Field Activity 2022-022-FA

Identifier 2022-022-FA
Alternate names Great Sippewissett Marsh UAS Lidar Mapping
Purpose Questions to answer: • Can we acquire a bare earth estimate in the marsh? • Canopy height model focusing on specifically Phragmites structure • Compare SfM techniques to lidar data collection result
Location Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts
Summary A Reference mark was set up on 2022-10-27 by Ackerman and Over using the SP80 base at the field site. UAS flights and RTK data were done on 2022-11-02 by the entire field crew. Seven flights were done with the M600 to collect two sets of lidar data with two systems and then a Ricoh imagery dataset. Aeropoints and Vinyl targets were placed, and an elevation transect was done with a SP80 Rover. Video was collected with an Anafi.
Info derived Lidar point cloud, ground control points for lidar and RGB, walking transects on marsh platform, sand dunes and bike path surface. RGB images (Ricoh), RTK to ground truth Phragmites vegetation data. UAS used: NUSO will bring M600 and lidar sensor (Riegl VX-20-100 or Livox Horizon Mapper). These RGB imagery will be used to create DEMs and orthomosaics using SfM and a map of vegetation. The SfM products will be compared with the lidar.
Comments NUSO and NYWSC may have separate funding sources.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Great Sippewissett Marsh, Falmouth, MA 2022-10-27
End Great Sippewissett Marsh, Falmouth, MA 2022-11-02
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.64614963
East -70.63604736
North 41.58967988
South 41.58447993

Personnel

Organization
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA20192
Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Sandra M Brosnahan
Crew members
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Jennifer M Cramer
Scientist, Staff
Jin-Si R Over
Scientist, Staff
Alexandra D Evans
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Jin-Si R Over
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal National Uncrewed Systems Office: Mark Bauer
Affiliate staff National Uncrewed Systems Office: Matt Burgess New York Water Science Center: Chris Gazoorian and Shannon Fisher

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Reigl Vx-20-100 NUPO lidar system Navigation, LIDAR 1
Yellowscan Mapper NUPO lidar system Navigation, LIDAR 3
Parrot Anafi UAS used to take video of the area Video, Navigation, Photo (no data reported)
Spectra Precision SP80 SP80 used to take ground control point positions Navigation 1
DJI Matrice UAS platform for the lidar scanners Navigation (no data reported)
Aeropoint targets Ground Control Points Navigation, Transects, Profiles 1
Ricoh GR II Digital camera mounted on UAS Photo 2

Datasets


Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2022022FA_Lidar Reigl Vx-20-100 Lidar data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There are two lidar point clouds, one from each lidar sensor. Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_AerialImagery Yellowscan Mapper True-color and aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. The dataset has one CSV file of images locations and the individual image names (images available from the Imagery Data System). Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_Lidar Yellowscan Mapper Lidar data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There are two lidar point clouds, one from each lidar sensor. Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_SfMProducts Yellowscan Mapper Structure from motion point cloud derived from images taken during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There are two point clouds. Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_GroundControl Spectra Precision SP80 Ground control data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There is one CSV file for AeroPoint target data and RTK SP80 data and one txt file for the OPUS solution to a reference point occupied by the SP80. Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_GroundControl Aeropoint targets Ground control data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There is one CSV file for AeroPoint target data and RTK SP80 data and one txt file for the OPUS solution to a reference point occupied by the SP80. Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_AerialImagery Ricoh GR II True-color and aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. The dataset has one CSV file of images locations and the individual image names (images available from the Imagery Data System). Jin-Si R Over
2022022FA_SfMProducts Ricoh GR II Structure from motion point cloud derived from images taken during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Great Sippewisset Marsh, Massachusetts, November 2, 2022. There are two point clouds. Jin-Si R Over

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity