Northing and Easting are in the NAD83(2011) UTM zone 18N (EPSG::6347) coordinate system. Elevation is in meters referenced to NAVD88. The ground control points and transect points were collected at the same time and with the same equipment. The target names (ORIGINAL_ID) are uniquely named (e.g P1, T20, T31); each transect (consisting of several GPS fixes along a survey line) has a "TRANS" entry; any record with an entry for the ORIGINAL_ID field that is NOT "TRANS" is a target.
Completeness_Report:
Locations for all 17 of the ground control points and 16 transect points collected in the Chimney Bluffs study area are listed in the CSV text file.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal positions were determined with two GNSS rovers receiving real-time differential corrections from a GNSS base station established over a temporary benchmark in Chimney Bluffs NY. The base station was a Spectra model SP80 GNSS receiver with UHF radio and external antenna mounted on a separate tripod. The antenna height was 2.25 m. The coordinates of the reference point were determined from an ultra-rapid precise orbit On-line Positioning User Service (OPUS) solution based on GPS data from an average over 1 day, on July 14th, 2017. Both of the rovers were Spectra Precision model SP80 GNSS receivers linked via Bluetooth to a data collector (Carlson CHC LT30 Handheld Terminal running Carlson SurvCE v. 4.06 software under Windows Mobile v. 6.1 Professional operating system). Both rover antennas were mounted on 2-m survey rods with bubble levels and 5-cm (2-inch) sand feet. The estimated uncertainty of target locations was determined by examining differences for repeat measurements of the same target, lumping measurements for all real-time kinematic (RTK) rovers. The mean of the standard deviations for repeat measurements was 5.3 cm (horizontal) and 0.1 cm (vertical). Combined with the uncertainty in OPUS fixes for the RTK-GPS base stations, the overall accuracy of the ground control point locations is 5.8 cm (horizontal) and 0.88 cm (vertical). Conversions from satellite coordinates to NAD83(2011) UTM zone 18N (EPSG::6347) and NAVD88 were made by Carlson SurvCE software in the data collector.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Vertical positions were determined with the GNSS rovers receiving real-time differential corrections from a GNSS base station established over a temporary benchmark, in Chimney Bluffs NY. (see Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report for a complete description of the survey methods). The estimated uncertainty of target locations was determined by examining differences for repeat measurements of the same target, lumping measurements for all RTK rovers. The mean of the standard deviations for repeat measurements was 5.3 cm (horizontal) and 0.1 cm (vertical). Combined with the uncertainty in OPUS fixes for the RTK-GPS base stations, the overall accuracy of the ground control point locations is 5.8 cm (horizontal) and 0.88 cm (vertical).
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Seventeen ground control points, and 16 transect points, are listed in the CSV file 2017042FA_ChimneyBluffs_GCPs.csv. All locations were collected by the USGS field crew over 1 day of GPS data collection at Chimney Bluffs. Placed targets included commercial targets (4 ft x 4 ft x 4-mil thick PVC plastic sheets with black and white diamond patterns and grommets in corners; Berntsen International, Inc. product number AT48IC-STK), plywood targets (2 ft x 2 ft x 1/2-inch thick plywood boards painted with black and white squares). The commercial targets were designated Tnn and the plywood targets were designated Pnn, where nn is the one or two digit target number. Transet points were not used in the photogrammetry processing but are included in the GCP file as indicated by "TRANS". Other in-place objects that were surveyed may have other non-conforming designations such as "H" or "ORANGEXROCK-D" in the ORIGINAL_ID field. Two differential GPS (Global Positioning System) rover instruments were used by field crews to map targets for ground control points, Spectra Precision model SP80 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver linked via Bluetooth to a data collector (Carlson CHC LT30 Handheld Terminal running Carlson SurvCE v. 4.06 software under Windows Mobile v. 6.1 Professional operating system). Both rover antennas were mounted on 2-m survey rods with bubble levels and 5-cm (2-inch) sand feet. Positions were determined with two GNSS rovers receiving real-time differential corrections from a GNSS base station. Ground control point measurements were transformed to NAD83(2011) UTM zone 18N meters, NAVD88 (Geoid 12b) as the data were collected within the SurvCE software.
Process_Date: 201707
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sandy Brosnahan
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: physical scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2265
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sbrosnahan@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The 17 targets and 16 transect measurements were exported from the data collectors as text file in the RW5 format and then processed (referenced to the base opus rapid static solution) and exported to comma-separated values (CSV) files using the Carlson Report Generator for a SurvCE RW5 Report (https://www.carlsonemea.com/cwa/report). The individual datasets were combined and manually edited to filter by transect point or ground control point and extraneous columns were removed. The target data are used as an input to the Agisoft Photoscan software to control the data horizontally and vertically. The transect points collected within the study area are used to independent of the photogrammetry software to ground truth the accuracy and precision of processed data products (Point Cloud, DEM and Orthomosaic) created in Agisoft Photoscan.
Process_Date: 20170822
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Sandy Brosnahan
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: physical scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2265
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sbrosnahan@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword.
Process_Date: 20200806
Process_Contact:
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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
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State_or_Province: MA
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Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
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SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Target points and transect points were collected using surveying techniques. These tables are used in post-processing to improve the quality of the positioning in the final photogrammetric products (ground control points) and in assessing the vertical accuracy of the final products (transects)
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
Attribute:
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Target or transect identifier (name) provided by the surveyor to differentiate between targets and transects, and to label targets
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
character set used to identify target name and distinguish from transect
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_Collected
Attribute_Definition: Date of point collection in YYYYMMDD format
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: character set to represent calendar date of collection
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The text file 2017042FA_ChimneyBluffs_GCPs.csv lists the locations (coordinates in NAD83(2011) UTM zone 18N (EPSG::6347) for the horizontal, and NAVD88, GEOID 12b, for the vertical, meters) of all 17 ground control points, and 16 transect points. The text contains one header record, and 33 data records with five columns of comma-separated values. The columns contain, in order, northing, easting, elevation, ID, and date collected.
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This data release contains the CSV file 2017042FA_ChimneyBluffs_GCPs.csv and associated metadata 2017042FA_ChimneyBluffs_GCPs.xml and a browse graphic (2017042FA_ChimneyBluffs_GCPs_browse.jpg).
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Metadata_Date: 20200806
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Contact_Person: Sandra Brosnahan
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
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