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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

remote sensing, aerial photography, image collections

ISO 19115 Topic Category

location, geoscientificInformation, oceans

Other Subject Keywords

DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter, photos, low-altitude aerial imagery, UAS, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program, aerial imagery, aerial and satellite photography, FC300X, JPEG, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, shoreline, Unmanned aerial system, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, field activity number 2016-053-FA, photographs, geotagged photos, CMGP, shoreline photographs, USGS

Place Keywords

Sandwich, USA, Town Neck Beach, Massachusetts

Geotagged Low-Altitude Aerial Imagery From Unmanned Aerial System Flights Over Town Neck Beach, in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on January 22, 2016

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 were collected by using the same RTK-GNSS system; these can be used to evaluate photogrammetric products. This data release includes georeferenced images, image-location files, GCPs, and transect points. Collection of these data was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program and conducted under U.S. Geological Survey field activity numbers 2016-013-FA, 2016-043-FA, 2016-053-FA, 2016-054-FA and 2016-055-FA.

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Author(s) Ellyn Montgomery orcid, Christopher R Sherwood orcid, Peter A Traykovski orcid, Barry Irwin, Jonathan Borden, Marinna A Martini orcid, Simon Minor
Publication Date 2019
Beginning Date of Data 2016-01-22
Ending Date of Data 2016-01-22
Data Contact
Christopher Sherwood
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CJOMBM
Citation Montgomery, E., Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P.A., Irwin, B., Borden, J., Martini, M.A., and Minor, S., 2019, Geotagged Low-Altitude Aerial Imagery From Unmanned Aerial System Flights Over Town Neck Beach, in Sandwich, Massachusetts, on January 22, 2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CJOMBM.
Metadata Contact
Ellyn Montgomery
Metadata Date 2022-07-07
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