UAS Footage at Marsh-Felch Quarry site in Colorado
Detailed Description
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) supported the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program’s Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Project in July 2024 with the collection of uncrewed aircraft system (UAS, also known as drone)-based imagery of the Marsh-Felch Quarry site at the Bureau of Land Management Garden Park Fossil Area.
Timestamps
00:05 Wide shot panning across the quarry site from left to right as the drone orbits slowly. UAS operators are standing near an informational sign in the foreground.
00:35 Close shot centered on the cliff face as the drone slowly orbits around from right to left.
00:58 Fly-through shot as the drone flies towards the cliff face from the South.
01:13 Slow pan right to left along the cliff face to get a closer look at the rock formations and vegetation.
01:42 View of the hilly topography and distant mountains as the drone flies above the cliff towards the west.
02:12 Super wide shot as the drone slowly orbits from right to left around the quarry site, showing its location within an expansive, dry, vegetated landscape.
02:27 The drone flies over the remote pilots, operating aircraft from a rocky outcropping near an informational sign.
02:48 The UAS comes in for landing. Its camera tilts down briefly, showing the aircraft's shadow on an orange fabric pad, then the camera tilts back up towards for the horizon for its final descent.
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Sources/Usage
Public Domain.