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NOAA Collects Damage Assessment Images after a Tornado Strikes Tennessees

Friday, March 20, 2020

NGS's Remote Sensing Division collected damage assessment imagery to support tornado emergency response in Nashville, Tennessee. More than 1,100 images were collected in the area most impacted by a tornado on March 3, 2020. The images were available online the same day. Imagery data can help to determine the extent of damage and compare storm forecast models to actual damage. This was an opportunity to support emergency response efforts and to test new processes to improve delivery efforts and support users, which include artificial intelligence systems that utilize NGS data.

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