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363527-191001-021000
20-NGI3-100
19-NGI3-84, 18-NGI3-46, 17-NGI3-29
10/1/2017
2022-9-30 0:0:0
Active
$1,532,664.00
SHOUT4Rivers
Moorhead
Robert
MSU
Coastal Hazards CH
OAR
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) are helping provide rapid response during and after flooding events with near real-time imagery of flooded areas, enabling the production of inundation maps and more accurate forecasts and warnings. Researchers have executed multiple missions. The mission around Greenwood, MS documented one of the highest floods ever recorded in the area and provided forecast imagery, as opposed to just written descriptions, showing the impact of future floods. The mission in late 2020 flew a 500# UAS in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta and collected data along the main stem of the Mississippi River south of Greenville, MS. Additionally, collaboration between UAS operators and users of UAS data has helped each to understand the other’s needs and identify ways to improve the capture, transmission, and display of real-time imagery. This work has helped advance proof that the UAS can operate safely beyond a visible line of sight with a human on the aircraft and can quickly document and track changes in river channels (such as structure, morphology, and presence of debris) and provide details on levee breaches and inundation (location, width, depth).
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