Other ID: Madbeach GPS Survey
Status: Ongoing
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards - NACCH (GX.21.MN00.F4J20.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Kara Doran
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Justin Birchler
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Transects, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect GPS beach elevation data in support of long-term monitoring at Madeira Beach and TWL model.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
End Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
Start Date: 2022-01-21
End Date: 2022-12-31
Equipment Used: GPS Backpack, GPS Tablet, Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver
Information to be Derived: GPS elevation data
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Margaret Palmsten, Michael Itzkin, Eric Swanson, Autumn Poisson, Alexander Seymour, Joshua Pardun, Justin Birchler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: SMG-PF-800-5.
GPS Touch Tablet.
BPK1.
Hypack LIte 15683150.
duration: ~2 hours.
antenna height = antenna location is over researcher's right shoulder.
Control point in south parking lot used before/after survey lines. Asphalt patch in parking lot just outside main office, west side of patch facing west.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-310-FA, 2021-317-FA, 2021-328-FA, 2021-330-FA, 2021-336-FA, 2021-344-FA, 2021-347-FA, 2021-352-FA.
Location:
Madeira Beach, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.80082112 | South: 27.79287163 | West: -82.80246245 | East: -82.79260304 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS Backpack | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | No data was collected |
| GPS Tablet | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | No data was collected |
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
