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L575 Levee Restoration Information - UPDATED 6/8/19
Background:
The L-575 Benton-Washington-McKissock-Buchanan-Atchison-Hamburg Levee System experienced significant damage during the 2019 Flood Event. This led to seven (7) breaches, along with substantial other damages, occurring throughout the Levee System.
Current Action:
Two priority breaches that are impacting the I-29 corridor have been identified for initial repairs. These two construction contracts were awarded on 14 and 19 Apr 2019. The OSRT is also working an overall plan for rehabilitating the levee system.
Next Steps:
Provide an interim level of flood risk reduction at both initial breach repair locations.
Conduct physical damage assessment when water levels recede and the levees are accessible
Design and construct levee rehabilitation to authorized level of flood risk management.
NOAA River Level Observations & Forecasts
L575 Levee Imagery
Breach closure on levee L575 June, 20, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completes an initial breach closure on levee L575 near Percival, IA June 20, 2019.
Breach closure on levee L575A June, 20, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completes an initial breach closure on levee L575 near Percival, IA June 20, 2019.
Breach closure on levee L575A June, 20, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completes an initial breach closure on levee L575 near Percival, IA June 20, 2019.
Breach closure on levee L575A June, 20, 2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completes an initial breach closure on levee L575 near Percival, IA June 20, 2019.
USACE contractors working at L575 near Nebraska City, NE
USACE contractors at work along levee L575a near Nebraska City, Nebraska May 10, 2019 following March 2019 runoff event.
USACE contractors working at L575 near Nebraska City, NE
USACE contractors at work along levee L575a near Nebraska City, Nebraska May 10, 2019 following March 2019 runoff event.
USACE contractors working at L575 near Nebraska City, NE
USACE contractors at work along levee L575a near Nebraska City, Nebraska May 10, 2019 following March 2019 runoff event.
Aerial view of overtopping levee L575 near Nebraska City, NE
Photo documents aerial view of overtopping levee L575 near Nebraska City, Nebraska Mar. 16, 2019, resulting from a major runoff event. (Photo by USACE, Omaha District)
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
Levee L550 as of June 11, 2019
Aerial view of levee L550 as of June, 11, 2019.
Levee L550 as of June 11, 2019
Aerial view of levee L550 as of June, 11, 2019.
Initial breach closure on levee L611-614
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District completes the initial breach closure on levee L611-614 near Sioux City, Iowa June 12, 2019. The L611-614 Levee System lies directly east of the confluence of the Platte River (River Mile 595).
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
USACE progress on levee L575a repairs June 13, 2019
Aerial drone footage shows USACE, Omaha District work continuing on levee L575a June 13, 2019.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Post levee L575a breach closure progress June 22, 2019
This image from June 22, 2019 shows progress of the water drainage after Levee L575a was closed on June 20.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019
Aerial view showing Levee 575a progress as of June 24, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 20, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee L575a breach June 28, 2019
Aerial view of breach L575a northwest of Percival, Iowa June 28, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Levee 575a breach repair work July 9, 2019
Aerial view of repair working being done at levee breach L575a_1 July 9, 2019.
Groin construction on L-575 Sep. 23, 2019
Multiple groins are placed on L-575 to divert the river flow from the levee to allow for continued repairs on Sep. 23, 2019.
L-575 outlet breach "D" closure on Dec. 19, 2019
L-575 outlet breach "D" closure on Dec. 19, 2019 located on the downstream end of the levee system in northwest Missouri
L-575 outlet breach "D" closure on Dec. 19, 2019
L-575 outlet breach "D" closure on Dec. 19, 2019 located on the downstream end of the levee system in northwest Missouri
L-575 outlet breach "E" closure on Dec. 19, 2019
L-575 outlet breach "E" closure on Dec. 19, 2019 located on the downstream end of the levee system in northwest Missouri
Restoration Activities
Initial Breach Repair # 1 – West of Thurman, IA
Initial Breach Repair # 2 – West of Hamburg, IA
Contractor
Western Contracting Corp. from Sioux City, IA
Newt Maritime Services from Dubuque, IA
Contract Amount
$7.5 Million
$12 Million
Contract Award
April 14, 2019
April 19, 2019
Construction Start
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019
Estimated
Completion
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Kabrisky Memorial Lecture 2025
Air Force Research Laboratory
Jan. 10, 2025 | 01:01:58
Description:
In this edition of QuEST, every January the QuEST group uses the first meeting of the calendar year to present a ‘state of QuEST’ lecture in honor of a founding member of the QuEST meetings, Dr. Matthew “Special K” Kabrisky. This lecture is designed to bring anyone up to speed on how we use terms and to communicate what we seek to accomplish.
Abstract:
Dr. Matthew Kabrisky was an Air Force pioneer and innovator. From Air Force aviator in the 1950s to professor, mentor, and researcher, his discoveries paved the way for many modern technological advancements. He developed theories of how the human brain processes information to recognize visual objects. This work directly led to the innovation of implanted electrodes for those afflicted with diseases such as epilepsy and injuries that resulted in paralysis. He was the leading international expert on the physiological symptoms of space adaptation sickness, i.e., motion sickness. His research led NASA to a better understanding and an approach to mitigate the effects of space environments on astronauts. His research in the area of robust speech recognition laid critical foundations for fostering the development of DoD and private industry products ranging from voice activated controls in advanced tactical aircrafts, to aides for the disabled and handicapped and industrial process control. In the 1990s, he helped lead a team of engineers that developed the world’s most accurate breast cancer detection system. This highly successful product has helped in the detection of thousands of breast cancers before they would have otherwise been detected. Dr. Kabrisky’s pioneering efforts paved the way for current innovations across the Air Force and the Nation.
QuEST is an analytical and software development approach to improve human-machine team decision quality over a wide range of stimuli, handling unexpected queries and contextual adaptation. QuEST is focused on creating computer-based decision aids and also decision engines that may be embedded in platforms interacting with the world. QuEST seeks to engineer solutions to provide the advantages commonly associated with intuitive reasoning, quick reflexive, and advantages often associated with “conscious” context sensitive thinking.
QuEST also seeks to provide a mathematical framework to understand what can be known by a group of people and their computer-based decision aids about situations to facilitate prediction of when more or different people (different training) or more / different computer aids are necessary to acceptably make a particular decision. Can a given situational complexity be represented acceptably by the representational capacity of the group of people and computer agents available.
For 2025 we also will continue to explore the idea that there is only one representation, how knowledge is structured and the processes that are used to create / maintain and access that knowledge. The idea of Sys1 and Sys2 are just a model of ways to think about different cognitive capabilities and challenges. We posit that these capabilities / challenges can be addressed using the same representation. Qualia provides insight into the process used by nature to create, maintain and exploit a vocabulary of cognition, the one representation. That representation can be used in multiple ways, using multiple processes that can be modeled as sys1 / sys2 cognition. By studying qualia, specifically the ‘what it is like’ to have a conscious experience we can get insight into the vocabulary of cognition, the representation, and thus gain insights applicable to the QuEST goal of creating modern decision aids.
Qualia can be studied by investigating the neuro basis, the behavioral/functional attributes and/or the phenomenology of the experience. QuEST has been focused on examining the phenomenology of the experience, qualia, and using that information to advance the S3Q Theory of Consciousness.
Key Moments and Questions in the video include:
About Dr. Matthew Kabrisky
The start of QuEST
What is the goal of the Kabrisky Lecture?
Consciosness
Qualia
What are Qualia?
Cartesian Theater
Phenomenal experience
Sensory world model
Discernable aspects
Qualia as a tin God
World model
Self
Sense making
populating
Qualia representation
No Qualia
Qualia related concepts
Account for experiences
Update world model
Do Qualia tell the whole story?
Blindsight
Prospagnosia
What is it like to be a bat?
Agent centric
Purpose of Qualia Cash Value of phenomenal experience
Creation and maintenance of world model
Knowledge
Meaning making
Show the flow for Blindsight patient in our Cash Value construct
Why QuEST - Qualia Exploitation of Sensing Technologuy
Intelligence and artificial intelligence
Where does knowledge come from? Key to intelligence/AI/Cognition
Evolution
Experiences
Culture
Intelligent - Machine Generated
Human-Machine & Machine-Machine Culture
S3Q Theory of Qualia
Structural Coherence
Situation
Simulation
Qualia
Q: Bottleneck of representation requires simplified world model
Agent centric semantic - reliable predictability
Chomsky and Newell
Learning is creation of new Qs or new relationships between existing Qs
Situated: Rainman “Link” Game
Kim Peek
Qualia as a simulation: virtual world metaphor
Blind spot - fact we don’t see it as example of coherence/simulation
Structural coherence
Principle of structural coherence
Where are We in AI
1st wave of AI: Describe
2nd wave of AI: Classify
3rd wave of AI: TBD
What is missing in current AI? Machine that create
Define interesting
Qualia based representation
Synthesis and abstraction-Chollet-how does QuEST impact two key aspects?
Responsible use of AI-working approach ACT3
AI ethics
Moral concerns
QuEST coming events
Mathematics of QuEST
Engineering of QuEST
Neurophysiology of QuEST
Types of Qualia
Questions
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