U.S. Geological Survey
2021
Reference marks, ground control points, navigation, and elevation data from pole surveys at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet during field activity 2021-022-FA on January 14 and 15 & March 10 and 17, 2021
1.0
tabular digital data
data release
DOI:10.5066/P9POZ9VH
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/
J. Over
C. Sherwood
P. Traykovski
E. Marsjanik
2021
Topographic and bathymetric data, sediment samples, structure from motion imagery, and reference mark data collected at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet in winter 2021, U.S Geological Survey Field Activity 2021-022-FA
1.0
tabular digital data
data release
DOI:10.5066/P9POZ9VH
Reston, VA
U.S. Geological Survey
Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P., and E. Marsjanik, 2021, Topographic and bathymetric data, sediment samples, structure from motion imagery, and reference mark data collected at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet in winter 2021, U.S Geological Survey Field Activity 2021-022-FA: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
The data in this publication map the beach and nearshore environment at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, MA and provide regional context for the 2021 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. These data were collected as part of field activity 2021-022-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-02, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. Starting in February and ending in March 2021, U.S Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect position and orientation information for the CoastCam cameras and map the field of view. Two new reference marks were established in the Marconi Beach parking area to establish ground control for future surveys. Elevation data were collected using a real time kinematic – satellite navigation system (RTK-GNSS) receiver attached to a pole and walked on the beach. Point data of the beach face were collected along transects. Grain-size analysis was performed on sediment samples collected with a spade along multiple profiles from the bluff base to the intertidal zone. Aerial images of the beach for use in Structure-from-Motion were taken with a camera (Ricoh GRII) and a post-processed kinematic (PPK) system attached to a helium powered balloon-kite (Helikite) and high-precision GPS targets (AeroPoints) were used as ground control points. Bathymetry was collected in the nearshore using a single-beam echosounder mounted on a surf capable self-righting electric autonomous survey vehicle. Agisoft Metashape (v. 1.7.2) was used to create a digital elevation model with the collected imagery and this was merged with the bathymetry in MATLAB (v. 2020) to create a continuous topobathy product.
The reference marks can be used for QA/QC in future surveys and navigation and point data can be used to ground truth and georeference the digital elevation model in the larger work citation.
For more information about the WHCMSC Field Activity, see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2021-022-FA.
20210114
20210115
20210310
20210317
ground condition; four survey days: reference mark data was collected on January 14 and 15, transect data on March 10, and ground control point data was collected on March 17, 2021.
Not planned
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-69.96223257
41.89469982
41.89117591
USGS Metadata Identifier
USGS:89e6cdf4-278e-43d6-aba0-f7182426fb93
None
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
CMHRP
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
WHCMSC
GPS navigation
USGS Thesaurus
GPS measurement
geolocation measurement
datasets
ISO 19115 Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
oceans
location
Common geographic areas
United States
Wellfleet
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
None
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Jin-Si Over
U.S. Geological Survey
mailing and physical address
U.S. Geological Survey
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2269
jover@usgs.gov
2021022FA_Marconi_Navigation_browse.JPG https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_Navigation_browse.JPG
Browse graphic of the spatial distribution of the navigation/elevation points from surveys and ground control deployments at Marconi Beach, MA
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2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM1_ParkingLot_ViewS.jpg https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM1_ParkingLot_ViewS.jpg
Browse graphic of the location of Reference Mark 01 established in the Marconi Beach parking lot, MA
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2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM2_Road_ViewN.jpg https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM2_Road_ViewN.jpg
Browse graphic of the location of Reference Mark 02 established at Marconi Beach, MA
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Positions and elevations are verified by external sources, ex: OPUS Solutions for the receivers, see Positional Accuracy section.
The files contain USGS field activity 2021-022-FA navigation data: two OPUS solutions for reference marks established in January 2021, real-time kinematic satellite (RTK-GNSS) elevation data collected on foot along transects (provided) using a receiver (Spectra Precision SP80) connected to the Mass CORS network on March 10, and ground control points (AeroPoints) deployed on March 17 when the Helikite.
Points from the SP80 survey were edited for quality control and some points were removed due to obvious errors (such as lack of attribute label or recording point when receiver pole was off the ground), this can explain non-consecutive Point Labels. Two AeroPoint GPS survey targets were deployed but were unable to upload data, the location and elevation data for these were taken using the SP80 RTK equipment so these GCPs can be used in the structure-from-motion process but have a larger uncertainty. The AeroPoint with the Point_ID 632 had to be removed mid-survey due to a rising tide, therefore does not show up in any of the photos in the larger work citation and was removed from the CSV for a total of 9 usable ground control points. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. Bounding coordinates given above fit all collected data, but the transect shapefile exceeds them.
OPUS Solution horizontal accuracy is 1 cm. Calculated RTK horizontal positions have an accuracy of +/- 3 centimeters. AeroPoint targets have theoretical 1 cm horizontal absolute accuracy.
OPUS Solution vertical accuracy is 1 cm. Calculated RTK vertical positions have an accuracy of +/- 5 centimeters. AeroPoint targets have theoretical 1 cm vertical absolute accuracy.
Two reference marks were established in the Marconi Beach parking area using 1.5" survey nails. Locations were selected to maximize accessibility. Reference Mark 01 is established in pavement 50 cm in front of the "NO PARKING AT ANY TIME" sign in the northeast section of the parking lot (see 2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM1_ParkingLot_ViewS.jpg). Reference Mark 02 is established in pavement on the road closest to the beach access, 20 cm SW from the curb and ~250 cm to the NW of the emergency call box (see 2021022FA_Marconi_PK_Nail_RM2_Road_ViewN.jpg).
Each survey nail was occupied with a SP80 receiver (antenna SPP91564_2 None) attached to a tripod base station (antenna height = 1.982 m) set-up over the mark.
Reference Mark 01 was occupied for 200 minutes.
Reference Mark 02 was occupied for 162 minutes.
The G-file’s taken from the SP80 after each occupation were converted to RINEX files using the Spectra Precision RINEX Converter (v. 4.7.1), and the .o files were then decimated using the teqc command ‘teqc -O.dec 30 filename.o’ to be uploaded to OPUS (https://geodesy.noaa.gov/OPUS/) using the Upload to Static option. The OPUS solutions are provided as ASCII text files with coordinates in NAD83(2011), UTM Zone 19N, and Massachusetts State Plane. Elevations are available in height above the NAD83(2011) ellipsoid and in NAVD88 using GEOID 18.
20210219
Eric Marsjanik
U.S Geological Survey
Electronics Technician
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-458-8700 x2216
emarsjanik@usgs.gov
The RTK-GNSS data was collected and processed in the following manner:
1. A rover (SP90 Spectra receiver 0025 and controller #2 on a pole) was connected to the MASS CORS network through a portable hotspot. The height of the rover pole is 1.9820 m and was collecting RTK data in NAD83(2011) and NAVD88 Geoid 18.
2. The rover was then walked along the beach along seven shore perpendicular pre-determined transects (2021022FA_Marconi_Transects.shp) keeping at least 2 m on either side of the planned transect; points were taken at least every 1-2 meters along-track and at any noticeable change in slope. Points were also taken on top and at the center of the deployed AeroPoints on March 17.
3. The RTK data was exported as CSV files using SurvCE (http://survce.com/home).
4. Rover data was manually split into two CSV files. The first, 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv contains all the data collected to ground truth the survey site; transects, bluff points, and the benchmark measurements. Points collected on the AeroPoints were put into 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv.
20200306
Jin-Si Over
U.S Geological Survey
Geographer
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-458-8700 x2269
jover@usgs.gov
The ground control points (AeroPoints) targets were processed with the following steps:
1. Ten AeroPoints were deployed evenly spaced across the survey area and left on for a minimum of 3 hours to collect GNSS data. A SP80 rover was used to take their positions as a quality control check.
2. Once connected to Wifi, the AeroPoint data is uploaded and is run through a post-processing kinematic algorithm. The data were exported with X,Y, and Z variances in the horizontal datum NAD83(2011) to produce latitude, longitude, and ellipsoid heights and then GEOID 18 was used to produce orthometric heights. These are exported to a CSV file named 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv. See completeness report for more details.
20200306
Peter Traykovski
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Associate Professor
mailing and physical address
226 Woods Hole Rd, #MS 12
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-289-2638
ptraykovski@whoi.edu
The 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv file was converted to a shapefile using ArcGIS 10.7.1, by right-clicking on the CSV in the catalog window and selecting using Create Feature Class - From XY data. The x-coordinate set to Easting, the y-coordinate set to Northing, and the z-coordinate to H_Ortho_m. The coordinate system of the input coordinates was set to the planar coordinate system NAD83(2011)/UTM Zone 19N and NAVD88. The CSV was saved as the shapefile 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects. The shapefile 2021022FA_Marconi_Transects is the shore-perpendicular transect lines that span the bluffs to the shoreline.
20210513
Jin-Si Over
U.S Geological Survey
Geographer
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-458-8700 x2269
jover@usgs.gov
Point
Point
122
Universal Transverse Mercator
19
0.999600
-69.000000
0.000000
500000.000000
0.000000
row and column
1
1
meters
North American Datum of 1983 (National Spatial Reference System 2011)
GRS_1980
6378137.000000
298.257224
North American Vertical Datum of 1988
0.001
meters
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv and .shp has 122 data records and 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv has 9 data records.
Point positions and elevations, attributes are treated as if both CSV files are combined.
U.S. Geological Survey
INFO
USGS Field Activity Number
USGS
2021-022-FA
USGS year, ID, and Field Activity
USGS
GPS_ID
An identifier for the Spectra Precision equipment used to collect survey data, 3 is associated with SP80 receiver 0025.
USGS
3
3
999
Null value
USGS
Point_ID
Unique point identification number, non-consecutive.
USGS
1
7020
Attributes
Non-unique identifier for the type of feature measured in the table array.
USGS
RM02_OPEN, RM01_CLOSE, RM02_OPEN, RM02_CLOSE, TRAN#, AERO###, ac########
RM stands for Reference Mark with CLOSE and OPEN referring to the end or beginning of the survey (see 2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark01.txt and 2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark02.txt for OPUS values of the reference marks); TRAN #, where TRAN represents the transect and the # is a value between 1 and 7 referencing the 2021022FA_Marconi_Transects.shp; AERO### refers to an RTK surveyed AeroPoint and # is the last three digits printed on the AeroPoint; and ac######## refer to AeroPoint Global IDs, ac followed by a string of eight numbers and letters.
USGS
Northing
Feature location Y-Coordinate (NAD83(2011)/UTM Zone 19N)
USGS
420117.401
4638533.240
meters
Easting
Feature location X-Coordinate (NAD83(2011)/UTM Zone 19N)
USGS
419995.614
4638476.888
meters
H_Ortho_m
Feature orthometric Z-Coordinate (NAVD88) using GEOID 18
USGS
-2.630
18.630
meters
Latitude
Feature location latitude (NAD83(2011))
USGS
41.89117591
41.89469982
decimal degrees
Longitude
Feature location latitude (NAD83(2011))
USGS
-69.96223257
-69.96438619
decimal degrees
H_Ell_m
Feature height above the (NAD83(2011) GRS80) ellipsoid
USGS
-26.949
-24.545
meters
999
Null value
USGS
Date
Feature date
USGS
20210310
20210317
YYYYMMDD
Time_EST
Feature time of initiation in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
USGS
10:12:00
15:14:00
HH:MM:SS EST
Xvar_mm
Variance in the x-coordinate from post-processing
USGS
0.0001
0.0160
meters
999
Null value
USGS
Xvar_mm
Variance in the y-coordinate from post-processing
USGS
0.0002
0.0120
meters
999
Null value
USGS
Xvar_mm
Variance in the z-coordinate from post-processing
USGS
0.0003
0.0180
meters
999
Null value
USGS
2021022FA_Marconi_Transects.shp
Shapefile polylines.
U.S. Geological Survey
FID
A unique, long integer to identify each record starting at 0. This ID is managed by ESRI software cannot be changed manually.
ESRI
0
6
ID
An identifier for the transect, corresponds to data ‘Attributes’ TRAN# in the 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv
USGS
1
7
These attribute definitions describe each column of information in the CSV files with the exception of additional information in the last three columns of the 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv. Those columns contain the X, Y, and Z variance, in mm, of the AeroPoint position. Null values (999) indicate the attribute was not calculated or applicable. The shapefile 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.shp has the same attributes as the CSV. Trailing and leading zeros may not appear in the csv and so some values may not display as many significant digits as described. The shapefile 2021022FA_Marconi_Transects contains seven polylines.
USGS Field Activity 2021-022-FA
U.S. Geological Survey
Jin-Si Over
Geographer
mailing and physical address
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-458-8700 x2269
jover@usgs.gov
2021022FA_Marconi_navigation.zip contains the CSV files 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv and 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.shp. 2021022FA_Marconi_Transects.zip contains the associated shapfiles for the transects. The 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv, and two txt files with the OPUS solutions for the Reference Marks are provided separately.
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CSV
Exported from Excel Office 365 16.01
The CSV file 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv contains ground control (AeroPoint) data
0.02
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_nav_AeroPoints.csv
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KSG1RQ
The first link in the list above is to directly download the data, the second to the field data page, and the third link is to the publication landing page.
Shapefile and CSV
ArcGIS 10.7.1 and Excel Office 365 16.01
The zip file contains 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects.shp: a point shapefile format of survey data, 2021022FA_Marconi_Transects: a line shapefile of the transects, and 20210922FA_Marconi_nav_transects.csv: file with pole survey data.
Use WinZip, 7zip, Peazip or pkUnzip
0.49
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_navigation.zip
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
The first link in the list above is to directly download the data, the second to the field data page, and the third link is to the publication landing page.
ASCII
Text file, 2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark01.txt, that contains the OPUS solution to Reference Mark 1 established at Marconi Beach in January 2021.
0.01
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark01.txt
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
The first link in the list above is to directly download the data, the second to the field data page, and the third link is to the publication landing page.
ASCII
Text file, 2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark01.txt, that contains the OPUS solution to Reference Mark 2 established at Marconi Beach in January 2021.
0.01
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/data/Navigation/2021022FA_Marconi_ReferenceMark02.txt
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/data/field-activity-data/2021-022-FA/
https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH
The first link in the list above is to directly download the data, the second to the field data page, and the third link is to the publication landing page.
None.
The user must have software capable of uncompressing the zip file and reading the data formats.
20211014
Jin-Si Over
U.S. Geological Survey
Geographer
mailing and physical
U.S. Geological Survey
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole
MA
02543-1598
508-548-8700 x2269
jover@usgs.gov
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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