Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Rapid Response Surveys (GX.21.MN00.GJA10.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer (Jenna) Brown
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, Christine Kranenburg, Karen L M Morgan
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect aerial imagery for assessing the Structure-from-Motion technique for estimating coastal topography.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
End Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
Start Date: 2017-08-16
End Date: 2017-08-16
Equipment Used: 3DR Solo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS
Information to be Derived: Digital elevation models and orthomosaic photos/maps.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected aerial imagery with Ricoh camera, and ground-control-points with Ashtech Z-xtreme.
Staff: Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, Christine Kranenburg, Karen L M Morgan
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Madeira Beach, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.79912801 | South: 27.79023085 | West: -82.79925585 | East: -82.79061079 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Brown, J.A., Kranenburg, C.J., Morgan, K.L.M., 2020, Time Series of Aerial Imagery from Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Associated Ground Control Points: Madeira Beach, Florida, July 2017 to June 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P91TH157.
Brown, J.A., Kranenburg, C.J., Morgan, K.L.M., 2020, Time Series of Structure-from-Motion ProductsâOrthomosaics, Digital Elevation Models, and Point Clouds: Madeira Beach, Florida, July 2017 to June 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9L474WC.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DR Solo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) | --- | Photo Video Navigation | |
| Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
