Our Co-design team is from the University of Texas, working on a Department of Energy-funded project focused on the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. As part of this project, we will be developing climate-resilient design solutions for areas of the region. More on www.caee.utexas.edu.
We used a DJI Mavic 2 Pro to capture aerial photos in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, in February 2023, including:
I. Beaumont Soccer Club
II. Corps’ Port Arthur Resident Office
III. Halbouty Pump Station comprises its vicinity
IV. Lamar University (Including Exxon Power Plants close to Lamar Univ.)
V. MLK Boulevard for aerial images of the industry and the ship channel
VI. Salt Water Barrier (include some aerial images about the Big Thicket)
Aerial photos taken were through DroneDeploy autonomous flight, and models were processed through the DroneDeploy engine as well. All aerial photos are in .JPG format and contained in zipped files for each location.
The processed data package including 3D models, geospatial data, mappings, point clouds, and the animation video of Halbouty Pump Station has various file types:
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The Adobe Suite gives you great software to open .Tif files.
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You can use LASUtility (Windows), ESRI ArcGIS Pro (Windows), or Blaze3D (Windows, Linux) to open a LAS file and view the data it contains.
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Open an .OBJ file with a large number of free and commercial applications. Some examples include Microsoft 3D Builder, Apple Preview, Blender, and Autodesk.
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You may use ArcGIS, Merkaartor, Blender (with the Google Earth Importer plug-in), Global Mapper, and Marble to open .KML files.
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The .tfw world file is a text file used to georeference the GeoTIFF raster images, like the orthomosaic and the DSM. You need suitable software like ArcView to open a .TFW file.
This dataset provides researchers with sufficient geometric data and the status quo of the land surface at the locations mentioned above. This dataset could streamline researchers' decision-making processes and enhance the design as well.
In October 2023, we had our follow-up data collection, including:
I. Beaumont Soccer Club
II. Shipping and Receiving Center at Lamar University
After the aerial collection, we obtained aerial photos of those two locations mentioned above, as well as processed data (such as point clouds and models).
