View from Above

View from Above

Aerial photo of Rapset UAS Tiger Shark airplane flying with river and bridge below.
Photo by Logan Renz

October 19, 2020

A Raspet Flight Research Laboratory unmanned aircraft flies over the Mississippi River between Greenville, Mississippi, and Lake Village, Arkansas, Oct. 13 in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta. In an ongoing project with the Northern Gulf Institute,聽National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its National Weather Service, 绿巨人视频is demonstrating the feasibility of incorporating unmanned聽 aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, into the immediate aftermath of severe weather to improve flood forecasting capabilities. These advances could potentially assist with emergency response and disaster recovery decisions.