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USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2021-657-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Ocracoke

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Other (Other)

Principal Investigator(s): Patrick Barnard

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Alexander Snyder

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: LIDAR

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Create a 3-dimensional model to visual coastal flooding.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Ocracoke, North Carolina

End Port/Location: Ocracoke, North Carolina

Start Date: 2021-11-01

End Date: 2021-11-05

Equipment Used: LIDAR, Trimble R10

Information to be Derived: Precise measurements of topography and structure within the area of interest.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: All data successfully collected approximately according to plan. Small issue with slow upload speed of Terrestrial Lidar unit, resolved following field work.

Staff: Peter Pearsall, Patrick Barnard, Brandon (Contractor) Nasr

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Beach, Lighthouse

Boundaries
North: 35.20972165 South: 34.84987503 West: -76.20117188 East: -75.83862305

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
LIDAR --- LIDAR
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects

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