Other ID: none
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Remote Sensing Coastal Change (ZP00GJA), Barrier Evolution (MN00F1F)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Ellyn Montgomery
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Monitor coastal erosion, test ability to map grain size using UAS.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Sandwich, MA
End Port/Location: Sandwich, MA
Start Date: 2018-09-05
End Date: 2018-09-07
Equipment Used: Quadrats, digital under/above water camera, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Sample containers
Information to be Derived: Map coastal morphology, texture, and vegetation. Hand samples and photos to ground-truth UAS data.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Other
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Placeholder for one or two days in field. UAS mapping at Sandwich with regular and oblique photos, extra GCPs, and lots of transect points. May also include sediment sampling and Land-BOSS (to be developed).
Location:
Sandwich Town Neck Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.77704062 | South: 41.75584443 | West: -70.50235748 | East: -70.45971749 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrats, digital under/above water camera | --- | Photo | |
| Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) | --- | Photo Video Navigation | |
| Sample containers | --- | Biology Geology |
