Multispectral aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations: Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS), MD, October 10 - 14, 2022

Low-altitude (70 m above ground level) aerial images were collected over five areas of interest within the northern portion of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) in mid-October, 2022. These images were collected to generate photogrammetric products (e.g. digital surface model (DSM), reflectance orthomosaic) to support science and data needs of National Park managers attempting to locate invasive Phragmites australis expansion. A DJI Matrice 600 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) was equipped with a MicaSense Altum-PT multispectral camera and a Ricoh GRII true-color RGB camera to collect images simultaneously with sufficient overlap for photogrammetric processing. Ground control points (GCPs), black and white...

Categories: Data, Image; Tags: ASIS, Altum, Assateague Island National Seashore, Berlin, CMHRP, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DJI Matrice 600 hexacopter, Field activity 2022-030-FA, Image, Maryland, MicaSense Altum-PT, TIFF, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USA, USGS, Uncrewed aircraft system, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial imagery, aerial photography, barrier island, beach, completed, drone, geoscientificInformation, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, multi-band, multispectral, near-infrared, panchromatic, photographs, photos, rededge, remote sensing, uncrewed aerial system, Fewer tags

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

Topographic and multispectral reflectance products, aerial imagery, spectral reflectance profiles, vegetation surveys, and associated GPS data collected during uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) operations: Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland, October 10-14, 2022

Low-altitude (70 m above ground level) aerial images were collected over 5 areas of interest within the northern portion of Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) in mid-October, 2022. These images were collected to generate photogrammetric products (e.g. digital surface model (DSM), reflectance orthomosaic) for five areas of interest along the northern portion of the island to support science and data needs of National Park managers attempting to locate invasive Phragmites australis expansion. A DJI Matrice 600 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) was equipped with a MicaSense Altum-PT multispectral camera and a Ricoh GRII true-color RGB camera to collect images simultaneously with sufficient overlap for photogrammetric...

Tags: Aerial Imagery, Aerial Photography, Assateague Island National Seashore, Drone, Ecology, All tags... Geography, Geomorphology, Land Use Change, Maryland (MD), North America, Orthomosaic, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing, Spectroradiometer, Structure-from-Motion, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), United States, Vegetation surveys, digital surface models, low-altitude aerial imagery, navigational data, reflectance orthomosaic, spectral reflectance, 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

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

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

Topographic, imagery, and raw data associated with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) flights 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; Tags: Buzzards Bay, Falmouth, Massachusetts, Remote Sensing, UAS, aerial photography, All tags... coasts, digital elevation models, drone, elevation, imagery, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, inlandWaters, oceans, Fewer tags