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Field Activity Details for field activity 08LTS02

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Other ID: EAARL/2008/Atchafalaya/

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): John Brock, Amar Nayegandhi, C Wayne Wright

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): David Nagle, Amar Nayegandhi

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Other Imagery

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To obtain high-resolution elevation data in the wetlands of the lower basin.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Baton Rouge or Lafayette, LA

End Port/Location: Baton Rouge or Lafayette, LA

Start Date: 2008-12-08

End Date: 2008-12-16

Equipment Used: Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL), Multispectral Color-infrared (CIR) Digital Camera, Digital Camera, Red Green Blue (RGB) Digital Camera, Global Positioning System (GPS)

Information to be Derived: Sub-aerial topography (DEM), geo-referenced digital imagery

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: David Nagle, C Wayne Wright

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Lower Atchafalaya Basin, LA

Boundaries
North: 30.07878294 South: 29.58385445 West: -91.7025 East: -90.959703

Platform(s):

photo of Airplane
Airplane

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL) --- LIDAR
Multispectral Color-infrared (CIR) Digital Camera --- Other Imagery
Digital Camera --- Photo
Video
Red Green Blue (RGB) Digital Camera --- Other Imagery
Global Positioning System (GPS) --- Navigation

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