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Earth colored map of North America has the coastlines of the U.S. highlighted in bright blue
Map of U.S. Coastlines
Map of U.S. Coastlines
Earth colored map of North America has the coastlines of the U.S. highlighted in bright blue

Map of U.S. Coastlines

Map of U.S. Coastlines

Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and insular areas in the Caribbean.

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Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Earth colored map of North America has the coastlines of the U.S. highlighted in bright blue

Map of U.S. Coastlines

Map of U.S. Coastlines

Our Nation’s coastlines are almost 100,000 miles long. These extensive coastal areas stretch from Maine’s Atlantic shores in the northeast, south along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico and insular areas in the Caribbean.

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Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Small room of people sitting at tables looking at a powerpoint at the front of the room
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Small room of people sitting at tables looking at a powerpoint at the front of the room

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

The USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Aerial Imaging and Mapping group hosted a training workshop on using small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar technology. The workshop was taught by Mark Bauer and Matt Burgess of the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office and Geoffrey DeBenedetto of the USGS Arizona Water Science Center. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Small room of people sitting at tables looking at a powerpoint at the front of the room

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

The USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Aerial Imaging and Mapping group hosted a training workshop on using small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar technology. The workshop was taught by Mark Bauer and Matt Burgess of the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office and Geoffrey DeBenedetto of the USGS Arizona Water Science Center. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, ocean, rocks, and beach grasses
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Sky, ocean, rocks, and beach grasses

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, ocean, rocks, and beach grasses

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people walking through sandy path lined with beach grasses, carrying equipment
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Two people walking through sandy path lined with beach grasses, carrying equipment

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jen Cramer and Sandy Brosnahan (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) carrying ground control targets at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people walking through sandy path lined with beach grasses, carrying equipment

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jen Cramer and Sandy Brosnahan (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) carrying ground control targets at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Person standing on sandy, grassy dune next to a marsh, holding a long pole, blue sky in the background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Person standing on sandy, grassy dune next to a marsh, holding a long pole, blue sky in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) carrying a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh and Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Person standing on sandy, grassy dune next to a marsh, holding a long pole, blue sky in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) carrying a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh and Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people handling long pole equipment outside in marsh
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Two people handling long pole equipment outside in marsh

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Sandy Brosnahan and Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) handling a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people handling long pole equipment outside in marsh

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Sandy Brosnahan and Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) handling a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, beach, beach grasses, and person in the background walking
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Sky, beach, beach grasses, and person in the background walking

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Fieldwork at Great Sippewissett Marsh and Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, beach, beach grasses, and person in the background walking

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Fieldwork at Great Sippewissett Marsh and Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky in background, drone in sky, group of people watching
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky in background, drone in sky, group of people watching

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky in background, drone in sky, group of people watching

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky, people next to drone
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky, people next to drone

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Participants of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training preparing the UAS to collect lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sandy parking lot next to house, surrounded by beach grasses, blue sky, people next to drone

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Participants of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training preparing the UAS to collect lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people standing next to each other on beach, water, marsh, and sky in background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Two people standing next to each other on beach, water, marsh, and sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Shannon Fisher (USGS New York Water Science Center) and Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people standing next to each other on beach, water, marsh, and sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Shannon Fisher (USGS New York Water Science Center) and Jin-Si Over (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Aerial view of marsh, ocean, and sky
sUAS lidar training
sUAS lidar training
Aerial view of marsh, ocean, and sky

sUAS lidar training

sUAS lidar training

Aerial view of Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Photo taken during multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training workshop.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Aerial view of marsh, ocean, and sky

sUAS lidar training

sUAS lidar training

Aerial view of Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Photo taken during multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training workshop.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
marsh grasses and blue sky, target on ground
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
marsh grasses and blue sky, target on ground

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

A ground control target at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) lidar training. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
marsh grasses and blue sky, target on ground

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

A ground control target at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) lidar training. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
man kneeling on the ground next to a drone, man standing off to the side, background shows blue sky and marsh grasses
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
man kneeling on the ground next to a drone, man standing off to the side, background shows blue sky and marsh grasses

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Matt Burgess (USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office) and Seth Ackerman (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) prepare the uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to collect lidar data at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday small UAS lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
man kneeling on the ground next to a drone, man standing off to the side, background shows blue sky and marsh grasses

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Matt Burgess (USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office) and Seth Ackerman (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) prepare the uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to collect lidar data at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday small UAS lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Group of people outside surrounding person kneeling on ground next to drone
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Group of people outside surrounding person kneeling on ground next to drone

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Participants of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training preparing the UAS to collect lidar data at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

By
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Group of people outside surrounding person kneeling on ground next to drone

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Participants of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training preparing the UAS to collect lidar data at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Group of people outside, marsh grasses and blue sky in background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Group of people outside, marsh grasses and blue sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Group of people outside, marsh grasses and blue sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Woman standing in grassy marsh next to a target on the ground, blue skies in the background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Woman standing in grassy marsh next to a target on the ground, blue skies in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Xandra Evans (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) next to a ground control target at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Woman standing in grassy marsh next to a target on the ground, blue skies in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Xandra Evans (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) next to a ground control target at Great Sippewisset Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aerial system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
People outside near two cars with marsh grasses surrounding them and blue sky in the background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
People outside near two cars with marsh grasses surrounding them and blue sky in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
People outside near two cars with marsh grasses surrounding them and blue sky in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Collecting lidar data at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday, small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, ocean, beach, and a house on the shore
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Sky, ocean, beach, and a house on the shore

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Sky, ocean, beach, and a house on the shore

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Blue sky, marsh, marsh grasses, and person holding equipment
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Blue sky, marsh, marsh grasses, and person holding equipment

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jen Cramer (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) surveys a ground control target using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday small UAS lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Blue sky, marsh, marsh grasses, and person holding equipment

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Jen Cramer (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) surveys a ground control target using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) rover at Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts as part of a multiday small UAS lidar training.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
A woman and two men smiling at the camera, blue sky and marsh grass in the background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
A woman and two men smiling at the camera, blue sky and marsh grass in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Seth Ackerman, Sandy Brosnahan (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Dave Twitchell (retired USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) preparing to collect a sUAS lidar survey in the Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
A woman and two men smiling at the camera, blue sky and marsh grass in the background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Seth Ackerman, Sandy Brosnahan (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Dave Twitchell (retired USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) preparing to collect a sUAS lidar survey in the Great Sippewissett Marsh in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people standing on beach in warm clothes, ocean and sky in background
sUAS Lidar Training
sUAS Lidar Training
Two people standing on beach in warm clothes, ocean and sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Seth Ackerman (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Shannon Fisher (USGS New York Water Science Center) on Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Two people standing on beach in warm clothes, ocean and sky in background

sUAS Lidar Training

sUAS Lidar Training

Seth Ackerman (USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center) and Shannon Fisher (USGS New York Water Science Center) on Black Beach in Falmouth, Massachusetts, along the edge of Great Sippewissett Marsh.

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center