Abstract:

This research project is being conducted to survey Aggie Lake located on Texas A&M University Campus. There are many reasons for this survey. Although this is one of the first surveys of Aggie Lake being performed, the hope is that similar surveys will also be re-performed in the future to keep track of any possible eroding that may have occurred over time. A second reason which was asked by the University Center & Special Events and Division of Student Affairs is to look for any unknown objects that may have entered Aggie Lake, specifically objects such as fishing poles or bicycles. In order to survey Aggie Lake, a kayak was rigged to contain all the necessary equipment, that being a Lowrance TripleShot Skimmer Transducer which would sit in the water as the kayak was being operated collecting data, and a Lowrance HOOK 5TS to record and display the data being collected by the transducer’s Down-Scan imaging. Once the survey was complete, we would put it in to REEFMASTER to ultimately produce a topographic map as well as a 3D rendered model of Aggie Lake. Expected results include a fully complete map showing the topographic relief of the lake as well as a 3D model which can be used however seen fit by the client. It is also expected that there would be unknown objects caught in the data as previously said there would be. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and GPS were a major part of making this survey possible and towards evaluating and manipulating the data collected as required.