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  4. True color aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations: Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), Massachusetts, November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019

True color aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations: Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), Massachusetts, November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019

Dates

Publication Date
Date Collected
2017-11-14
Date Collected
2019-03-28

Citation

Cramer, J.M., Huntley, E.C., Brosnahan, S.M., Ganju, N.K., Sturdivant, E.J., Pendleton, E.A., Ackerman, S.D., and Borden, J., 2022, Aerial imagery and ground control points collected during an uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) survey at Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PP35F4.

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 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) on November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019. 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 GR II digital camera for true color photos, which can be used to produce digital elevation models and ortho images, or a MicaSense RedEdge multispectral camera for five-banded imagery (blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared spectral bands), which can be used to classify vegetation. [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sandra M Brosnahan
Author :
Jennifer M Cramer, Emily C Huntley, Sandra M Brosnahan, Neil Kamal Ganju, Emily J Sturdivant, Elizabeth P Pendleton, Seth D Ackerman, Jonathan Borden
USGS Program :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
SDC Data Owner :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey

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2017057FA_2019009FA_true_color_imagery.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
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2017057FA_2019009FA_true_color_imagery_browse.jpg
“Example true color image of Plum Island, Massachusetts, taken in March 2019.” 		thumbnail 2.52 MB image/jpeg
2017057FA_2019009FA_true_color_imageryNav.csv
“Ricoh image locations.” 		537.92 KB text/csv

Purpose

These true color images were collected 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.
Example true color image of Plum Island, Massachusetts, taken in March 2019.
Example true color image of Plum Island, Massachusetts, taken in March 2019.

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