1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2017-028-FA

Identifier 2017-028-FA
Purpose USGS drone used to map Harbor. Testing use of underwater targets
Location West Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts,United States
Summary ~2000 aerial images with surveyed GCPs and transect points
Info derived Maps of Harbor, seafloor and eel grass extent
Comments U028 Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-020-FA
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start West Falmouth, MA 2017-04-24
End West Falmouth, MA 2017-04-24
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.6555
East -70.63402176
North 41.61076464
South 41.5974726

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Ellyn Montgomery
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
Steven E Suttles
Scientist, Staff
Sandra M Brosnahan
Scientist, Staff
Eric D. Marsjanik
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Christopher R Sherwood
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Traykovski, WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation
Data type: Photo, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Photo, Video, Navigation (no data reported)
Spectra Precision SP80 Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity