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  4. Surveyed Positions of Ground Control Points and Photos of In-Place Features Used as Ground Control Points Associated With Images Collected During Unmanned Aerial Systems Flights Over Town Neck Beach, in Sandwich, Massachusetts on January 9, January 25, February 14, March 16, April 28, May 4, and September 18, 2017 (Text Files and Photos)

Surveyed Positions of Ground Control Points and Photos of In-Place Features Used as Ground Control Points Associated With Images Collected During Unmanned Aerial Systems Flights Over Town Neck Beach, in Sandwich, Massachusetts on January 9, January 25, February 14, March 16, April 28, May 4, and September 18, 2017 (Text Files and Photos)

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2017-01-09
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2017-01-25
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2017-02-14
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2017-03-16
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2017-04-28
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2017-05-04
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2017-09-18

Citation

Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P.A., Montgomery, E.T., Borden, J., Brosnahan S.M., Irwin, B.J., Marsjanik, E.D., Martini, M.A., and Suttles, S.E., 2019, Geotagged low-altitude aerial imagery from unmanned aerial systems flights over Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, with associated ground control points and transects, collected on January 9, January 25, February 14, March 16, April 28, May 4, and September 18, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7QC02RM.

Summary

Low-altitude (80-100 meters above ground level) digital images of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, were obtained from a camera mounted on a small unmanned aerial system (UAS; also known as a drone). Imagery was collected at close to low tide on seven days to observe changes in beach and dune morphology. The images were geolocated by using the single-frequency geographic positioning system aboard the UAS. Ground control points (GCPs) were established by using temporary targets on the ground, which were located by using a real-time kinematic global navigation satellite system (RTK-GNSS) base station and rovers. The GCPs can be used as constraints during photogrammetric processing. Transect points were collected by using the [...]

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Author :
Christopher R Sherwood, Peter A. Traykovski, Ellyn Montgomery, Jonathan Borden, Sandra M Brosnahan, Barry J Irwin, Eric D Marsjanik, Marinna A Martini, Steven E Suttles
Contact :
Sandra M Brosnahan
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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This dataset consists of locations of targets deployed and surveyed on January 9, January 25, February 14, March 16, April 28, May 4, and September 18, 2017 that can be used as ground control points (GCPs) to constrain photogrammetric processing of imagery collected on the same days.

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