On a clear spring morning along the Mississippi coast, Scott Rush, a scientist in Mississippi State University’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center, ascends over an open savannah in a specialized ...

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 30, 2024, Section D, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: A Bird’s-Eye View of a Technicolor World.

Laird said the team can provide detailed orthomosaic maps and high-resolution 4K video and imagery of impeded roads and damaged terrain to the larger USACE team within 24 hours of collecting the data.

Bird’s Eye View will also explore the impact of birds in our world – many bird species serve as valuable pollinators; some eat insects and rodents that would otherwise decimate gardens and ...