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Post-Hurricane Sandy Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to Montauk, New York, November 4-6, 2012

By Karen L.M. Morgan and M. Dennis Krohn

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Project Summary

The photographs provided here are Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images. The photograph locations are an estimate of the position of the aircraft and do not indicate the location of the feature in the images (see the Navigation Data page). These photos document the configuration of the barrier islands and other coastal features at the time of the survey. Exiftool was used to add the following to the header of each photo: time of collection, Global Positioning System (GPS) latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information. Photographs can be opened directly with any JPEG-compatible image viewer by clicking on a thumbnail on the contact sheet.

Table 1 provides detailed information about the GPS location, image name, date, and time each of the 9,481 photographs were taken along with links to each photograph. The photographs are organized in segments, also referred to as contact sheets, and represent approximately 5 minutes of flight time. (Also see the Photos and Maps page)

In addition to the photographs, a Google Earth Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file is provided and can be used to view the images by clicking on the marker and then clicking on either the thumbnail or the link above the thumbnail. The KML files were created using the photographic navigation files.

Getting Started

This report is divided into seven sections: Home, Abbreviations, Contents, Photos and Maps, Navigation Data, Logs, and Metadata. Links at the top and bottom of each page provide access to these sections. (If you are viewing this report on DVD, use a Web browser to open the file index.html.)

Report Organization

Links to the full-sized images can be found through the Photos and Maps page and through Table 1. KML files, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files, images used to produce the Web pages, and a readme file are also included in this report. Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected during the flight is also available in Navigation Data. The Logs pages contain information on the flight and the equipment used.

The Contents page contains a diagram of the location of all files and folders mentioned in the text and provides links to these files and folders.

List of Figures

Figure 1. Post-Hurricane Sandy oblique photography survey flight path (USGS field activity 12CCH04), from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to Montauk, New York., November 4-6, 2012

Figure 2. Acquisition Geometry

Figure 3a. Area 1 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Cape Lookout, N.C., to Salvo, N.C.

Figure 3b. Area 2 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Rodanthe, N.C., to Cape Henry, Va.

Figure 3c. Area 3 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Cape Charles, Va., to Ocean City, Md.

Figure 3d. Area 4 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Montauk, N.Y., to West Gilgo Beach, N.Y.

Figure 3e. Area 5 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from West Gilgo Beach, N.Y., to Seaside Park, N.J.

Figure 3f. Area 6 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Seaside Heights, N.J., to Cape May, N.J.

Figure 3g. Area 7 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Cape Henlopen, Del., to Cape Charles, Va.

Figure 3h. Area 8 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Cape Henry, Va., to Oregon Inlet, N.C.

Figure 3i. Area 9 - Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial survey from Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, N.C., to Mullet Cove, N.C.

Figure 4. Hatteras Inset Map (Area 1)

Figure 5. Rodanthe Inset Map (Area 2)

Figure 6. Wallops Island Inset Map (Area 3)

Figure 7. Mecox Inset Map (Area 4)

Figure 8. Cupsoque Inset Map (Area 4)

Figure 9. Old Inlet Inset Map (Area 4)

Figure 10. Breezy Point Inset Map (Area 5)

Figure 11. Mantoloking Inset Map (Area 5)

Figure 12. Ocean City Inset Map (Area 7)

Figure 13. Pea Island Inset Map (Area 9)

Reference Cited

Morgan, K.L.M., 2009, Coastal change during Hurricane Isabel 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3025, 2 p. at https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3025/.

Suggested Citation

Morgan, K.L.M. and Krohn, M.D., 2014, Post-Hurricane Sandy coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Cape Lookout, North Carolina, to Montauk, New York, November 4-6, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 858, https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds858

Acknowledgments

Funding and (or) support for this study was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP).

The authors wish to thank pilot Tom Rissmiller with Bay Air Charters, Inc., for his assistance in data collection. This report benefited from the comments and reviews by Julie Bernier and James Flocks with the USGS - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Information Statement

This report was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The USGS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.

System Requirements

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Contact

Karen L.M. Morgan
U.S. Geological Survey
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Ph: (727) 502-8037
FAX: (727) 502-8082
kmorgan@usgs.gov