Low-altitude aerial imagery obtained with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (JPEG images)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Airborne imagery, Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, All tags... CMGP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DJI Phantom 3, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, JPEG images, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, aerial photography, drone, field activity number 2016-010-FA, geospatial datasets, ground control point, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, targets, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

CSV file of names, times, and locations of images collected by an unmanned aerial system (UAS) flying over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Airborne imagery, Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, All tags... CMGP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DJI Phantom 3, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, aerial photography, drone, field activity number 2016-010-FA, geospatial datasets, ground control point, location, targets, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

High-resolution orthomosaic image (natural color) of Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (32-bit GeoTIFF)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Airborne high resolution data, Airborne imagery, Atlantic Ocean, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, All tags... CMGP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, DJI Phantom 3, Digital aerial imagery, Falmouth, GeoTIFF, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Gridded Data, Massachusetts, Natural color, Orthoimagery, Three band image mosaic, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, aerial photography, drone, environment, field activity number 2016-010-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, oceans, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

Positions of temporary targets used as ground control points associated with UAS flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (text file)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, CMGP, All tags... Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, drone, elevation, ground control point, targets, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

Elevations surveyed at Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (text file)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Barnstable, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, CMGP, All tags... Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, coasts, cross shore transect, elevation, ground control point, point data, Fewer tags

Elevation point cloud from low-altitude aerial imagery from UAS flights over Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2017 (LAZ file)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, CMGP, Cape Cod, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, LAS, LAZ, Massachusetts, Structure-from-Motion, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, drone, elevation, field activity number 2016-010-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, oceans, point cloud, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

Table and accompanying photographs for biogeomorphic classification of shorebird nesting sites on the U.S. Atlantic coast from March to September, 2016

Atlantic coast piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest sites are typically found on low-lying beach and dune systems, which respond rapidly to coastal processes like sediment overwash, inlet formation, and island migration that are sensitive to climate-related changes in storminess and the rate of sea-level rise. Data were obtained to understand piping plover habitat distribution and use along their Atlantic Coast breeding range. A smartphone application called iPlover was developed to collect standardized data on habitat characteristics at piping plover nest locations. The application capitalized on a network of trained monitors that observe piping plovers throughout their U.S. Atlantic coast breeding range as...

Categories: Data; Tags: Assateague Island, Atlantic Margin, CMGP, Cape Cod, Cape Lookout, All tags... Charadrius Melodus, Chincoteague Island, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern Shore of Virginia, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Environmental Health, Fire Island, JPEG images, Land Use Change, Long Island, Maine, Marine Geology, Marthas Vineyard, Maryland, Massachusetts, Monomoy Island, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Parker River, Piping Plover, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island, U.S. Atlantic East Coast, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Virginia, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, biogeography, biogeomorphic, biota, birds, coastal ecosystems, coasts, continental United States, east coast, geoscientificInformation, habitat, habitats, image collections, migratory species, photography, point data, shorebird, shorebird nesting, smartphone application, Fewer tags

Digital elevation model (DEM) of Black Beach, Falmouth, Massachusetts on 18 March 2016 (32-bit GeoTIFF)

Imagery acquired with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and coupled with structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry can produce high-resolution topographic and visual reflectance datasets that rival or exceed lidar and orthoimagery. These new techniques are particularly useful for data collection of coastal systems, which requires high temporal and spatial resolution datasets. The U.S. Geological Survey worked in collaboration with members of the Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Analytics at Black Beach, in Falmouth, Massachusetts to explore scientific research demands on UAS technology for topographic and habitat mapping applications. This project explored the application of consumer-grade UAS platforms...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Downloadable, GeoTIFF, Map Service, Raster; Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Black Beach, Buzzards Bay, CMGP, Cape Cod, All tags... Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Elevation, Falmouth, Great Sippewissett Inlet, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Gridded Data, Massachusetts, Structure-from-Motion, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial images, digital elevation models, drone, elevation, field activity number 2016-010-FA, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, oceans, unmanned aerial system, Fewer tags

Final Report: Mapping Coastal Change Using Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Pilot Study

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are a new and relatively untapped resource within the USGS and the scientific community for coastal surveying. UAS offer a number of advantages over ground-based surveys and manned aerial systems, including the ability to rapidly deploy and efficiently collect remote sensing data, and to derive high-resolution elevations over variable terrain. The purpose of this project was to evaluate mapping, data processing, and analysis capabilities for pilot surveys of coastal beaches and marshes using UAS. The project was designed to provide a low-risk, low-cost means to explore the utility of UAS for coastal mapping on beaches and marshes, and develop methodology and capacity to acquire, process,...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Cape Cod, Marine Biological Laboratory, Northeast CASC, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Unmanned Aerial Systems, All tags... Water, Coasts and Ice, structurefrom- motion (SfM), Fewer tags