Field Activity 2026-007-FA

Identifier 2026-007-FA
Alternate names 2026 Cape Cod National Seashore UxS
Purpose Data will be used to map the bluff, beach, and nearshore in front of the CoastCam. This will validate the images from the CoastCam and the total water level forecast. Data will also be used to monitor erosion near the NPS stairs and to assess potential loss to gov property.
Location Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
Summary 3/10/26 Collected RGB photos with Astro Max for SfM. Collected RGB photos and lidar with the Wingtra for SfM and elevation modeling. Emlids were used to collect GPS data. 3/19/26 Bathymetry data was collected with Yellowfin.
Info derived Elevation profiles, photos for structure-from-motion, lidar data, and single-beam echosounder data.
Comments Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2024-024-FA. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2025-005-FA.
Projects
Platform
Yellowfin
Length: 76 feet; Beam: 24 feet.
on foot
survey conducted on foot
Itinerary
Start Wellfleet, MA 2026-03-10
End Wellfleet, MA 2026-03-19
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -69.96879959
East -69.95067215
North 41.90263478
South 41.88880919

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Sandra M Brosnahan
Scientist, Staff
Jin-Si R Over
Scientist, Staff
Amit Millo
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Jin-Si R Over
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Peter Traykovski (WHOI)

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sonar
Data type: Photo, Navigation, LIDAR, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Freefly Astro Max Video, Photo (no data reported)
WingtraOne Gen II Navigation, Photo (no data reported)
Emlid RS3 Navigation (no data reported)
Aeropoint targets Navigation, Transects, Profiles (no data reported)
Wingtra Lidar Navigation, LIDAR (no data reported)
Cerulean Sonar S-500 Sounder Single Beam (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity