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Field Activity Details for field activity 2025-626-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Whales Tail Marsh UAS Mapping

Status: Pending

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

Funding Program(s): Sediment Transport in Coastal Environments (ZP00FDB)

Principal Investigator(s): Jessica Lacy

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Aerial imagery will be used to map the position of the marsh edge. Ground control points will be placed and surveyed prior to the acquisition of aerial imagery.

Vehicle(s): MarFac; Expedition G62-3094P

Start Port/Location: Union City, CA

End Port/Location: Union City, CA

Start Date: 2025-04-04

End Date: 2025-12-31

Equipment Used: Trimble R10, Structure from Motion - UAS

Information to be Derived: precise locations of ground control points, elevation, imagery

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Cordell Johnson, Joshua Logan

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2021-624-FA.

Location:

Eden Landing Ecological Reserve, Alameda County, CA, USA

Boundaries
North: 37.60824808 South: 37.57941251 West: -122.15045929 East: -122.1295166

Platform(s):


Other

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Trimble R10 --- Benchmarks
LIDAR
Navigation
Profiles
Transects
Structure from Motion - UAS --- Photo

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