CBI in the Field After Hurricane Hanna

Larissa Freguete and Jacob Berryhill prepare the Phantom 4 RTK for flight

VRS base to collect RTK GPS data

Jacob Berryhill and Larissa Freguete unload equipment at survey site

Larissa Freguete and the Phantom 4 RTK

Jacob Berryhill preparing the Wingtra WingtraOne UAS for takeoff

Jacob Berryhill launching the Wingtra WingtraOne UAS

Craig Palmer assisted by Larissa Freguete distributing equipment at the field sit

Dr. Michael Starek

Beginning Wednesday, July 29th, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying Science began the first of several field campaigns to the survey the the damage along the Texas coast from Hurricane Hanna. The field operations crew from the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying Science and the Measurement ANalyTIcS (MANTIS) Lab are working together to collect UAS and mobile lidar data for the City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County. The UAS and mobile lidar data collected can be processed to generate high resolution (2 cm accuracy) interpolations of the post-storm ground surfaces. Presently, survey priority has been given to the beach between the horse path (south of Access Road 6) and Packery Channel (see map in photo gallery). With beach access points damaged by the hurricane, especially in more remote locations, UAS data will be paramount in aiding city planners as they assess the damage from the recent hurricane. This data will also help inform their decisions for repairing and rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Hanna.