USGS CoastCam CACO-01 at Head of the Meadow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts (2019 to 2024): Imagery and Calibration Data

Two digital video cameras (CACO-01 c1 and c2) were installed at Head of the Meadow Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts (MA) as part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research project to study the beach and nearshore environment. The cameras were located near the top of the 18 meter high bluff and faced north-east (c1) and east (c2) along the beach. They ran from December 2019 through March 2024, and when properly functioning the cameras collected 10 minutes of raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products every half hour. This data release includes the raw imagery products and the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize the imagery to make quantitative measurements. USGS researchers analyzed the imagery collected from this camera to remotely sense a range of information including shoreline position, sandbar migration, wave run-up on the beach, alongshore currents, and nearshore bathymetry. These cameras are part of the USGS CoastCam network, supported by the Total Water Level/Coastal Change Project that provides tools and guidance for coastal erosion and flooding hazards under the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP). To learn more about this camera network visit https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/science/usgs-coastcams.