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Radar gaps threaten millions as severe weather season ramps up in U.S.

More than 3 years after a federal report downplayed holes in a network that enables advanced warning of dangerous storms, dozens of regions remain vulnerable....

The University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology recently teamed up to fill a coverage gap northeast of Atlanta, more than 20 years after a deadly tornado in Gainesville, Ga.

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Norfolk Southern’s Machine Vision System Inspects Moving Rail Cars

To spot defects on moving trains, Norfolk Southern Railway (Atlanta, GA, USA) is building train inspection portals on tracks in the United States. The Georgia Tech Research Institute (Atlanta, GA, USA) is collaborating with the railroad on the inspection project.

The portals combine high-resolution cameras, stadium lights, and AI algorithms to capture and then analyze images of trains moving at up to 60 mph. All components are installed trackside inside tunnel-type steel structures.

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