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Field Activity Details for field activity 13TST03

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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): Jennifer Miselis

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Nancy DeWitt

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Testing of singlebeam bathymetry and RTK equipment prior to upcoming Chandeleur Island, LA fieldwork.

Vehicle(s): White Dodge Pickup - White, Ford F-350 Dually Silver (GSA)

Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL

End Port/Location: Ft. DeSoto, FL

Start Date: 2013-06-12

End Date: 2013-06-12

Equipment Used: Digital Camera, Global Positioning System (GPS), Single-beam Acoustic Sounder

Information to be Derived: Topobathy

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Julie Bernier, Nancy DeWitt, Kyle Kelso, William Pfeiffer, Nathaniel Plant, David Thompson, Dana Wiese

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: This is not an actual field activity but a test of field equipment prior to deployment and data collection; therefore, the Research Topic of TST (short for Test) was assigned.

Location:

Tampa Bay, FL

Boundaries
North: 28.0307063 South: 27.48899188 West: -82.8794 East: -82.23121963

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
Digital Camera --- Photo
Video
Global Positioning System (GPS) --- Navigation
Single-beam Acoustic Sounder --- Single Beam

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