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Field Activity Details for field activity 13LGC01

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Other ID: none

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Nathaniel Plant

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Billy Reynolds

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct lidar ground control and retrieve previously deployed sensors.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Point Cadet Marina, Biloxi, MS

End Port/Location: Point Cadet Marina, Biloxi, MS

Start Date: 2013-07-05

End Date: 2013-07-05

Equipment Used: Water Level Recorder, Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar), Global Positioning System (GPS)

Information to be Derived: 1) Lidar Ground Control Surveys 2) Recovery of Water Level Sensors 3) Recovery of Seabird Gauges

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Kyle Kelso, Billy Reynolds

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: BIER-Geophysics

Location:

Northern Chandeleur Islands, LA

Boundaries
North: 30.21833336 South: 29.62690246 West: -89.2501 East: -88.52826489

Platform(s):

photo of 22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill)
22-ft Twin Vee (R/V G. Hill)

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Water Level Recorder --- Benchmarks
Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) --- LIDAR
Global Positioning System (GPS) --- Navigation

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