Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-005-FA

Other ID: Darby UAS Mapping March 2026

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Sandra Brosnahan

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Amit Millo, Jennifer Cramer

Data Type(s): Visual Identification: Ground Truthing, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: LIDAR

Scientific Purpose/Goals: sUAS flights at the Darby Creek landfill in Pennsylvania will support ecological restoration monitoring and environmental assessment. Aerial imagery will be used to quantify and classify vegetation growth over time, evaluate landscape elevation changes to assess cap stability and erosion, and collect thermal data to identify potential groundwater seepage areas.

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Start Port/Location: Woods Hole MA

End Port/Location: Woods Hole MA

Start Date: 2026-03-02

End Date: 2026-03-06

Equipment Used: Emlid RS3, Freefly Astro Max, Reconnaissance, Skydio X10, WingtraOne Gen II, Aeropoint targets, Wingtra Lidar

Information to be Derived: Will be flying multiple sensors and UAS: Wingta Lidar and RGB. The SkyDio will be used to collect thermal and normal RGB imagery and video. GCPs will be deployed and Emlid GPS equipment used to collect elevation check points and GNSS data. Vegetation data will also be collected in random quadrats (% cover, type, and height). Will also fly Freefly Astro Max.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Jin-Si Over, Sandra Brosnahan, Seth Ackerman

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-006-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-020-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-011-FA.

Location:

Darby Township, Philadelphia, PA

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