Ground control points Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 20, 2024

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...

Categories: Data; Tags: AeroPoint, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, GPS measurement, All tags... Global Positioning System (GPS) observations, Ground control point, Head of the Meadow Beach, Helikite, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, elevation, geolocation measurement, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, location, oceans, shoreline, Fewer tags

Topographic data, imagery, and ground control data collected in September 2023, pre and post Hurricane Lee at Head of the Meadow, Marconi, and Nauset Light beaches, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

The data in this release map Marconi Beach, Head of the Meadow Beach, and Nauset Light Beach, in Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), Massachusetts, before and after Hurricane Lee in September 2023. U.S Geological Survey personnel conducted field surveys to collect topographic data using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) at all three beaches. In addition, at Nauset Light Beach, an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) was used to collect images with a Ricoh GRII camera for use in structure from motion photogrammetry. High-precision GNSS targets (AeroPoints) were used as ground control points (GCPs) for the UAS photogrammetry. Agisoft Metashape (v. 2.0.1) software was used to create a digital surface model and an orthomosaic...

Tags: Agisoft Metashape, CMHRP, Cape Cod, CoastCam, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, All tags... Geomorphology, Marconi Beach, Massachusetts, Remote Sensing, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Wellfleet, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, datasets, digital elevation models, elevation, geoscientificInformation, remote sensing, structure from motion, Fewer tags

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

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...

Tags: 3-band imagery, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Geography, All tags... Geomorphology, Head of the Meadow Beach, Helikite, JPEG, Massachusetts, Remote Sensing, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, aerial imagery, aerial photography, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photography, remote sensing, shoreline, shoreline photographs, structure from motion, Fewer tags

Low-altitude aerial imagery collected from a Helikite at Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 20, 2024

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...

Categories: Data; Tags: 3-band imagery, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Helikite, JPEG, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, UAS, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, aerial imagery, aerial photography, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, geotagged photos, image collections, location, low-altitude aerial imagery, oceans, photography, remote sensing, shoreline, shoreline photographs, Fewer tags

Bathymetric data and grid of offshore Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on February 9, 2024

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...

Categories: Data; Tags: ASV, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Massachusetts, National Seashore, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, WHOI, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, autonomous surface vehicle, bathymetry, elevation, geoscientificInformation, location, oceans, remote sensing, shoreline, single-beam echo sounder, single-beam echo sounder, Fewer tags

SfM digital surface model and orthomosaic representing Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro, MA on March 20, 2024

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...

Tags: Agisoft Metashape, CMHRP, Cape Cod, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Head of the Meadow Beach, All tags... Helikite, Massachusetts, Truro, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, United States, WHCMSC, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, aerial and satellite photography, digital elevation models, elevation, geoscientificInformation, geospatial datasets, image mosaics, location, oceans, orthomosaic, remote sensing, shoreline, structure from motion, Fewer tags