Disaster Imaging Inc
Observe. Innovate. Understand.
Our Mission
Our mission is to reveal how tornadoes behave and cause damage by integrating cutting-edge observations with advanced modeling and AI— strengthening both science and community resilience.
Dii collects comprehensive observations of tornadoes and their impacts using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), satellites, ground-based cameras, and field measurements. By integrating these data with computer model simulations and artificial intelligence, we reveal new insights into tornado behavior and the damage they produce.
How Dii Transforms Tornado Research
Disaster Imaging Inc (Dii) uniquely combines expertise from several scientific specialties to advance our understanding of tornadoes and the damage they produce…
Quick Response Observations
Years of experience have taught us how to pre-position assets (instruments), adapt to the disaster and the field conditions, and obtain unprecedented data sets. Dii collects observations of tornadoes and their impacts using Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS), satellites, ground cameras and in-situ observations. We use AI to quickly assess the nature and severity of the event.
Computer modeling
We perform cutting edge computer modeling to understand the winds, damage, and debris at the ground where lives are impacted.
Artificial Intelligence
We are developing unique tools to understand and predict tornado damage patterns, intensity, and impacts combining theory, computer modeling, and high-resolution damage imagery and analyses.
Innovative Tornado Observations
Building upon 40 years of leadership in tornado observing campaigns, Dii will be fielding innovative systems to observe the near-ground winds and debris in tornadoes.
Sharing Information
We share our findings with the National Weather Service, emergency managers, the researchers, and communities to improve preparedness, response and resilience.
Would you like to help us in our mission?
We are grateful to the many folks we have encountered in tornado damage areas who generously helped us do our work despite their difficult circumstances. (You know who you are!)
We are grateful for the support of the Jonathan Merage Foundation and anonymous donors!
Any donation helps us in our mission to understand tornadoes, and thereby save lives. Disaster Imaging Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit scientific organization. Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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