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Topographic and bathymetric data, imagery, and ground control data collected at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, Massachusetts in February and March 2024

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2024-03-20
Acquisition
2024-02-09

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Over, J.R., Sherwood, C.R., Traykovski, P.A., and Anderberg, M.M., 2024, Topographic and bathymetric data, imagery, and ground control data collected at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, Massachusetts in February and March 2024: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1N57AEG.

Summary

The data in this release re-map the beach and nearshore environment at Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro, MA and provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks. This is a collaboration with the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore to monitor the region that falls within the field of view of CoastCam CACO-01, which are two video cameras aimed at the beach. In February and March 2024, U.S. Geological Survey and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists conducted field surveys to collect topographic and bathymetric data. Images of the beach for use in structure-from-motion were taken with a camera (SONY [...]

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Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jin-Si R Over
Originator :
Jin-Si R Over, Christopher R Sherwood, Peter Traykovski, Mira M Anderberg
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Program :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards

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“Alongshore view of Head of the Meadow Beach on March 20th, 2024.” 		thumbnail 346.51 KB image/jpeg

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Provide updated environmental context for the 2020 CoastCam installation that looks out at the coast shared by beachgoers, shorebirds, seals, and sharks.
Alongshore view of Head of the Meadow Beach on March 20th, 2024.
Alongshore view of Head of the Meadow Beach on March 20th, 2024.

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