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Field Activity Details for field activity 2017-354-FA

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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, Rangley Mickey, Karen L M Morgan

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect aerial imagery for assessing the Structure-from-Motion technique for estimating coastal topography.

Vehicle(s): Chevy Suburban Silver

Start Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL

End Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL

Start Date: 2017-10-11

End Date: 2017-10-11

Equipment Used: 3DR Solo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), SP80 GNSS Receiver

Information to be Derived: Digital elevation models and orthomosaic photos/maps.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected aerial imagery for producing elevation data.

Staff: Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, Christine Kranenburg, Rangley Mickey, Karen L M Morgan

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-335-FA

Location:

Madeira Beach, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico

Boundaries
North: 27.79912801 South: 27.79023085 West: -82.79925585 East: -82.79061079

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

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.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
3DR Solo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) --- Photo
Video
Navigation
SP80 GNSS Receiver --- Benchmarks
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