USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-353-DD

View new CMGDS report form

Other ID: Mote Marine diver-based Structure-from-Motion imagery

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Physical Processes Impacting Seafloor Change and Ecosystem Services - PISCES (GX.25.MN00.UG810.00)

Data Source Information: Mote Marine Laboratory donated diver-based Structure-from-Motion imagery

Information Specialist(s): Lauren Toth, Selena Johnson

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo

Start Date: 2022-07-11

End Date: 2022-12-06

Equipment Used:

Information to be Derived: Reef imagery

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Mote Marine Laboratory donated diver-based Structure-from-Motion image data. Collected at coral reef restoration sites in the Lower Keys.

Notes: Images were collected using a Canon Powershot S120 digital still camera at ~2m from the bottom.

Location:

Lower Florida Keys, Florida

Boundaries
North: 24.72188526 South: 24.40213557 West: -81.9744873 East: -81.27685547

Platform(s):

Publications

Toth, L.T., Johnson, S.A., Lyons, E.O., Spadaro, J., Stathakopoulos, A., Bloomer, S., Mallon, J., Jenkins, C.M., Williams, S.D., Combs, I., Craig, Z., Muller, E., 2025, Coral restoration can drive rapid increases in reef accretion potential: Scientific Reports, v. 15 no. 1, 28353 p., doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-04818-3.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Questions or Comments? Contact CMGDS Team
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov