Andrew C Ritchie

Topographic digital surface model (DSM) for Whiskeytown Lake and surrounding area, 2018-12-02

This portion of the data release presents a digital surface model (DSM) and hillshade of Whiskeytown Lake and the surrounding area derived from Structure from Motion (SfM) processing of aerial imagery acquired on 2018-12-02. Unlike a digital elevation model (DEM), the DSM represents the elevation of the highest object within the bounds of a cell. Vegetation, buildings and other objects have not been removed from the data. In addition, data artifacts resulting from noise and vegetation in the original imagery have not been removed. However, in unvegetated areas such as reservoir shorelines and deltas, the DSM is equivalent to a DEM because it represents the ground surface elevation. The raw imagery used to create...

Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, CMHRP, Carr fire, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, PCMSC, All tags... Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, State of California, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Whiskeytown Lake, Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, aerial photography, elevation, fires, fragile ecosystems, geomorphology, image mosaics, photography, remote sensing, remote sensing, reservoir, topographic maps, topography, wildfires, Fewer tags

This page contains links to the digital elevation models and orthoimages 10-11, one month post-Hurricane Dorian. See main landing page for additional dates and information.

Structure-from-motion point cloud of Mud Creek, Big Sur, California, 2017-05-27

Presented here is a point cloud collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) using an oblique plane-mounted camera system, covering the area of the Mud Creek landslide on California State Route 1 (SR1), Mud Creek, Big Sur, California. The point cloud is referenced to previously published lidar data and contains RGB information as well as XYZ. Point cloud coordinates are in NAD83 UTM Zone 10 meters. Imagery was collected with a Nikon D800 camera in RAW format and processed using structure-from-motion photogrammetry with Agisoft PhotoScan version 1.2.8 through 1.3.2. Pointclouds were clipped to an AOI using LASTools. The AOI was created from a KMZ in Google Earth and transformed to a shapefile using ArcMap 10.5.

Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, Big Sur, CMHRP, California, Cape San Martin, All tags... Central California Coastal, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Monterey, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, Villa Creek, aerial and satellite photography, aerial photography, agents of coastal change, anthropogenic agents of coastal change, coastal change hazards topics, coastal landslides, coastal landsliding, coastal processes, coastal processes, coastal sediment budget, coastal zone management, effects of coastal change, elevation, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, hazards, hazards and disasters, human responses to coastal change, image analysis, image collections, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, landslides, remote sensing, topography, transportation, Fewer tags

Post-Hurricane Florence RGB averaged orthoimagery of coastal North Carolina

This data release presents structure-from-motion (SFM) products derived from aerial imagery surveys with precise Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) navigation data flown in a piloted fixed wing aircraft taken along the North Carolina coast in response to Hurricane Florence (available here https://coastal.er.usgs.gov/data-release/doi-P91KB9SF/). USGS researchers use the elevation models and orthorectified imagery to assess future coastal vulnerability, nesting habitats for wildlife, and provide data for hurricane impact models. The products span the coast over both highly developed towns and natural areas, including federal lands. These products represent the coast after Hurricane Florence and cover the Cape...

Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: CMHRP, Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... North Carolina, Outer Banks, Remote Sensing Coastal Change, U.S. Geological Survey, USA, USGS, USGS-CC Natural Hazards, aerial photography, coastal processes, digital elevation models, earth sciences, farming, geography, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, hurricanes, oceans, remote sensing, structure from motion, utilitiesCommunication, Fewer tags

Fish abundance in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, from 2006 to 2014

This portion of the data release presents fish abundance data from samples collected in the Elwha River estuary, Washington, in 2006, 2007, 2013, and 2014 (no associated USGS Field Activities numbers because data were collected predominantly by biologists from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe). We used the Puget Sound beach seining protocol (Simenstad and others, 1991) to sample fish populations in the Elwha River estuary complex. The beach seine was 38 m long x 2 m deep, with a 2 m x 2 m bag in the center of the net; mesh size was 3.18 mm, 6.35 mm, and 31.75 mm, for the bag, center panel, and wings, respectively. The seine net was deployed from bank to bank by a small skiff and then pulled on shore. The number of...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Clallam County, Elwha River, Olympic Peninsula, State of Washington, Strait of Juan de Fuca, All tags... biota, fish, fish, fish, fishes, oceans, species diversity, Fewer tags