Tidal Mission Blueprints
Core Problem In Norfolk, VA there is tidal flooding on a monthly basis. When you add to that, hurricanes or rain the end result can cost millions of dollars for local residents. Taking aerial images during tidal flooding will help the city of Norfolk keep a running...
Tidal Gimbal Assembly
Today the tidal team assembled our gimbal and GoPro 3 to our quadcopter. A gimbal is a mechanism that keeps an instrument like a camera horizontal and in a stable position while in motion. We need a gimbal because it is almost impossible to stabilize the camera long...
GIS Software for Flood Area Mapping
Today, the Tidal team had a meeting with our project adviser, George McLeod, who taught the team how to use specialized GIS (Geographic Information System) software to take images gathered from the quadcopter and stitch them together with GCPs (Ground Control Points)...
Meet the Tidal Team
Have you ever parked your car on the side of a street on a sunny day and return to a flooded vehicle? We are the Tidal team from Old Dominion University, and we are looking for a solution to Tidal Flooding in surrounding areas of ODU in Norfolk, Virginia. We are...
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