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

Field Activity 2017-026-FA

Identifier 2017-026-FA
Purpose Post storm drone mapping and surveys.
Location Sandwich Town Neck Beach, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean
Summary too windy to set targets, and limited ability to fly, so incomplete data
Info derived survey elevations and photogrametry. Trying for a complete survey of the beach with the USGS drones, since we couldn't complete last week due to weather.
Comments U-030 Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2017-014-FA
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2017-05-03
End Woods Hole, MA 2017-05-04
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.4908
East -70.42205817
North 41.78503467
South 41.73478262

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
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
Steven E Suttles
Scientist, Staff
Sandra M Brosnahan
Scientist, Staff
Eric D. Marsjanik
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Ellyn Montgomery
Specialist, Information

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