Topographic data, imagery, and GPS data collected during uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) operations at Town Neck Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts - Imagery Dataset

Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) were used to collect aerial remote sensing data over Town Neck Beach, Massachusetts. The area is a highly trafficked public beach with parking lot, boardwalk, and renourishment and dune stabilization plan. On October 15th, 2024, USGS personnel collected natural (RGB) color images, lidar, ground control points, check points, and a vegetation height dataset. These data were processed to produce a high-resolution lidar point cloud, digital elevation models, and a natural-color orthomosaic. The vegetation data can be used to validate the elevation models. Data are related to USGS Field activity 2024-018-FA and support observations of coastal change and lidar data testing. This page contains all the imagery data: UAS and vegetation ground truthing photos.