Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards - NACCH (GX.21.MN00.F4J20.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Nathaniel Plant
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Kyle Kelso
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect ground-based GPS elevation points used to calibrate and check the accuracy of an accompanying LiDAR flight.
Vehicle(s): Rental Vehicle
Start Port/Location: St. Petersburg, FL
End Port/Location: Salisbury, MD
Start Date: 2015-11-26
End Date: 2015-12-31
Equipment Used: Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), GPS
Information to be Derived: Elevation of various ground cover types
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Lidar and GPS
Staff: Other
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Quantum Spatial collected the lidar on 11/26/15 through USGS NGTOC: USGS Contract: G10PC00026 Task Order Number: G16PD00038
Location:
Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 38.38903341 | South: 37.8571898 | West: -75.4486 | East: -75.06286621 |
Platform(s):
Fredericks, X., Plant, N.G., 2016, Coastal topographyâAssateague Island, Maryland and Virginia, post-Hurricane Joaquin, 26 November 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F70P0X4G.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) | --- | LIDAR | ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ mosaic.zip (Lidar-derived bare-earth topography Digital Elevation Model (DEM) mosaic for Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia) ASIS2015_HRJQ_BE_z18_n88g12B_ classified.zip (Lidar-derived classified bare-earth topography point-cloud dataset for Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia.) |
| GPS | --- | Navigation |
