Field Activity Details for field activity 2024-008-FA

Other ID: Trunk River Thermal Tests

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, Jennifer Cramer

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Data Type(s): Imagery: Video, Imagery: Photo

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Test our two thermal cameras with different collection parameters to determine the best method for detecting groundwater discharge.

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Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA

Start Date: 2024-02-05

End Date: 2024-02-07

Equipment Used: Altum-PT, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Information to be Derived: thermal imagery, natural color imagery

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Two cameras were mounted to a DJI Matrice 600 UAS to collect simultaneous thermal imagery. The comparative test was to determine whether one of the cameras was reporting erroneous data and if it was possible to see temperature variations in the water with the camera that was operating normally. Videos and images were collected during the short flight and viewed back in the office. No data is planned to be published from this field activity.

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Notes: The data will also be collected with a DJI XT2 thermal camera and a FLIR Vue Pro thermal camera. The XT2 is owned by the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office, and the FLIR Vue Pro is owned by the USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center.

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Trunk River

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