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)
Contact(s): Margaret Palmsten, Kara Doran Information Specialist(s): Jennifer (Jenna) Brown, Justin Birchler Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: Transects 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: 2025-01-01 End Date: 2025-12-31 Equipment Used: Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver, GPS Tablet, GPS Backpack Information to be Derived: GPS elevation data Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 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 2024-304-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver | --- | Benchmarks Navigation | |
| GPS Tablet | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects | |
| GPS Backpack | --- | Navigation Profiles Transects |
