Other ID: Marconi Beach 2021
Status: Pending
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: Other Imagery, Sonar: Single Beam, Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo
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 the installation, reference mark occupation, and collection of external camera calibration data for ARGUS cameras (target coordinates) at Marconi Beach; subaerial survey measurements to map beach; aerial imagery from kite/balloon to map beach; bathymetric soundings from WHOI autonomous surface vehicle to map nearshore; and collect sediment samples.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA
Start Date: 2021-01-14
End Date: 2021-04-20
Equipment Used: Ricoh GR II, Spectra Precision SP80, PPK GPS, Sampling scoop, Echosounder ECS 24D, Aeropoint targets
Information to be Derived: Location and orientation of the new Marconi ARGUS camera system; topography and bathymetry of the beach and nearshore region in view of the cameras and grain size distribution.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 2021-03-10: Survey at Marconi Beach (J. Over, J. Cramer, C. Sherwood, E. Marsjanik, P. Traykovski) ASV launched with single beam echo-sounder to measure bathymetry, Two SP80 recievers used, one connected to base, one using CORS network through hotspot. Moved plywood targets in front of camera and also took 20 sediment samples. 2021-03-17: Survey at Marconi Beach with helium kite and one rover connected to CORs via hotspot. Aeropoints and plywood targets deployed for ground control and CACO2 camera calibration. (J. Over, E. Marsjanik, R. Bales, and P. Traykovski).
Staff: Robert Bales, Jennifer Cramer, Christopher Sherwood, Jin-Si Over, Steven Suttles, Eric Marsjanik
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Add events
1/14/2021 - Eric Marsjanik used SP 80 receiver to occupy reference marks at Marconi for future survey days;
1/15/2021- Eric Marsjanik returned with SP 80 receiver at Marconi Beach to re-occupy reference marks for future survey days
2021-03-10 Marconi Beach bathymetry survey and RTK survey, Targets for camera calibration set out and sediment samples taken (J. Over, C. Sherwood, J. Cramer, E, Marsjanik, P. Traykovski).
2021-03-17 Marconi beach Helium balloon imagery survey and more targets for camera calibration set-out. (J. Over, E. Marsjanik, R. Bales, and P. Traykovski)
2021-04-20 Marconi Beach camera lens were changed and external calibration was re-done with more targets on the beach (J. Over, E. Marsjanik, N. Randall, O. DeMeo)
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-014-FA for the Head of the Meadow Field Work.
Location:
Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, MA, United States
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.89942711 | South: 41.89056063 | West: -69.96538639 | East: -69.95124817 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P., Brown, J.A., Kites, Cameras, Action! High-resolution Small-scale Topo-bathy Mapping: , 5th Federal UxS Workshop.
Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P.A., and Marsjanik, E., 2021, Topographic and bathymetric data, sediment samples, structure from motion imagery, and reference mark data collected at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet in winter 2021, U.S Geological Survey Field Activity 2021-022-FA: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9POZ9VH.
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., 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Marconi Beach | Photo | 2021022FA_Marconi_DSM (Digital surface model representing Marconi Beach, Wellfleet during field activity 2021-022-FA on March 17, 2021) 2021022FA_Marconi_ortho (Orthomosaic representing Marconi Beach, Wellfleet from images acquired during field activity 2021-022-FA on March 17, 2021) 2021022FA_Marconi_f1 (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).) |
| 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 | 2021022FA_Marconi_nav_transects (Real-time kinematic (RTK) elevation data from two Spectra Precision SP80 GNSS receivers during survey 2021-022-FA on Marconi Beach (CSV and shapefile points and line shapefile of the transects.)) |
| 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 | 2021022FA_Marconi_photolocations (Post-processed navigation file, including image times and corresponding camera positions. (CSV format).) |
| Sampling scoop | Sediments were taken from the beach from the top 2 cm for grainsize analysis. | Geology | Grain Size Analysis at Marconi Beach (Location and grain size analysis of sediment samples collected at Head of the Meadow Beach (Geographic, NAD83, point shapefile, CSV, XLSX formats).) |
| Echosounder ECS 24D | Attached to SSV-Small Surf Vessel, Echologger ECS D24 used to collect bathymetry data in view of the CoastCam cameras at Marconi Beach | Single Beam | 2021022FA_Marconi_bathymetry (Single-beam bathymetry taken with echosounder mounted on autonomous surf vehicle (1-meter resolution cloud optimized 32-bit float GeoTIFF in UTM Zone 19N and Trackline data in CSV format)) |
| 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 | 2021022FA_Truro_ nav_AeroPoints (Post-processed kinematic (PPK) location data from deployed ground control targets (AeroPoints) (CSV format).) |
