Other ID: Fort De Soto GPS Survey
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (GX.25.MN00.U0310.00)
Principal Investigator(s): Margaret Palmsten
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Justin Birchler
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Transects, Location-Elevation: Navigation
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect GPS beach elevation data in support of long-term monitoring at Fort De Soto and TWL model.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Tierra Verde, Florida
End Port/Location: Tierra Verde, Florida
Start Date: 2024-01-18
End Date: 2024-12-31
Equipment Used: GPS Backpack, GPS Tablet, Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver
Information to be Derived: GPS elevation data
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:
Staff: Jessica Gorski, Johnathan Woodruff, Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Emily Johnson, Alexander Seymour, Justin Birchler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: SMG-PF-800-5.
GPS Touch Tablet.
BPK1.
Hypack LIte 15683150.
duration: ~2 hours.
antenna height = antenna location is over researcher's right shoulder.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-305-FA.
Location:
Fort De Soto County Park, Tierra Verde, Florida
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.626 | South: 27.62 | West: -82.74 | East: -82.735 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS Backpack | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| GPS Tablet | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation |
