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LiDAR Point Clouds (LPC) and elevation data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Lower Darby Creek, Darby Township, Pennsylvania, August 28 to September 1, 2023

Dates

Date Collected
2023-08-30
Date Collected
2023-08-31
Date Collected
2023-09-01
Publication Date

Citation

Cramer, J.M., Brosnahan, S.M., Ackerman, S.D., Gazoorian, C.L., and Over, J.R., 2024, Elevation models, aerial imagery, LiDAR point clouds (LPCs), vegetation survey, and GPS data collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations at Lower Darby Creek, Darby Township, Pennsylvania, August 28 to September 1, 2023: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1HRSCZH.

Summary

Two DJI M600 small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) were used to collect aerial remote sensing data over various locations within the Lower Darby Creek Superfund Site and the adjacent John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Datasets included natural (RGB) color images, multispectral images, and LiDAR Point Clouds (LPCs). These data were processed to produce high resolution digital elevation models (DEM) and natural-color and multispectral reflectance image mosaics. Black and white cross-coded ground control points (GCPs) were sureveyed using RTK-GPS and RTK-GPS enabled Aeropoints to georeference the model and orthomosaics during post-processing. The elevation and imagery products were produced to help partners at the EPA and U.S. [...]

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Purpose

LiDAR data were collected to generate high resolution colorized point clouds and DEMs to aid partners at the EPA and USFWS to assess current topographic conditions at target areas of the Darby Creek Superfund Site and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.

Rights

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P1HRSCZH

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