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Field Activity Details for field activity 2026-610-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: GMP26 UAS

Status: Pending

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

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

Principal Investigator(s): Daniel Nowacki

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Joshua Logan

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: To conduct UAS-based aerial mapping.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Petaluma, CA

End Port/Location: Petaluma, CA

Start Date: 2026-02-26

End Date: 2026-02-26

Equipment Used: Structure from Motion - UAS, Trimble R10

Information to be Derived: Aerial imagery and lidar

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Joshua Logan, Daniel Nowacki

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-603-FA.

Location:

Petaluma River, Gray's Marsh, San Pablo Bay

Boundaries
North: 38.22496 South: 38.08676 West: -122.60708 East: -122.44963

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

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

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