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Baseline Coastal Oblique Aerial Photographs Collected from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, September 1, 2014

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

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, September 1, 2014

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Multimedia presentation

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series

Issue_Identification: Data Series 952

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952

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 September 1, 2014, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, aboard a Maule MT57 aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore (Figure 2, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952/html/ds952_fig2.html). This survey was flown to collect data for assessing incremental changes since the last survey, flown July 2013, 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 and aircraft 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/0952/html/ds952_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/0952/html/ds952_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 September 1, 2014, baseline oblique aerial survey collected along the coast, from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, 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 2014-326-FA please see http://compass.er.usgs.gov/activity_popup.php?id=2771. Ancillary files included in this release are ds952_2014-326-FA.csv, ds952_2014-326-FA_0901_garmin196.txt, and ds952_2014-326-FA.kml, in addition to the digitized oblique aerial image files.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20140901

Beginning_Time: 15:11:15

Ending_Date: 20140901

Ending_Time: 19:38:48

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.190333

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.862800

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.434033

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.467783

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: barrier islands

Theme_Keyword: Barrier Island Evolution Research

Theme_Keyword: Coastal Aerial Photography

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: Navarre Beach

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Islands

Place_Keyword: Breton Island

Place_Keyword: Grand Gosier Island

Place_Keyword: Curlew Island

Place_Keyword: Dauphin Island

Place_Keyword: Petit Bois Island

Place_Keyword: Horn Island

Place_Keyword: Ship Island

Place_Keyword: Cat Island

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Temporal_Keyword: 2014

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/0952/maps/index.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Index map of all survey areas covered during USGS field activity 2014-326-FA.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952/html/images/fig2.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Graphic for Acquisition Geometry (Figure 2) for USGS field activity 2014-326-FA. 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/0952/html/images/contents.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Graphic used on Contents page of USGS field activity 2014-326-FA 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/0952/maps/2014-326-FA_1.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Map showing the extent of Area 1 for the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Petit Bois Island, Mississippi. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952/maps/2014-326-FA_2.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Map showing the extent of Area 2 for the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs from Petit Bois Island, Mississippi, to Breton Island, Louisiana. The flight path, divided into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952/maps/inset4_dauphin.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Inset map showing the extent of the Dauphin Island inset map for the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs of Dauphin Island, Alabama. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0952/maps/inset5_northbenchmark.jpg

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Inset map showing the extent of the Northern Benchmark inset map for the baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs taken in the area of the Northern Benchmark of the Chandeleur Islands. The flight path, divided up into 5-minute segments, is represented by the alternating purple and yellow lines. Pages containing thumbnail images of photographs, referred to as contact sheets, were created based on these segments.

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 author wishes to thank pilot, Ian McIntyre, and photographer, Amy Hartsfield, for their assistance in data collection. This report benefited from the comments and reviews of James Flocks and Julie Bernier 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 the camera 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 every five seconds. 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

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: 2 meters

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Based on manufacturer specifications where available. The GPS receiver used to provide navigation is accurate to within 2 meters.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data presented here include the digitally collected photographs in JPEG format with EXIF headers imbedded with the individual photograph's location along the flight path of a baseline coastal oblique aerial photographic survey of the coast, from Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana. This mission was flown on September 1, 2014, aboard a Maule MT57, tail number N5500K. Crew members, contracted by the USGS in St. Petersburg, Fla., include Amy Hartsfield (photography contractor) and pilot, Ian McIntyre, of Amy & Company, Inc. Still photography was collected along the coast during this survey. GPS Data Collection - Instrument: Garmin GPSMAP 196. Data Collection Interval: 1 Second. Data File Format: Text. Number of files created: 1. Computer/Software: none. Computer: none The GPS unit was used to record navigation fixes of the aircraft, not the position of the features imaged. No photographs were taken during the following 5-minute segments due to transiting between locations: ds952_2014_0901_183500.html. For a summary of field activity 2014-326-FA please see http://compass.er.usgs.gov/activity_popup.php?id=2771.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photographs were taken using a Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Images were written to internal camera cards. Image size is approximately 22 megapixels.

Process_Date: 20140910

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 the Garmin GPSMAP 196. The GPS recorded latitude, longitude, date and time.

Process_Date: 20140910

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:

Images were saved to internal camera cards. Image size is approximately 22 megapixels. Images in JPG format were saved using the file name format yyyy_mmdd_hhmmssd.jpg (where the "d" signifies digital acquisition using Canon EOS 5D Mark III). The names provide information about the photograph's year, month, day, hour, minute, and second. For example, image 2014_0901_133636d.jpg was taken September 1, 2014, at 13:36:36 UTC. Best effort is made to set the Canon EOS 5D Mark III's internal clock to within 1 second of UTC at the beginning of the flight.

Process_Date: 20140910

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 processing: Using a custom Perl script written by K. Morgan - USGS, GPS data and image files are used to generate a CSV file containing latitude, longitude, and time records for each image. This processed navigation file was saved as a comma separated value (CSV) file, ds952_2014-326-FA.csv, using Microsoft Excel 2011.

Process_Date: 20140910

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:

The digital images were organized into 5-minute (time) segments. These 5-minute segments were used to create HTML pages, called contact sheets. A contact sheet was created for every 5-minute segment of the survey. The contact sheets contain thumbnails of each of the photographs. Each thumbnail links to the corresponding full-size area map or photograph.

Process_Date: 20140910

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 processed navigation file was edited using Microsoft Excel 2011 and saved as comma-separated value (CSV) files to make them compatible with ArcGIS software. The latitude/longitude data from the CSV navigation file were used to produce an Esri shapefiles using ArcGIS 10.1. This shapefile was used to produce the JPEG maps included in this report. The shapefile is not included in this report.

Process_Date: 20140910

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: 20141015

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 ds952_2014-326-FA.csv. 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/0952/html/ds952_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: 20141015

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:

EXIF headers: Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) and International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) headers were populated from the command prompt using ExifTool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool, 2012) as part of the post-flight processing using a Perl script written by Karen Morgan, USGS - St. Petersburg, Fla. ExifTool added the following data to the EXIFHeader: time of collection, Global Positioning System (GPS) latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information.

Process_Date: 20140910

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: 20141015

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 Navarre Beach, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, September 1, 2014. The index map also shows two 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 ds952_2014-326-FA.csv and ds952_2014-326-FA_0901_garmin196.txt (located in the nav folder). The processed file (*.csv, comma delimited) and the raw navigation file (*.txt, tab delimited) are ASCII text files.

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

KML file(s): The KML files are ds952_2014-326-FA.kml and ds952_2014-326-FA_local.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 952

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: Comma separate values 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 areas. ucfan.kml has 1,111 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/0952

Access_Instructions: Available Online

Fees: Prices vary. None.

Ordering_Instructions:

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

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20141015

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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