Suzanne PhanAn Alameda company called Saildrone, Inc. has been monitoring the Hurricane Milton with ocean drones, gathering critical information for NOAA.An Alameda company calledThe drones are designed to take a beating during dangerous weather conditions while gathering critical information for NOAA. Saildrone, Inc. has been collecting hurricane data for NOAA for the past four years.It's bright like a buoy, but acts like a sailboat and is an unmanned drone.
Saildrone - the company, has deployed about 50 drones around the world. It has also deployed 12 drones specifically to monitor hurricane conditions in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Those drones are equipped with scientific sensors to capture data that scientists are looking for."That video is collected by Saildrone 1083.
A Saildrone is released a mile offshore and then remote pilots take control and guide them to where they need to go.So how does a Saildrone withstand hurricane force winds and other intense conditions?