Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Sea-level Rise Hazards and Decision Support (LQ00DXG)
Principal Investigator(s): E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Investigator(s): David Remsen, MBL
Information Specialist(s): Emily Sturdivant
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Visual Identification: Ground Truthing
Scientific Purpose/Goals: proof of concept habitat mapping
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
Start Date: 2016-03-18
End Date: 2016-03-18
Equipment Used: GoPro camera, DJI Phantom 3, Reconnaissance, Spectra Precision SP80
Information to be Derived: imagery, elevation, grain size
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 254 nadir aerial photos collected from UAS at 35 m alt., ground control positions at 18 targets, survey points along 7 elevation transects
Staff: Jonathan Borden, Sandra Brosnahan, Emily Sturdivant, E. Robert Thieler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Falmouth, MA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.60727635 | South: 41.56972696 | West: -70.6599 | East: -70.62728017 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Sturdivant, E.J., Thieler, E.R., Lentz, E.E., Remsen, D.P., and Miner, Simon, 2017, Topographic, imagery, and raw data associated with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KW5F04.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoPro camera | --- | Photo Video | |
| DJI Phantom 3 | DJI Phantom 3 Pro was flown at 35 m altitude in longitudinal transects. It took photos with on-board GoPro and recorded position of photos with on-board GPS. | Video Photo | bb20160318_sfm_orthomosaic (High-resolution orthomosaic image (natural color) of Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (32-bit GeoTIFF)) bb20160318_UAS_imagelocations_meta.xml (CSV file of names, times, and locations of images collected by an unmanned aerial system (UAS) flying over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016) bb20160318_UAS_images (Low-altitude aerial imagery obtained with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (JPEG images)) bb20160318_sfm_dem (Digital elevation model (DEM) of Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (32-bit GeoTIFF)) bb20160318_sfm_points_hq (Elevation point cloud from low-altitude aerial imagery from UAS flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2017 (LAZ file)) |
| Reconnaissance | Area was viewed by field crew. | Ground Truthing | No data was collected |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | SP-80 operated by Irwin connected to MACORS RTK network. | Navigation | bb20160318_transects (Elevations surveyed at Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (text file)) bb20160318_gcps (Positions of temporary targets used as ground control points associated with UAS flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (text file)) |
