Other ID: AIM Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Aerial Imaging & Mapping (AIM) (LQ000GU1400)
Principal Investigator(s): Meagan Eagle, Sandra Brosnahan
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s): Jennifer Cramer
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Imagery: Photo
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect marsh platform elevation data and thermal data at low tide looking for seeps for geochemical and geomorphological changes.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Laudholm, Maine
End Port/Location: Laudholm, Maine
Start Date: 2025-12-01
End Date: 2025-12-01
Equipment Used: Emlid RS3, YellowScan Mapper +, Aeropoint targets, Skydio X10
Information to be Derived: thermal, elevation, GPS data.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected 4,749 photos with Skydio (thermal and RGB), 332 RGB photos with YellowScan Mapper+, one complete lidar flight and two failed partial lidar flights with YSMP and M600. 10 AeroPoints were placed and a base and rover Emlid system was set up to record base data and take check shots.
Staff: Jennifer Cramer, Seth Ackerman, Amit Millo, Jin-Si Over
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Marsh on the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Maine (NERRs)
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 43.33713364 | South: 43.32828708 | West: -70.54927254 | East: -70.53893852 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emlid RS3 | Used to take GPS check shots and collect GNSS base data | Navigation | |
| YellowScan Mapper + | Lidar scanner and RGB camera | Navigation Photo LIDAR | |
| Aeropoint targets | ground control equipment | Navigation Transects Profiles | |
| Skydio X10 | UAS for thermal and RGB image collections | Navigation Other Imagery Photo |
