Other ID: Darby UAS Mapping 2023
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Aerial Imaging & Mapping (AIM) (LQ000GU1400)
Principal Investigator(s): Sandra Brosnahan
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Jennifer Cramer
Data Type(s): Visual Identification: Ground Truthing, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Environmental Data: Temperature, Location-Elevation: LIDAR
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect mapping data for the EPA at an old landfill including the Fish and Wildlife Service Park to the south that the landfill runs into.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole MA
Start Date: 2023-08-28
End Date: 2023-09-01
Equipment Used: Digital camera, Ricoh GR II, DJI Matrice, Reconnaissance, Altum-PT, Spectra Precision SP80, Parrot Anafi, Aeropoint targets, Yellowscan Mapper
Information to be Derived: Will be flying mutliple sensors on the M600 including a LiDAR and Thermal system borrowed from NUSO
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Lidar (YellowScan Mapper+), imagery (Altum-PT & Ricoh GRII), and thermal (FLIR and ZenMuse XT2) data were collected at the Clearview Landfill and in the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. GPS data was also collected. Vegetation surveys were conducted near the landfill. It was discovered that the XT2 camera was malfunctioning so no thermal imagery was published.
Staff: Jennifer Cramer, Jin-Si Over, Seth Ackerman
Affiliate Staff:
Chris Gazoorian (NYWSC)
Notes: YellowScan Mapper+ was used for lidar, ZenMuse XT2 for thermal - these two systems are not in compass
Update 5/31/2024* The XT2 is still not in compass.
Update 12/20/2024* The XT2 is still not in compass.
Location:
Darby Township, Philadelphia, PA
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 39.90721244 | South: 39.87435071 | West: -75.3028965 | East: -75.24890899 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Cramer, J.M., Brosnahan, S.M., Ackerman, S.D., Gazoorian, C.L., and Over, J.R., 2024, Elevation models, aerial imagery, LiDAR point clouds (LPCs), vegetation survey, and GPS data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Lower Darby Creek, Darby Township, Pennsylvania, August 28 to September 1, 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1HRSCZH.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital camera | Smartphone cameras belonging to members of the Aerial Imaging and Mapping Group (AIMG) were used to capture context photos of the scenery. | Photo | |
| Ricoh GR II | natural-color RGB camera | Photo | |
| DJI Matrice | Also referred to as DJI M600 | Navigation | |
| Reconnaissance | --- | Ground Truthing | |
| Altum-PT | 7-band multispectral camera. | Photo | |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | --- | Navigation | |
| Parrot Anafi | --- | Video Navigation Photo | |
| Aeropoint targets | --- | Navigation Transects Profiles | |
| Yellowscan Mapper | --- | LIDAR | 2023020FA_LiDAR (LiDAR Point Clouds (LPC) and elevation data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Lower Darby Creek, Darby Township, Pennsylvania, August 28 to September 1, 2023. The dataset includes a total of 8 files: four LAZ files (point clouds) and four GeoTIFFs (DEMs)) |
