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  4. Ground control and transect points collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations: Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019

Ground control and transect points collected during uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations: Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019

Dates

Publication Date
Date Collected
2017-11-14
Date Collected
2019-03-28

Citation

Cramer, J.M., Huntley, E.C., Brosnahan, S.M., Ganju, N.K., Sturdivant, E.J., Pendleton, E.A., Ackerman, S.D., and Borden, J., 2022, Aerial imagery and ground control points collected during an uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) survey at Plum Island Estuary and Parker River NWR (PIEPR), November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9PP35F4.

Summary

Low-altitude (80 and 100 meters above ground level) digital images were taken over an area of the Plum Island Estuary and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Massachusetts using 3DR Solo unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on November 14, 2017 and March 28, 2019. These images were collected as part of an effort to document marsh stability over time and quantify sediment movement using UAS technology. Each UAS was equipped with either a Ricoh GRII digital camera for natural color photos, used to produce digital elevation models and ortho images, or a MicaSense RedEdge multi-spectral camera that captures five specific bands of the visible spectrum (blue, green, red, red edge, and near-infrared), which can be used to classify vegetation. [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sandra M Brosnahan
Author :
Jennifer M Cramer, Emily C Huntley, Sandra M Brosnahan, Neil Kamal Ganju, Emily J Sturdivant, Elizabeth P Pendleton, Seth D Ackerman, Jonathan Borden
USGS Program :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
SDC Data Owner :
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey

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2017057FA_2019009FA_GCP_PlumIsland.xml
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2017057FA_PlumIsland_GCP.csv 6.79 KB text/csv
2019009FA_PlumIsland_GCP.csv 921 Bytes text/csv
2017057FA_2019009FA_gcptrans_browse.jpg
“Ground control and transect point locations for 2017 and 2019 surveys.” 		thumbnail 361.73 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The objective of obtaining these ground control points was to constrain the photogrammetric products constructed from the aerial images taken, by providing survey-quality ground validation, which far exceeds the accuracy that can be provided from the photo geolocations alone. Ground control points are used to geolocate the products as accurately as possible.
Ground control and transect point locations for 2017 and 2019 surveys.
Ground control and transect point locations for 2017 and 2019 surveys.

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