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The Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad, has sanctioned a ₹22 lakh probe task to Andhra University for studying rip currents and processing tools based connected artificial quality (AI) and outer exertion to heighten formation information on the Visakhapatnam coast.
The two-year task volition beryllium jointly undertaken by Arun Kumar of SAC, ISRO, Ahmedabad, and C.V. Naidu, Head of the Department of Meteorology and Oceanography, Andhra University.
According to Mr. Naidu, the survey volition absorption connected monitoring atmospheric and oceanographic parameters associated with rip currents and predicting their occurrence on the Visakhapatnam coast. The researchers volition besides make AI-based techniques for formation information monitoring and informing systems aimed astatine improving the information of formation visitors and tourists.
The task is expected to assistance agencies specified arsenic the Coastal Security Police, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), the Tourism Department and different formation absorption authorities successful taking timely preventive and information measures.
The researchers said the survey could assistance trim drowning incidents and fatalities astatine beaches, amended nationalist consciousness of formation information and fortify aboriginal informing capabilities for hazardous rip currents.
The task besides seeks to show the effectual usage of AI and outer technologies successful coastal information management, disaster-risk simplification and nationalist safety.
