Other ID: Head of the Meadow 2021
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Model Applications and Field Measurements (LQ00DYN)
Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood
Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Traykovski (WHOI)
Information Specialist(s): Jin-Si Over
Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sonar: Single Beam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To characterize the beach and nearshore morphology and evaluate the USGS Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast. Use of ARGUS Camera systems (CoastCams) to visualize and map the beach and nearshore region to determine the types of bar morphologies, their persistence and temporal variability, and the relationship of these changes to wave and water-level conditions. This includes subaerial survey measurements to map beach; aerial imagery from kite/balloon to map beach; bathymetric soundings from WHOI autonomous surface vehicle to map nearshore. Surveys are repeat from 2020-015-FA at Head of the Meadow.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
Start Date: 2021-02-04
End Date: 2021-02-11
Equipment Used: Echosounder ECS 24D, UAS- heli-kite, Aeropoint targets, PPK GPS, Spectra Precision SP80, Ricoh GR II
Information to be Derived: Updated year of change at Head of the Meadow of the topography and bathymetry of the beach and nearshore region in view of the cameras.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 2021-02-04: Survey at Head of the Meadow Photos were taken from Heli kite, aeropoints deployed, SP80 rover and base set-up, camera maintenance (S Brosnahan, J. Cramer, J. Over, E. Marksjanik, C. Sherwood, P. Traykovski). 2021-02-11: Survey at Head of the Meadow. ASV with single Beam echo-sounder launched by C. Sherwood and P. Traykovski to map bathymetry.
Staff: Jennifer Cramer, Eric Marsjanik, Jin-Si Over, Christopher Sherwood, Steven Suttles
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Add events
2021-02-04 Head of the Meadow was surveyed with RTK equipment and helium balloon kite (J. Over, C Sherwood, J. Cramer, S. Brosnahan, E. Marsjanik, P. Traykovski).
2021-02-11 Head of the Meadow bathymetry conducted (C. Sherwood and P. Traykovski)
Location:
Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, MA, United States
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 42.05877785 | South: 42.04933867 | West: -70.08113384 | East: -70.0703907 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Hill, J., Sherwood, C., 2024, Measuring coastal change through photogrammetry at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, Massachusetts: , Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024.
Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., and Traykovski, P.A., 2022, Topographic and bathymetric data, structure from motion imagery, and ground control data collected at Head of the Meadow, Truro in February 2021, U.S Geological Survey Field Activity 2021-014-FA: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9D94NZ3.
Sherwood, C.R., Aretxabaleta, A.L., Traykovski, P.A., Over, J.R., Foster, D.S., Miselis, J.L., Nelson, T., 2023, INFLUENCE OF SAND BARS ON RUNUP VARIABILITY: , Coastal Sediments 2023.
Sherwood, C.R., Aretxabaleta, A.L., Traykovski, P.A., Over, J.R., Lyons, E.O., Foster, D.S., Miselis, J.L., Nelson, T.R., Sogut, E., 2023, Contributions to uncertainty in runup forecasts: , Proceedings of Coastal Sediment 2023. doi: 10.1142/9789811275135_0037.
Sherwood, C.R., Foster, D.S., Miselis, J.L., Over, J.R., Marsjanik, E.D., Traykovski, P., 2022, Variability of Cape Cod Bars: Changes over Space and Time: , Cape Cod National Seashore 2022 Science in the Seashore Symposium.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echosounder ECS 24D | Attached to SSV-Small Surf Vessel, Echologger ECS D24 used to collect bathymetry data in view of the CoastCam cameras at Head of the Meadow Beach | Single Beam | 2021014FA_Truro_bathymetry (Attached to SSV-Small Surf Vessel, Echologger ECS D24 used to collect bathymetry data in view of the CoastCam cameras at Head of the Meadow Beach.) |
| UAS- heli-kite | Helikite is used as the platform from which the Ricoh GRII camera is launched for aerial imagery capture. | Photo Navigation Video | |
| Aeropoint targets | The AeroPoints are deployed as ground control points and have an internal GPS that are uploaded and post-processed in the Propeller network. | Navigation Transects Profiles | 2021014FA_Truro_nav_Aeropoints (Post-processed kinematic (PPK) location data from deployed ground control targets (AeroPoints) (CSV format).) |
| PPK GPS | An Emlid Reach M2 was attached/hot shoed to the Richo GR II to take a GPS position every time a picture was taken. A base station was also simultaneously taking information. After the field activity the GPS log and base logs were processed. | Navigation | 2021014FA_Truro_photolocations (An Emlid Reach M2 was attached/hot shoed to the Richo GR II to take a GPS position every time a picture was taken. A base station was also simultaneously taking information. After the field activity the GPS log and base logs were processed.) |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | Spectra Precision equipment used as a rover and base station to collect Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) data (i.e. elevation, position) | Navigation | |
| Ricoh GR II | These RGB 3-band images were collected of the waterline, beach, and bluffs with sufficient overlap to produce structure-from-motion photogrammetry products to create a model of Head of the Meadow Beach | Photo | 2021-014-FA_Truro_DSM (Digital surface model representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro during field activity 2021-014-FA on February 04, 2021) 2021-014-FA_Truro_ortho (Orthomosaic representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro from images collected during field activity 2021-014-FA on February 4, 2021) 2021014FA_Truro_Imagery (Images collected with camera (Ricoh GRII) attached to a helium powered balloon-kite (Allsopp Helikite LTD) (JPG image format, EXIF headers have been added to include navigation and time tags).) |
