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True color aerial imagery from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights and image locations: Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), February 27th, 2018

Dates

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2018-02-27

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Ganju, N.K., Brosnahan, S.M., Sturdivant, E.J., Pendleton, E.A., and Ackerman, S.D., 2019, Aerial imagery from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights–Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), February 27th, 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9O9NSRK.

Summary

Low-altitude (80 and 100 meters above ground level) digital images were taken over an area of the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Massachusetts using 3DR Solo unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on February 27, 2018. These images were collected as part of an effort to document marsh stability over time and quantify sediment movement using UAS technology. Each UAS was equipped with either a Ricoh GRII digital camera for natural color photos, used to produce digital elevation models and ortho images, or a MicaSense RedEdge multi-spectral camera that captures five specific bands of the visible spectrum (blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared), which can be used to classify vegetation. The MicaSense [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sandra M Brosnahan
Author :
Neil Kamal Ganju, Sandra M Brosnahan, Emily J Sturdivant, Elizabeth P Pendleton, Seth D. Ackerman
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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2018015FA_ricoh_PlumIsland.xml
“CSDGM metadata.”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		28.55 KB application/fgdc+xml
2018015FA_ricoh_PlumIsland_browse.jpg
“Browse graphic showing the image locations.” 		thumbnail 403.23 KB image/jpeg
UASricoh_2018015FA_nav.csv
“Ricoh image locations.” 		509.84 KB text/csv
data_access_readme.txt
“Data access instructions.” 		2.47 KB text/plain

Purpose

These images were collected in the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR) with the appropriate resolution and overlap to permit high quality photogrammetry and generation of orthomosaics and digital surface models. These overlapping aerial images are used within photogrammetric processing software to create point clouds, regional orthomosaics, and digital elevation models.
Browse graphic showing the image locations.
Browse graphic showing the image locations.

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