Corps Partnership

A black drone in the air over the beach. Two researchers stand observing the drone.

UGA’s Skidaway Institute works with local leaders and the Army Corps of Engineers to safeguard the coastline.


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Every few months and following major storms, a drone can be seen methodically surveying Tybee Island’s coastline. The flights are part of an ongoing project led by researchers in Dr. Clark Alexander’s lab at the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO).

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The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is an internationally renowned marine science research institute located on the northern end of Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, USA.

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