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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-019-FA

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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: YellowScan Mapper +, Emlid RS3, 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):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
YellowScan Mapper + --- Navigation
Photo
LIDAR
Emlid RS3 --- Navigation
Aeropoint targets --- Navigation
Transects
Profiles
Skydio X10 --- Navigation
Other Imagery
Photo

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