HURRICANE IAN, A CATEGORY 4 STORM, WITH WINDS BETWEEN 111 AND 155 MILES PER HOUR, HIT THE STATE OF FLORIDA (AMONG OTHER STATES) WITH A CATASTROPHIC IMPACT. HURRICANE IAN POSES A MAJOR RISK TO FLORIDA'S SPECIALTY CROP INDUSTRY. MORE THAN 20 INCHES (508 MM) OF RAIN FELL IN PLACES WHERE THE STORM CENTER PASSED, WITH 12 INCHES (304 MM) COMMON OUTSIDE THAT ZONE. SEVERAL RIVERS IN FARM REGIONS SET NEW FLOOD STATE RECORDS. BASED ON A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE FROM UF, AGRICULTURE LOSSES IN FLORIDA FROM IAN'S IMPACT COULD REACH $1.56 BILLION. ABOUT 5 MILLION ACRES OF FARMLAND WERE AFFECTED BY THE STORM. HOWEVER, THE REAL IMPACT AND LONG-TERM EFFECT OF THE STORM ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO BE DETERMINED WITH THE CURRENT SURVEYING TECHNIQUES.OUR TEAM HAS DEVELOPED A CLOUD- AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) BASED TECHNOLOGY, AGROVIEW, TO PROCESS, ANALYZE, AND VISUALIZE DATA COLLECTED FROM AERIAL (E.G., UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES-UAVS AND AEROPLANES) AND GROUND-BASED SENSING SYSTEMS. THIS NOVEL TECHNOLOGY CAN SERVE AS A DIGITAL TWIN OF AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A GROUND-BASED (AI-ENHANCED) SENSOR, AGROSENSE, TO DETECT AND COUNT FRUIT ON TREES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO UTILIZE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE TWO AI-ENHANCE TECHNOLOGIES, AGROVIEW AND AGROSENSE, TO ASSESS DAMAGES AND RISKS IN SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION CAUSED BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE: (I) TRAIN AI MODELS TO AUTOMATICALLY DETECT AND VISUALIZE DAMAGES ON SPECIALTY CROPS CAUSED BY EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS (CASE STUDIES ON CITRUS, TOMATO, AND PEPPER). (II) EVALUATE THIS NOVEL TECHNOLOGY IN COMMERCIAL FIELDS IN COLLABORATION WITH GROWERS AND A CROP INSURANCE COMPANY. COLLECT DATA FROM AT LEAST 20,000 ACRES. CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EVALUATE IF THE DEVELOPED TOOL IS COST-EFFECTIVE. DEVELOP AN EXTENSION PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE THE NOVEL RAPID RESPONSE TOOL.THE USE OF THIS NOVEL TECHNOLOGY IN COMMERCIAL FIELDS IS EXPECTED TO HELP SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS TO RAPIDLY CALCULATE LOSSES AND BETTER COMMUNICATE RECOVERY NEEDS TO ENSURE BUSINESS VIABILITY AND MINIMIZE INTERRUPTION TO THE U.S. PRODUCE SUPPLY CHAIN DUE TO UNEXPECTED WEATHER AND CLIMATIC EVENTS.