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Field Activity Details for field activity LD208SF

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AKA: none

Other ID: L-D2-08-SF

Status: Completed

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

Funding Program(s): South Bay Salt Ponds (MU268)

Principal Investigator(s): Robert Kayen

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Diane Minasian

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

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Start Date: 2008-11-25

End Date: 2008-11-25

Equipment Used: camera, terrestrial lidar scanner, GPS

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Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Bradley Carkin, Robert Kayen, Diane Minasian, Carol Reiss

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Notes: 2 GPS units used; one base, one on Lidar tower. 8 targets, 4 lidar surveys. Overcast; no showers as predicted. Image 3860 was from the north side of south frontage road, facing east to first Lidar setup. (This nail was marked MAG; not used in this survey) Image 3862 was the radio link benchmark; #3 Towill aerial target. Field notes: State Plane Coords, CA zone 3; N 612099.746 E 1856016.112 elips. -30.408 height survey to bottom of gray arrow 1.540 meters. First lidar scan closest to this radio link. (images 3860 through 3865) Second lidar scan to west of radio link. Third lidar scan further west of radio link, nearest benchmark 20193, LS 4495, 2007 (photo 3866). Fourth lidar scan down northeast road nearest benchmark 20191 (Images 3867 through 3877) Wind picked up during last survey.

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Rob Kayen
Diane Minasian
Brad Carkin
Carol Reiss

Location:

south San Francisco Bay

Boundaries
North: 38.25 South: 37.25 West: -123.25 East: -121.75

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
camera --- Photo
Photos
terrestrial lidar scanner --- LIDAR
GPS --- Navigation

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