Field Activity 2025-018-FA

Identifier 2025-018-FA
Alternate names Sam Ayers Dam
Purpose Collect data along stream before dam removal
Location Area around the Sam Ayers Dam in Penobscot County, Maine
Summary Collected thermal and rgb imagery with Skydio. Collected RGB and lidar data with Wingtra. Set out limited ground control and set up base twice, no useable GPS check shots. Multiple issues with Skydio flights due to camera glitches. Heavy tree cover.
Info derived lidar point cloud, digital elevation models, orthoimage, thermal imagery
Comments Initial trip planned for 9/10-9/12 (S. Brosnahan, J. Over, and A. Millo). Externally funded, see overtime account number
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 2025-09-10
End (port not specified) 2025-09-11
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -68.63759995
East -68.62949753
North 45.48986264
South 45.47650323

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Sandra M Brosnahan
Crew members
Jin-Si R Over
Scientist, Staff
Amit Millo
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Jin-Si R Over
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
WingtraOne Gen II Fixed wing UAS, used to carry Map61 RGB camera Navigation, Photo (no data reported)
Aeropoint targets ground control points Navigation, Transects, Profiles (no data reported)
Emlid RS3 gps check points and base station Navigation (no data reported)
Wingtra Lidar removable lidar scanner that is carried by the Wingtra UAS Navigation, LIDAR (no data reported)
Skydio X10 UAS with integrated rgb and thermal camera Navigation, Other Imagery, Photo (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity