Other ID: Madbeach 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, Kara Doran
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, 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 Madeira Beach and TWL model.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
End Port/Location: Madeira Beach, FL
Start Date: 2024-02-01
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: Michael Slattery, Priscila Vargas-Babilonia, Michael Itzkin, Emily Johnson, Alexander Seymour, Johnathan Woodruff, Justin Birchler
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: SMG-PF-800-5.
GPS Touch Tablet.
BPK1.
Hypack Lite key.
duration: ~2 hours.
antenna height = antenna location is over researcher's right shoulder.
Control point in south parking lot used before/after survey lines. Asphalt patch in parking lot just outside main office, west side of patch facing west.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-305-FA.
Location:
Madeira Beach, FL
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 27.80082112 | South: 27.79287163 | West: -82.80246245 | East: -82.79260304 |
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 |
