Drone Technology Used To Train Texas Flooding Responders

BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Drone technology will be part of a Texas A&M University seminar for emergency responders dealing with deadly flooding like the disastrous May storms.

The 2015 Summer Institute on Flooding runs Sunday through Tuesday at A&M’s Riverside campus in Bryan.

Memorial Day weekend flooding in parts of Texas, including Wimberley, claimed more than two dozen lives statewide. That’s prompted a closer look at how emergency responders can better deal with high-water issues, flood recovery and evolving technology, such as use of drones.

The seminar is organized by the A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue. Educators and insurance industry personnel are also taking part in the institute that wraps up with a field exercise Tuesday.

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