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 collected from a UAS at Nauset Light Beach, Eastham, MA on September 14 and 20, 2023, pre and post Hurricane Lee

The data in this release map Marconi Beach, Head of the Meadow Beach, and Nauset Light Beach, in Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), Massachusetts, before and after Hurricane Lee in September 2023. U.S Geological Survey personnel conducted field surveys to collect topographic data using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) at all three beaches. In addition, at Nauset Light Beach, an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) was used to collect images with a Ricoh GRII camera for use in structure from motion photogrammetry. High-precision GNSS targets (AeroPoints) were used as ground control points (GCPs) for the UAS photogrammetry. Agisoft Metashape (v. 2.0.1) software was used to create a digital surface model and an orthomosaic...

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Eastham, All tags... GPS measurement, Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Massachusetts, Nauset Light Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, elevation, geolocation measurement, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, geotagged photos, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, shoreline photographs, 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

True-color aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Dog Head Marsh at South Cape Beach, Mashpee, MA, October 7 - 8, 2021

The purpose of this field data collection was to test and compare the OceanInsight HDX Mini Spectrometer as an accessible alternative against the more expensive ASD Fieldspec for collecting ground-based hyperspectral reflectance profiles for landcover analysis. The data collection took place in Dog Head Marsh and South Cape Beach within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR). The hyperspectral profiles were collected side-by-side with both field-spectrometers using comparable sensor collection settings for various ground cover samples. The terrain and vegetation type of these sample were described as well as surveyed using Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS). This data...

Categories: Data; Tags: 3DR Solo Quadcopter, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Dog Head Marsh, Field activity 2021-033-FA, All tags... JPEG, Mashpee, Massachusetts, RGB, Ricoh GRII, South Cape Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USA, USGS, Uncrewed aircraft system, WHCMSC, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial imagery, aerial photography, beach, biota, biota, elevation, elevation, environment, environment, geoscientificInformation, geoscientificInformation, geotagged photos, image collections, location, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, oceans, photographicImage, photographs, photos, remote sensing, true-color, Fewer tags

Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Marconi Beach, Wellfleet, MA on March 22, 2023

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2021 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is related to the field activity 2022-014-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-02, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In March 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 use in structure-from-motion...

Categories: Data; Tags: 3-band imagery, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Helikite, All tags... JPG, Marconi Beach, Massachusetts, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Wellfleet, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, aerial imagery, coastal processes, geoscientificInformation, geospatial data, geotagged photos, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photographs, remote sensing, shoreline, shoreline photographs, structure from motion, Fewer tags

Geotagged Low-Altitude Aerial Imagery From Unmanned Aerial System Flights Over Town Neck Beach, in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on 2016-03-30

Low-altitude (30-120 meters above ground level) digital images of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts, were obtained with a series of cameras mounted on small unmanned aerial systems (UAS, also known as a drone). Imagery was collected at close to low tide on five days to observe changes in beach and dune morphology. The images were geolocated by using the single-frequency geographic positioning system aboard the UAS. Ground control points (GCPs) were established by using temporary targets on the ground, which were located by using a real-time kinematic global navigation satellite system (RTK-GNSS) base station and rovers. The GCPs can be used as constraints during photogrammetric processing. Transect points...

Tags: Airshark, CMGP, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program, DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter, All tags... FC300X, JPEG, Massachusetts, Sandwich, Sony Nex5R, Town Neck Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USA, USGS, Unmanned aerial system, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, aerial imagery, aerial photography, elevation, field activity number 2016-013-FA, geoscientificInformation, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photographs, photos, remote sensing, shoreline, shoreline photographs, Fewer tags

True-color 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; Tags: ASIS, Assateague Island National Seashore, Berlin, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... DJI Matrice 600 hexacopter, Field activity 2022-030-FA, JPEG, Maryland, RGB, Ricoh GRII, 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, biota, elevation, environment, geoscientificInformation, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photographs, photos, remote sensing, true-color, Fewer tags

Landscape and contextual field work photos taken in September 2023, pre and post Hurricane Lee at Head of the Meadow, Marconi, and Nauset Light beaches in CACO, MA

The data in this release map Marconi Beach, Head of the Meadow Beach, and Nauset Light Beach, in Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), Massachusetts, before and after Hurricane Lee in September 2023. U.S Geological Survey personnel conducted field surveys to collect topographic data using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) at all three beaches. In addition, at Nauset Light Beach, an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) was used to collect images with a Ricoh GRII camera for use in structure from motion photogrammetry. High-precision GNSS targets (AeroPoints) were used as ground control points (GCPs) for the UAS photogrammetry. Agisoft Metashape (v. 2.0.1) software was used to create a digital surface model and an orthomosaic...

Categories: Data; Tags: CMHRP, Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, GPS measurement, All tags... Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Head of the Meadow Beach, Marconi Beach, Massachusetts, Nauset Light Beach, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, elevation, field work photos, geolocation measurement, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, geotagged photos, location, oceans, shoreline photographs, smartphone, Fewer tags

Multispectral aerial imagery collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations - Dog Head Marsh at South Cape Beach, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR), Mashpee, MA, October 7-8, 2021

The purpose of this field data collection was to test and compare the OceanInsight HDX Mini Spectrometer as an accessible alternative against the more expensive ASD Fieldspec for collecting ground-based hyperspectral reflectance profiles for landcover analysis. The data collection took place in Dog Head Marsh and South Cape Beach within the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR). The hyperspectral profiles were collected side-by-side with both field-spectrometers using comparable sensor collection settings for various ground cover samples. The terrain and vegetation type of these sample were described as well as surveyed using Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS). This data...

Categories: Data, Image; Tags: 3DR Solo quadcopter, CMHRP, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Field activity 2022-030-FA, Image, All tags... Mashpee, Massachusetts, MicaSense Rededge-3, Rededge, South Cape Beach, TIFF, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USA, USGS, Uncrewed aircraft system, WHCMSC, Waquoit Bay, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial imagery, aerial photography, biota, completed, drone, elevation, environment, estuary, geoscientificInformation, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, marsh, multispectral, near-infrared, oceans, panchromatic, photographs, photos, rededge, remote sensing, uncrewed aerial system, Fewer tags