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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-020-FA

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Other ID: Yellowscan Trotting Park Calibration

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Aerial Imaging & Mapping (AIM) (LQ000GU1400)

Principal Investigator(s): Jin-Si Over

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Amit Millo

Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Transects, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Benchmarks, Location-Elevation: LIDAR

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Calibrate the Yellowscan Mapper+ lidar sensor

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

End Port/Location: Falmouth, MA

Start Date: 2025-12-05

End Date: 2025-12-05

Equipment Used: DJI Matrice, Emlid RS3, Aeropoint targets, RTK, YellowScan Mapper +

Information to be Derived: lidar point cloud and GPS data

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Collected a lidar and imagery dataset necessary for a Health Check for the YellowScan Mapper+. This included base station data and ground control points. After sending data to YellowScan, received a new camera and profile calibration file and health report.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

Trotting Park baseball shed

Boundaries
North: 41.57273036 South: 41.57047651 West: -70.6057663 East: -70.60356045

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
DJI Matrice --- Navigation
Emlid RS3 --- Navigation
Aeropoint targets --- Navigation
Transects
Profiles
RTK --- Transects
Benchmarks
YellowScan Mapper + --- Navigation
Photo
LIDAR

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