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Baseline Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina Border, May 19-22, 2009

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Karen L.M. Morgan

Originator: Cheryl J. Hapke

Originator: Emily A. Himmelstoss

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, May 19-22, 2009

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: Data Series 946

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946

Description:

Abstract:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts baseline and storm response photography missions to document and understand the changes in vulnerability of the Nation's coasts to extreme storms. On May 19-22, 2009, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, aboard a Cessna 207A aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (Figure 2, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_fig2.html). This mission was flown to collect data for assessing incremental changes since the last survey, flown October 2000, and can be used for assessing future coastal change. 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 in the corresponding report, for additional details, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_nav.html). These photographs document the configuration of the barrier islands and other coastal features at the time of the survey. ExifTool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/) is a free software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, and video metadata. 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. All image times are recorded in UTC. Table 1 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_table.html) provides detailed information about the assigned location, name, date, and time the photograph was taken along with links to the photograph. 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. Note: A KML number was assigned to each photograph to aid navigation of the Google Earth file. These numbers correspond to the site labels in Google Earth.

Purpose:

To provide access to digital photographs taken as part of the May 19-22, 2009, baseline oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, and to provide access to attribute data that documents the time and location of where each photograph was taken.

Supplemental_Information:

For a summary of field activity 09ACH01 please see http://compass.er.usgs.gov/activity_popup.php?id=154. Ancillary files included in this release are ds946_09ach01_0519_garmin.txt (Areas 1-10), ds946_09ach01_0519.csv (Areas 1-10), ds946_09ach01_0522_garmin.txt (Area 11), ds946_09ach01_0522.csv, ds946_09ACH01_0519.kml (Areas 1-10), and ds946_09ACH01_0522.kml (Area 11), in addition to the digitized oblique aerial image files.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20090519

Beginning_Time: 13:14:44

Ending_Date: 20090522

Ending_Time: 17:11:39

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.223212

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.52788387

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.589587

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.887498

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: National Assessment Project

Theme_Keyword: photographs

Theme_Keyword: coastline

Theme_Keyword: beach erosion

Theme_Keyword: Coastal Aerial Photography

Theme_Keyword: Baseline Survey

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme_Keyword: structure

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS)

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Nantucket

Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: Delaware

Place_Keyword: Maryland

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: Montauk

Place_Keyword: Fire Island

Place_Keyword: Assateague

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Temporal_Keyword: 2009

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/index.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Index map of all survey areas covered during USGS field activity 09ACH01.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/images/fig2.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Graphic for Acquisition Geometry (Figure 2) for USGS field activity 09ACH01. Graphic shows basic flight distance from the shore and elevation during the survey for the aircraft used.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/images/contents.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Graphic used on Contents page of USGS field activity 09ACH01 oblique aerial photographs Data Series. Graphic shows the directory structure of the publication.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_1.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 1 - Owls, Maine, Head to Portland, Maine. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_2.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 2 - Portland, Maine to Humarock, Massachusetts, continuing on to Falmouth Airpark. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_3.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 3 - Humarock, Massachusetts, to the Cape Cod Canal, then from Provincetown to Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_4.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 4 - Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and back to Chatham, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_5.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 5 - Nantucket Sound coastline of Cape Cod to South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_6.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 6 - South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, to Sagaponack, New York. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_7.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 7 - Sagaponack to Point Lookout, New York. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_8.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 8 - Point Lookout, New York, to Ocean City, New Jersey. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_9.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 9 - Ocean City, New Jersey, to Wallops Island, Virginia. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet. Click on the inset box to view a detailed map of the area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_10.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 10 - Wallops Island, Virginia, to the Virginia/North Carolina boarder. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/09ACH01_11.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Area 11 - Norfolk Airport, Virginia, to Falmouth Airpark, Massachusetts. Map showing the baseline coastal oblique aerial survey flight path divided into 5-minute (time) segments. The flight path is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of the photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments. Click on the five-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/inset4_capelizabeth.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

The Cape Elizabeth area inset map (Area 1). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey of the Cape Elizabeth area, Maine, from Portland, Maine, to Kennebunkport, Maine, on May 19, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/inset5_chatham.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Chatham Inset Map (Area 3). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey the inlet at Chatham Harbor, Massachusetts, on May 20, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/inset6_cupsoque.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Cupsoque Inset Map (Area 7). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from West Hampton Dunes, New York, to Smith Point County Park, New York, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/inset7_oceancitynj.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Ocean City, New Jersey, Inset Map (Area 8). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Longport, New Jersey, to Strathmere, New Jersey, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/maps/inset8_oceancitymd.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Ocean City, Maryland, Inset Map (Area 9). Map showing the flight path of the coastal oblique aerial survey from Ocean City, Maryland, through the north end of Assateague Island, Maryland, on May 21, 2009. Purple and yellow colored lines correspond to 5-minute flight segments that link to contact sheets of associated photo thumbnails. Click on the 5-minute segment name to view each contact sheet.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding and (or) support for this study was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP). The authors wish to thank pilot, Phillip E. "Brud" Folger, for his assistance in data collection. This report benefited from the comments and reviews of Kara Doran and Patricia (Soupy) Dalyander with the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC), St. Petersburg, Fla.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Best attempts were made to set all three the cameras used during this survey to UTC time on the GPS receivers at the beginning of each flight. Latitude, longitude, and time were collected at an interval of approximately once per second. NOTE: Latitude and longitude positions in this report refer to the position of the aircraft, not the position of the landmarks photographed. Refer to the Process Steps below for more detail.

Completeness_Report:

No known issues. Photographs taken on May 22, 2009 (Area Map 11) were taken during the transit back to Falmouth Airpark. No surveying was done on this date. Therefore pictures were taken as the opportunity arose to illustrate some coastal process or feature along the coast.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Best attempts were made to maintain the same relative distance between the aircraft and the beach in order to keep a constant field of view.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: <15 meters

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Based on manufacturer specifications where available.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data presented here include the digitally collected photographs in JPEG format with EXIF headers embedded with the individual photograph's location along the flight path of a baseline coastal oblique aerial photographic survey of the coast, from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border This mission was flown on May 19-22, 2009, aboard a Cessna 207A, tail number N70437. Crew members from the USGS include Karen L.M. Morgan, Cheryl Hapke, and Emily Himmelstoss, with pilot, Phillip E. "Brud" Folger, of Penobscot Island Air. Still photography was collected along the coast during this survey. Photographer: Karen L.M. Morgan, Cheryl Hapke, and Emily Himmelstoss. GPS Data Collection: Instrument: Garmin GPS 18 PC, WAAS Enabled. Data Collection Interval: 1 Second. Data File Format: Native Fugawi and Text. Number of files created: 2. Computer/Software: Computer: Panasonic Toughbook CF-51. Software: Fugawi Marine ENC, ver. 4.4 The GPS unit was used to record navigation fixes of the aircraft, not the position of the features imaged. For a summary of field activity 09ACH01 please see http://compass.er.usgs.gov/activity_popup.php?id=154.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photographs were taken using a Nikon D1X camera. Images were saved to the camera's internal card. Best effort was made at the beginning of the flight to synchronize both the computer and the camera's internal clocks to within 1 second of UTC time from the GPS sensor. The D1X records GPS in the EXIF Header. Image size is approximately 6 megapixels. Images from this camera are denoted with a "d" in the filename. Photographer: Karen L.M. Morgan. Note: GPS locations indicate the position of the aircraft at the time of the photograph, not the position of the feature in the image.

Process_Date: 20091215

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photographs were taken using a Canon EOS 20D camera. Images were saved to the camera's internal card. Best effort was made at the beginning of the flight to synchronize both the computer and the camera's internal clocks to within 1 second of UTC time from the GPS sensor. Image size is approximately 8 megapixels. Images from this camera are denoted with a "d2" in the filename. Photographer: Cheryl Hapke. Note: GPS locations indicate the position of the aircraft at the time of the photograph, not the position of the feature in the image.

Process_Date: 20091215

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photographs were taken using a Pentax K100D camera. Images were saved to the camera's internal card. Best effort was made at the beginning of the flight to synchronize both the computer and the camera's internal clocks to within 1 second of UTC time from the GPS sensor. Images from this camera are denoted with a "d3" in the filename. Image size is approximately 6 megapixels. Photographer: Emily Himmelstoss. Note: GPS locations indicate the position of the aircraft at the time of the photograph, not the position of the feature in the image.

Process_Date: 20091215

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation files were extracted as comma-delimited American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text files from Fugawi Marine ENC Ver 4. The Garmin GPS 18 PC recorded: latitude (decimal degrees), longitude (decimal degrees), UTM eastings, UTM northings, UTM zone, altitude (meters), local date (yyyymmdd), UTC date (yyyymmdd), local time (hhmmss), UTC time (hhmmss), speed (kilometers per hour, kph), leg distance (meters from last data point), true/magnetic indicatior, total flight distance (meters), and sequence number at an interval of approximately 1 every second. Navigation files can be found in the USGS Data Series 946 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_nav.html).

Process_Date: 20091215

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Geospatial Processing: The navigation data were edited using Microsoft Excel 2011 and saved as comma-separated value (CSV) files to make them compatible with ArcGIS software and were used to produce Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) shapefiles using ArcGIS 10.1. These shapefiles were used to produce the JPEG maps included in this report however, the shapefiles are not included in this report.

Process_Date: 20091215

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Survey map creation: The survey maps provided in this archive were created with Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS 10.1 software and saved as Adobe Illustrator (*.ai) files. Survey maps were edited using Adobe Illustrator CS6 and exported in JPEG format.

Process_Date: 20141120

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Google Earth file creation: The KML files were created using the photographic navigation file ds946_09ACH01_0519.csv (3 days) and ds946_09ACH01_0522.csv (return flight). To aid navigation through the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) file, each image was assigned a sequential KML number. Table 1 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946/html/ds946_table.html) of this report shows the KML number given to each image, the corresponding image name, and associated attributes. Each point on the Google Earth file contains the KML number, storm name, latitude, longitude, image name, geographic area, date, time, a thumbnail of the full-size photograph, and links to the full-size photographs and contact sheets.

Process_Date: 20141120

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In addition to the process steps described above, the following steps were taken to produce this Data Series: Digital Field Activity Collection System (FACS) logs were created at the beginning of each flight and saved as PDF and TXT files. In addition, an HTML-based format was used to present the various parts of this archive.

Process_Date: 20141120

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: none

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Graphic Image Files: The index map is a JPEG image. The index map shows the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Owls Head, Maine, to the Virginia/North Carolina border, May 19-22, 2009. The index map also shows five region boxes, which link to more detailed maps and indicate how the full-size photographs are divided into area(s) The survey area maps are JPEG images. The survey maps contain links to the 5-minute segment contact sheet pages.

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Navigation file(s): The navigation files are ds946_09ach01_0519.csv, ds946_09ach01_0519_garmin.txt, ds946_09ach01_0522.csv, and ds946_09ach01_0522_garmin.txt (located in the nav folder). The processed files are (*.csv, comma-delimited) and the raw navigation files are (*.txt, comma-delimited).

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

KML file(s): The KML files are ds946_09ACH01_0519.kml and ds946_09ACH01_0522.kml.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Subino, J.A., Morgan, K.L.M., Krohn, M.D., Miller, G.K., Dadisman, S.V., Forde, A.S., 2012, Archive of post-Hurricane Charley coastal oblique aerial photographs collected during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 04CCH01 from Marco Island to Fort DeSoto, Florida, August 15, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 651, 2 DVDs, at https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/651/.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 946

Distribution_Liability:

This publication 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, 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 U.S. Geological Survey 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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: CSV, JPEG, TXT, KML

Format_Information_Content:

CSV: CSV files representing table information collected during the flight. JPEG: Images can be opened directly with any JPEG-compatible image viewer. The survey's full-size photographs are divided into 11 areas. KML: ds946_09ACH01_0519.kml (3 days) has 12,447 photographs. ds946_09ACH01_0522.kml (return flight) has 279 photographs. TXT: Text files representing the navigation files, FACS log, metadata and readme files collected during and after the survey. KML: The KMLs provided may be viewed with Google Earth (http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html).

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0946

Access_Instructions: Available Online

Fees: Prices vary. None.

Ordering_Instructions:

Publications are available from USGS Information Services, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver, CO, 80225-0046 (telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS, e-mail: infoservices@usgs.gov).

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20141120

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: K. Morgan

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical and Mailing

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (727) 502-8037

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kmorgan@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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