Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Remote Sensing Coastal Change (ZP00GJA)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Traykovski, WHOI
Information Specialist(s): Christopher Sherwood
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: USGS drone used to map Harbor. Testing use of underwater targets
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: West Falmouth, MA
End Port/Location: West Falmouth, MA
Start Date: 2017-04-24
End Date: 2017-04-24
Equipment Used: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Spectra Precision SP80
Information to be Derived: Maps of Harbor, seafloor and eel grass extent
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: ~2000 aerial images with surveyed GCPs and transect points
Staff: Jonathan Borden, Sandra Brosnahan, Eric Marsjanik, Marinna Martini, Ellyn Montgomery, Steven Suttles
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: U028
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-020-FA
Location:
West Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts,United States
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.61076464 | South: 41.5974726 | West: -70.6555 | East: -70.63402176 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) | --- | Photo Video Navigation | |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | --- | Navigation |
