The Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), an organization dependent on the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, took drone images of the damage caused in the Poyo ravine. as part of its work, it provides specialized scientific and technical advice on emergency management and recovery of areas affected by DANA.
Thanks to an innovative image viewer, developed by researchers from Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), it is possible to precisely observe the effects caused by flooding from the town of Torrent to the surroundings of Albufera.
public spectator
The viewer, available at this link, is freely accessible and is accessible both to the general public as well as to experts and authorities.
ICMAN-CSIC staff and researchers from the Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Sciences (IETcc-CSIC) were advise the Military Emergency Unit (UME)of the Ministry of Defense, to assess the state of infrastructure in areas affected by DANA in towns such as Picanya, Paiporta and Algemesí, among others.
Point cloud
ICMAN-CSIC drones feature an advanced LiDAR sensor (DJI Zenmuse L2) which allows Capture detailed images and generate a high-resolution point cloud of the area.
Further processing and integration into the viewer facilitates, for example, a quick assessment of damage to infrastructure or assets.amount of mud accumulated in an area.
This information is compared to pre-DANA images provided by the Institut Cartogràfic Valencià. The available data will allow technicians and managers identify structurally affected areas and design preventive or environmental restoration measures.
High precision data
The use of the L2 LiDAR sensor represents a significant advance in the monitoring of natural and urban environments after extreme weather events. Unlike traditional methods, this system allows obtaining high precision data and quick way to access large extensionsand by including images of inaccessible areas, operational risks for technical staff are minimized.
In addition to this collaboration, for its integration into scientific and technical support tasks in emergency management and recovery of affected areas For DANA, the CSIC mobilized the research vessel Ramón Margalef, from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC).
Copernicus Program
The institution provides assistance to the Ministry of the Interior related to the interpretation of satellite images obtained from the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program, as well as geographic information systems to support the emergency in preparation, interpretation and management. cartographic data.
And the UME also requested help from CSIC specialists for advice on the situation of possible damage to buildings and infrastructure in the affected areas.
