Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-007-FA

Other ID: 2026 Cape Cod National Seashore UxS

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): Aerial Imaging & Mapping (AIM) (LQ000GU1400), Next-Generation Total Water Level and Coastal Change Forecast (WH) (MN00U03)

Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Sherwood

Affiliate Investigator(s): Peter Traykovski (WHOI)

Information Specialist(s): Jin-Si Over

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Location-Elevation: LIDAR, Sonar: Single Beam

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Data will be used to map the bluff, beach, and nearshore in front of the CoastCam. This will validate the images from the CoastCam and the total water level forecast. Data will also be used to monitor erosion near the NPS stairs and to assess potential loss to gov property.

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Start Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

End Port/Location: Wellfleet, MA

Start Date: 2026-03-10

End Date: 2026-03-19

Equipment Used: Freefly Astro Max, WingtraOne Gen II, Emlid RS3, Aeropoint targets, Wingtra Lidar, Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder

Information to be Derived: Elevation profiles, photos for structure-from-motion, lidar data, and single-beam echosounder data.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 3/10/26 Collected RGB photos with Astro Max for SfM. Collected RGB photos and lidar with the Wingtra for SfM and elevation modeling. Emlids were used to collect GPS data. 3/19/26 Bathymetry data was collected with Yellowfin.

Staff: Amit Millo, Jin-Si Over, Sandra Brosnahan

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Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-024-FA.
Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-005-FA.

Location:

Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore

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