Structure-from-motion point clouds of an approximately 13 km long section of the Big Sur coast, California for 33 flights between 2017-01-25 and 2023-06-08
Presented here are point clouds derived from aerial photography collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) using an oblique plane-mounted camera system, covering approximately 13 km of the coastline near Big Sur, California. These point clouds are referenced to previously published lidar data and contain RGB information as well as XYZ. Point cloud coordinates are in NAD83 UTM Zone 10 meters. Imagery was collected with a Nikon D800 camera in RAW format and processed using structure-from-motion photogrammetry with Agisoft PhotoScan version 1.7 through 2.0. Point clouds were clipped to an area of interest (AOI) using LASTools. The AOI was created in ArcGIS Pro 3.3.1.
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| accessLevel | public |
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[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "PCMSC Science Data Coordinator", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:pcmsc_data@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Presented here are point clouds derived from aerial photography collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) using an oblique plane-mounted camera system, covering approximately 13 km of the coastline near Big Sur, California. These point clouds are referenced to previously published lidar data and contain RGB information as well as XYZ. Point cloud coordinates are in NAD83 UTM Zone 10 meters. Imagery was collected with a Nikon D800 camera in RAW format and processed using structure-from-motion photogrammetry with Agisoft PhotoScan version 1.7 through 2.0. Point clouds were clipped to an area of interest (AOI) using LASTools. The AOI was created in ArcGIS Pro 3.3.1. |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_d06ce0f9-85d8-47fe-9efd-a27d1461fd58 |
| keyword |
[ "Bathymetry and Elevation", "Big Sur", "CMHRP", "California", "Central California Coastal", "Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program", "Monterey", "Monterey County", "PCMSC", "Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center", "State of California", "U.S. Geological Survey", "USGS", "USGS:d06ce0f9-85d8-47fe-9efd-a27d1461fd58", "United States", "aerial and satellite photography", "aerial photography", "agents of coastal change", "anthropogenic agents of coastal change", "coastal change hazards topics", "coastal landslides", "coastal landsliding", "coastal processes", "coastal sediment budget", "coastal zone management", "effects of coastal change", "elevation", "geomorphology", "geoscientificInformation", "hazards", "hazards and disasters", "human responses to coastal change", "image analysis", "image collections", "imageryBaseMapsEarthCover", "landslides", "remote sensing", "topography", "transportation" ] |
| modified | 2025-09-03T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -121.659423, 36.042181, -121.583232, 36.147515 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Structure-from-motion point clouds of an approximately 13 km long section of the Big Sur coast, California for 33 flights between 2017-01-25 and 2023-06-08 |
