Field Activity 2024-302-FA

Identifier 2024-302-FA
Alternate names Fort De Soto GPS Survey
Purpose Collect GPS beach elevation data in support of long-term monitoring at Fort De Soto and TWL model.
Location Fort De Soto County Park, Tierra Verde, Florida
Info derived GPS elevation data
Comments SMG-PF-800-5. GPS Touch Tablet. BPK1. Hypack LIte 15683150. duration: ~2 hours. antenna height = antenna location is over researcher's right shoulder. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2023-305-FA.
Projects
Platform
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Tierra Verde, Florida 2024-01-18
End Tierra Verde, Florida 2024-12-31
Days in the field 1
Activity events
Start date End date Description
2024-01-18 2024-01-18 Initial site visit. Fort De Soto walking survey January 18, 2024. Collecting cross- and along-shore elevation transects. Personnel: *Justin Birchler and Alexander Seymour. Antenna height = 162 cm.
2024-07-11 2024-07-11 Fort De Soto walking survey July 11, 2024. Collecting cross- and along-shore elevation transects. Personnel: Justin Birchler and Priscila Vargas Babilonia. Antenna height = 150.5 cm.
2024-08-26 2024-08-26 Fort De Soto walking survey August 26, 2024. Collecting cross- and along-shore elevation transects. Post-storm Debby that made landfall near Florida Big Bend. Personnel: Emily Johnson and Priscila Vargas Babilonia. Antenna height = 162 cm.
2024-10-02 2024-10-02 Fort De Soto walking survey October 2, 2024. Collecting cross- and along-shore elevation transects. Post-storm Helene that made landfall near Florida Panhandle/Big Bend. Personnel: Justin Birchler, Jess Gorski, and Johnathan Woodruff. Antenna height = 168 cm.
Bounds
West -82.74
East -82.735
North 27.626
South 27.62

Personnel

Organization
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, FL33701-4846
(727) 502-8000
Principal investigators Margaret L Palmsten
Crew members
Justin J Birchler
Scientist, Staff
Alexander C Seymour
Scientist, Staff
Priscila Vargas-Babilonia
Scientist, Staff
Emily L Johnson
Scientist, Staff
Johnathan L Woodruff
Scientist, Staff
Jessica F Gorski
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Justin J Birchler
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

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

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity