Structure-from-Motion derived point clouds and orthomosaic images of reference sections of the Williamsport Sandstone and Bloomsburg Formation in eastern West Virginia and south-central Pennsylvania

Description

This dataset consists of Structure-from-Motion derived point clouds and detailed orthomosaic images of four exposures covering the Williamsport Sandstone and the Bloomsburg Formation in eastern West Virginia and south-central Pennsylvania. For each roadcut exposure, two datasets are published: an orthomosaic raster image and a point cloud. The orthomosaic raster image is a vertical outcrop orthomosaic constructed from multiple orthophotos to create a geometrically rectified image. This facilitates a detailed visual inspection of the stratigraphic succession outside of a GIS environment, unlike georeferenced orthomosaics derived from aerial imagery. Point-cloud files provide 3D geospatial data that enables inspection in a three-dimensional geospatial environment. As a geospatial dataset, they can be combined with other reference geodatasets, enhancing analysis and application in geologic mapping.

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Name Format Description Link
55 Landing page for access to the data https://doi.og/10.5066/P13LSYQQ

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  • bloomsburg-formation
  • stratigraphy
  • usgs-67a4ec31d34e63325c2b7b31
  • u-s-geological-survey
  • florence-bascom-geoscience-center
  • geoscientificinformation
  • national-cooperative-geologic-mapping-program
  • usgs
  • ncgmp
  • fbgc
  • williamsport-sandstone

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