Other ID: Sandwich Beach UAS surveys 2024
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Aerial Imaging & Mapping (AIM) (LQ000GU1400)
Principal Investigator(s): Amy Farris
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Jin-Si Over
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: To collect shoreline and volumetric data following a 2023 USACE nourishment
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Sandwich, MA
End Port/Location: Sandwich, MA
Start Date: 2024-04-15
End Date: 2024-10-08
Equipment Used: Emlid RS3, Spectra Precision SP80, Aeropoint targets, YellowScan Mapper +, DJI Matrice
Information to be Derived: lidar data and imagery
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected UAS and GPS data on two days - April 15th and Oct 8th. Four lidar flights with images were flown with AeroPoints as ground control. One drone flight in October had a bad GPS/IMU error possibly due to a solar storm. GPS rover was used both dates to take ground check shots. In October additional vegetation heights were taken.
Staff: Sandra Brosnahan, Jin-Si Over, Jennifer Cramer, Christopher Sherwood, Seth Ackerman
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-028-FA.
This field activity should have events please!
Location:
Sandwich Beach, Massachusetts
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 41.76969852 | South: 41.76108153 | West: -70.48630714 | East: -70.47195625 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Over, J.R., Cramer, J.M., Sherwood, C.R., and Farris, A., 2025, Topographic, imagery, and GPS data collected during uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) operations at Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1UBZZFA.
Farris, A., Sherwood, C., Brosnahan, S., Over, J., Cramer, J., Ackerman, S., 2024, Lidar and Structure-from-Motion Workflows for Partially Vegetated Coastal Surveys: , 23rd JALBTCX Airborne Coastal Mapping and Charting Workshop. URL: https://usace.app.box.com/s/xn31611ou0v09n6vh87v8dwx4s7a0tb4.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emlid RS3 | --- | Navigation | |
| Spectra Precision SP80 | GPS equipment used to get ground point elevations | Navigation | |
| Aeropoint targets | AeroPoint V2's set out as ground control | Navigation Transects Profiles | |
| YellowScan Mapper + | Repetitive scan at 61 m, 45 transect spacing | Navigation Photo LIDAR | |
| DJI Matrice | UAS used to carry lidar scanner | Navigation |
