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This image shows Mexico Beach, FL, after it sustained damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018. It was taken through NOAA’s Emergency Remote Sensing program. Satellites could provide similar information after more incidents. (Image courtesy of NOAA.)
disaster relief

DisasterSat

Dedicated satellite imaging could help coordinate emergency response to disasters.
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A graphic showing radar-like storm coverage over a Google map image of land, and red/yellow/green zones of predicated tornado path..
Adaptation

Intelligent Tornado Prediction Engine   

 We are developing deep learning  models  to analyze tornadic precursors in order to enhance real-time tornado prediction.   
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three people stand on a big dirt pile, outside, with blue sky in the background. One researcher is holding a laptop, which another looks at. The third person is holding a remote, controlling a robotic vehicle also on the dirt pile.
disaster relief

Motion Under Rubble Measured Using Radar

Our see-through-wall sensor is a lightweight, portable technology that peers through rubble and debris of a disaster site to detect survivors.
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a photo of a person scanning a QR code, affixed to a small wrapped shipment of food, with a smartphone.
humanitarian assistance

USAID Food Traceability

We're building a system to track the dispersal of international food aid.
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Picture of rubble after a natural disaster.
disaster relief

Seismic-Metamaterial Cloaking to Protect Infrastructure

Novel metamaterials deployed to provide a barrier around critical structures are designed to redirect and attenuate hazardous seismic waves.
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During a wildfire in southern California, emergency responders shared real-time information on the NICS interface, such as the size of the fire, unit locations, and the rate of the fire’s spread.
disaster relief

Next-Generation Incident Command System

Emergency agencies around the world are using NICS to coordinate rapid and organized response to disasters.
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