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

Field Activity 13LGC01

Identifier 13LGC01
Purpose Conduct lidar ground control and retrieve previously deployed sensors.
Location Northern Chandeleur Islands, LA
Info derived 1) Lidar Ground Control Surveys 2) Recovery of Water Level Sensors 3) Recovery of Seabird Gauges
Comments BIER-Geophysics
Platform
Twin Vee (Jabba Jaw)
22-ft Twin Vee This boat has a carrying capacity of up to 1500 pounds and up to 7 people and a shallow draft (9 inches empty). This boat's cat hull design results in a smoother ride in choppy water, at the expense of a slightly deeper draft. This boat is powered by two Yamaha 70hp motors.
Itinerary
Start Point Cadet Marina, Biloxi, MS 2013-07-05
End Point Cadet Marina, Biloxi, MS 2013-07-05
Bounds
West -89.2501
East -88.52826489
North 30.21833336
South 29.62690246
Topic 49
Marine operations Yes

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Nathaniel G Plant
Crew members
Billy J Reynolds
Scientist, Staff
Kyle W Kelso
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Billy J Reynolds
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation
Data type: Benchmarks, LIDAR, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Water Level Recorder Benchmarks (no data reported)
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) LIDAR (no data reported)
GPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity