Ground control points Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Categories: Data; Tags: AeroPoint, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, GPS measurement, All tags... Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Ground control point, Head of the Meadow Beach, Helikite, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, elevation, geolocation measurement, geoscientificInformation, location, oceans, shoreline, Fewer tags

Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Categories: Data; Tags: 3-band imagery, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Helikite, JPG, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, aerial imagery, aerial photography, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial data, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photographs, remote sensing, shoreline, shoreline photographs, Fewer tags

Orthomosaic representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Tags: Agisoft Metashape, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Helikite, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, coastal processes, geoscientificInformation, geospatial data, location, oceans, orthomosaic, remote sensing, shoreline, structure from motion, Fewer tags

Topographic and bathymetric data, structure from motion imagery, and ground control data collected at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, Massachusetts in March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2023-011-FA

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Tags: Agisoft Metashape, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Geography, All tags... Geomorphology, Head of the Meadow Beach, Helikite, Massachusetts, Remote Sensing, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, coastal processes, geoscientificInformation, geospatial data, location, oceans, orthomosaic, remote sensing, shoreline, structure from motion, Fewer tags

Bathymetric data and grid of offshore Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on April 7, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Categories: Data; Tags: ASV, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, WHOI, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Yellowfin, aerial and satellite photography, bathymetry, elevation, geoscientificInformation, location, oceans, remote sensing, shoreline, single-beam echo sounder, Fewer tags

Digital Surface Model representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 10, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-015-FA and a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March and April 2023, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for...

Tags: Agisoft Metashape, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Helikite, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, digital elevation models, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial data, location, oceans, remote sensing, shoreline, structure from motion, Fewer tags