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

Field Activity 2017-347-FA

Identifier 2017-347-FA
Purpose To collect aerial imagery for assessing the Structure-from-Motion technique for estimating coastal topography.
Location Madeira Beach, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico
Summary Collected aerial imagery. Surveyed ground control points. Performed walking/transect survey.
Info derived Digital elevation models and orthomosaic photos/maps.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Vehicles
Chevy Suburban Silver
Itinerary
Start Madeira Beach, FL 2017-09-14
End Madeira Beach, FL 2017-09-14
Bounds
West -82.79925585
East -82.79061079
North 27.79912801
South 27.79023085

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Jennifer A Brown
Crew members
Karen L M Morgan
Scientist, Staff
David M Thompson
Scientist, Staff
Christine Kranenburg
Scientist, Staff
Rangley C Mickey
Scientist, Staff
Jennifer A Brown
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Karen L M Morgan
Specialist, Information
David M Thompson
Specialist, Information
Christine Kranenburg
Specialist, Information
Rangley C Mickey
Specialist, Information
Jennifer A Brown
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation
Data type: Photo, Video, Benchmarks, Transects

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
3DR Solo Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Photo, Video, Navigation (no data reported)
GPS Pole Navigation, Profiles, Transects (no data expected)
Ashtech Z-Xtreme DGPS Benchmarks, Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity