USGS CoastCam CACO-02 at Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts (2021, 2023, 2024): Calibration Data

Two digital video cameras were installed at Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) in Massachusetts (MA) as part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research project to study the beach and nearshore environment. The cameras faced north/north-east (c1) and north-east/east (c2) along the beach and collected images for 17 minutes at 2Hz every half hour during daylight hours. They ran daily from March through June 2021, February through July 2023 and January through September 2024; the cameras collected raw images 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 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 under the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP). To learn more about this specific camera site visit https://www.usgs.gov/centers/whcmsc/science/using-video-imagery-study-marconi-beach.