Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, USGS, National Wetlands Research Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): John Brock
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Billy Reynolds
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Establish/confirm local control and provide GPS support for terrestrial lidar topographic surveys at Padre Island, Texas.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Corpus Christi, TX
End Port/Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Start Date: 2011-09-06
End Date: 2011-09-13
Equipment Used: Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS, Camera, Digital, Hand Held, Choke Ring Antenna, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), Digital Camera
Information to be Derived: Ground truth for terrestrial lidar system.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Occupy two NGS local benchmarks for duration of survey to establish/verify control. Establish 12 temporary ground control points along survey route for ground truthing purposes. Provide GPS base station control for lidar surveys.
Staff: Billy Reynolds
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Additional Equipment Used: Batteries, Laptop
ILRIS will be mounted on a Chevy Trailblazer SUV.
Location:
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
Boundaries | |||
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North: 27.6720085 | South: 26.86794643 | West: -97.4865 | East: -96.87258627 |
Platform(s):
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
Camera, Digital, Hand Held | --- | Photo | |
Choke Ring Antenna | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) | --- | LIDAR | |
Digital Camera | --- | Photo Video |