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Satellite video and individual image frames from the Tanana River, Alaska, July 14, 2020, for Particle Image Velocimetry

Dates

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2020-07-14
Publication Date

Citation

Legleiter, C.J., and Kinzel, P.J., 2021, Satellite video and field measurements of flow velocity acquired from the Tanana River in Alaska and used for particle image velocimetry (PIV): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZY5LK1.

Summary

This data release consists of a video and individual image frames extracted from the original high frame rate video and used to derive remotely sensed estimates of surface flow velocity via particle image velocimetry (PIV). These data were acquired from the Tanana River near Nenana, Alaska, on July 14, 2020. The video was obtained from a satellite operated by Planet Labs as part of the SkySat constellation. The original video was recorded at 30 frames per second and is provided in a compressed, lower-resolution .mp4 format video file for viewing. In addition, Planet Labs provided the individual frames comprising the video as full resolution TIFF images. This data release consists of individual frames extracted at a reduced frame [...]

Contacts

Originator :
Carl J Legleiter, Paul J Kinzel
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Integrated Modeling & Prediction Division
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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TananaImagesMetadata.xml
“Metadata describing the data and how it was obtained and processed”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		22.24 KB application/fgdc+xml
20200714_205551_ssc2d1__video.mp4
“Original full frame rate video file for viewing purposes” 		11.99 MB video/mp4
TP_001.jpg
“Preview example of an individual image frame extracted from video” 		thumbnail 88.68 KB image/jpeg
1HzSubsetGeoRef.zip
“Zip archive with geo-referenced image frames as .tif and .tfw world files” 		4.42 MB application/zip

Material Request Instructions

For questions concerning this data set, please contact:

Dr. Carl J. Legleiter - cjl@usgs.gov, 303-271-3651
Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Laboratory
United States Geological Survey
4620 Technology Drive, Suite #400
Golden, CO 80403

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of inferring flow velocities from video acquired from a satellite in orbit above the river by tracking water surface features via a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) algorithm. Remote sensing of flow velocity could provide a more efficient, cost-effective alternative to conventional field-based methods of measuring velocity and become an important component of non-contact approaches to streamgaging.

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Preview example of an individual image frame extracted from video
Preview example of an individual image frame extracted from video

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier 10.5066/P9ZY5LK1

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