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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-666-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Topographic survey, Jenkinson Lake and Oxbow Reservoir, CA

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Other (Other), Landscape Response to Disturbance (ZP00TJV)

Principal Investigator(s): Amy East

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct topographic survey of exposed reservoir surfaces at Jenkinson Lake (El Dorado county) and Oxbow Reservoir (Placer county) for change detection work in response to Caldor fire (2021) and Mosquito fire (2022) in northern California

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA

End Port/Location: Santa Cruz, CA

Start Date: 2022-10-24

End Date: 2022-10-28

Equipment Used: Trimble R10, Structure from Motion - UAS

Information to be Derived: aerial imagery, topography

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Joshua Logan

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-655-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-659-FA.

Location:

Northern CA

Boundaries
North: 39.01091428 South: 38.70533855 West: -120.7503891 East: -120.51074982

Platform(s):


Unknown
photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Logan, J.B., and East, A.E., 2023, Topographic survey data and digital elevation model of Oxbow Reservoir, Placer County, California, October 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B39W4J.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Digital Elevation Model of Oxbow Reservoir, Placer County, California, October 2022 (DEM created using topographic survey data collected on 26 October 2022)
Topographic survey data of portions of Oxbow Reservoir in Placer County, California (Topographic survey data of portions of Oxbow Reservoir in Placer County, California collected on 26 October 2022)
Structure from Motion - UAS --- Photo

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