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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

geolocation measurement, remote sensing, image collections, aerial photography, geospatial datasets, photography

ISO 19115 Topic Category

geoscientificInformation, elevation, location, oceans

Other Subject Keywords

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, UAS, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, low-altitude aerial imagery, Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, shoreline photographs, USGS, WHCMSC, CMHRP, geotagged photos, Hurricane Lee, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program

Place Keywords

United States, Eastham, Nauset Light Beach, Cape Cod, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

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 from the collected imagery and GCPs. Photos were taken with smartphones for environmental context. This work was conducted under National Park Service Research Permit CACO-2020-SCI-0021.

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Author(s) Jin-Si R Over orcid, Christopher R Sherwood orcid, Mira M Anderberg orcid, Marie K Bartlett orcid, Jennifer M Cramer orcid
Publication Date 2023-12-04
Beginning Date of Data 2023-09-14
Ending Date of Data 2023-09-20
Data Contact
Jin-Si R. Over
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GA5RJD
Citation Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., Anderberg, M.M., Bartlett, M.K., and Cramer, J.M., 2023, 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: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GA5RJD.
Metadata Contact
Jin-Si R. Over
Metadata Date 2023-12-04
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z