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

Field Activity 2025-301-FA

Identifier 2025-301-FA
Alternate names Madbeach GPS Survey
Purpose Collect GPS beach elevation data in support of long-term monitoring at Madeira Beach and TWL model.
Location Madeira Beach, FL
Info derived GPS elevation data
Comments SMG-PF-800-5. GPS Touch Tablet. BPK1. Hypack Lite key. duration: ~2 hours. antenna height = antenna location is over researcher's right shoulder. Control point in south parking lot used before/after survey lines. Asphalt patch in parking lot just outside main office, west side of patch facing west. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-304-FA.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Madeira Beach, FL 2025-01-01
End Madeira Beach, FL 2025-12-31
Days in the field 1
Activity events
Start date End date Description
2025-01-06 2025-01-06 Initial site visit.
Bounds
West -82.80246245
East -82.79260304
North 27.80082112
South 27.79287163

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Kara S DoranMargaret L Palmsten
Crew members
Justin J Birchler
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Justin J Birchler
Specialist, Information
Jennifer A Brown
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation
Data type: Navigation, Transects

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Ashtech ProFlex 800 GNSS Receiver Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)
GPS Tablet Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)
GPS Backpack Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity