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Data Release
USGS CoastCam at Sand Key, Florida: Calibration Data
By Jenna A. Brown,1 Justin J. Birchler,1 Margaret L. Palmsten,1 Eric Swanson,2 Emily L. Johnson,1 and Mark Buckley1
1 USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
2 Cherokee Nation System Solutions contracted to USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
Summary
Two digital video cameras were installed at Sand Key, Florida (FL), facing south (camera 1) and north (camera 2) along the beach. Every hour during daylight hours, daily from 2018 to 2022, the cameras collected raw video and produced snapshots and time-averaged image products. This data release includes the necessary intrinsic orientation (IO) and extrinsic orientation (EO) calibration data to utilize the imagery to make quantitative measurements. The cameras are part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research project to study the beach and nearshore environment. USGS researchers utilize the imagery collected from these cameras to remotely sense a range of information including shoreline position, sandbar migration, wave run-up on the beach, alongshore currents, and nearshore bathymetry. This camera is part of the USGS CoastCam network, supported by the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP). To learn more about this specific camera visit https://www.usgs.gov/centers/spcmsc/science/using-video-imagery-study-coastal-change-sand-key-florida.
Data
| File Name and Description | Metadata (XML format) | Metadata (text format) | Download File |
|---|---|---|---|
| sandkey_c1_20180413_IO.zip Images to solve the intrinsic orientation for camera 1, along with solved parameters (.jpg, .yaml) |
sandkey_c1_calibration_ metadata.xml |
sandkey_c1_calibration_ metadata.txt |
sandkey_c1_20180413_IO.zip (9.6 MB) |
| sandkey_c1_20180419_EO.zip Images to solve the extrinsic orientation (raw and annotated) for camera 1, along with solved parameters and Ground Control Point (GCP) data (.jpg, .csv, .yaml) |
Same as above | Same as above | sandkey_c1_20180419_EO.zip (4.6 MB) |
| sandkey_c1_calibrationIOEO_ exampleImagery.zip Example imagery used to solve the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters for camera 1 (.jpg) |
Same as above | Same as above | sandkey_c1_calibrationIOEO_ exampleImagery.zip (640 KB) |
| sandkey_c2_20180413_IO.zip Images to solve the intrinsic orientation for camera 2, along with solved parameters (.jpg, .yaml) |
sandkey_c2_calibration_ metadata.xml |
sandkey_c2_calibration_ metadata.txt |
sandkey_c2_20180413_IO.zip (11.6 MB) |
| sandkey_c2_20180419_EO.zip Images to solve the extrinsic orientation (raw and annotated) for camera 2, along with solved parameters and Ground Control Point (GCP) data (.jpg, .csv, .yaml) |
Same as above | Same as above | sandkey_c2_20180419_EO.zip (5.4 MB) |
| sandkey_c2_calibrationIOEO_ exampleImagery.zip Example imagery used to solve the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters for camera 2 (.jpg) |
Same as above | Same as above | sandkey_c2_calibrationIOEO_ exampleImagery.zip (729 KB) |
Figure 1. Regional map showing the CoastCam location (red star) and spatial extent of rectified imagery from camera 1 (c1) and camera 2 (c2) at Sand Key, Florida.
Suggested Citation
Brown, J.A., Birchler, J.J., Palmsten, M.L., Swanson, E., Johnson, E.L., and Buckley, M., 2024, USGS CoastCam at Sand Key, Florida: calibration data: U.S Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P146YVZF.