Description
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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- cmgp
- coastal-and-marine-geology-program
- coastal-marine-hazards-and-resources-program
- elevation
- field-activity-number-2016-013-fa
- field-activity-number-2016-043-fa
- field-activity-number-2016-053-fa
- field-activity-number-2016-054-fa
- field-activity-number-2016-055-fa
- global-positioning-system
- gnss
- gps
- gps-measurement
- location
- massachusetts
- navigation
- navigational-data
- oceans
- sandwich
- town-neck-beach
- usa
- u-s-geological-survey
- usgs
- usgs-5d039656e4b0e3d311568132
- whcmsc
- woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center