Matterport Donates Digital Twin Technology to SBP to Help Disaster-Affected Communities Accelerate FEMA Appeals Process
June 07 2022 - 9:15AM
Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company
driving the digital transformation of the built world, today
announced that SBP, a U.S.-based non-profit organization focused on
disaster resilience and recovery, has been selected as a partner
organization for Matterport’s Exploration to Equity social impact
program. SBP, formerly known as the St Bernard Project,
received a donation of Matterport products and services to create
digital twins that will be used in its FEMA Appeals program to
assist communities and help reduce the time between disaster and
recovery for people that have been impacted by the devastating
tornadoes that struck the Midwest in December 2021.
As a non-profit disaster relief organization, SBP has rebuilt
homes for more than 3,200 families with the help of 140,000
volunteers in 14 communities across the U.S. and in the Bahamas.
Matterport’s donation of products and services will provide direct
support to SBP’s FEMA Appeals program, which focuses on supporting
marginalized homeowners who have been denied FEMA assistance or
received sub-standard awards. The technology is being fielded
immediately by SBP in Kentucky in communities that were damaged by
the tornadoes in December 2021. SBP teams will use Matterport
cameras to capture digital twins of damaged properties. The digital
twin will then be shared as part of the FEMA Appeals program
submission to help impacted families.
“We are grateful for Matterport's support to help us scale our
FEMA appeals program and to support our mission of reducing time
between disaster and recovery,” said Liz McCartney, Chief Operating
Officer at SBP. “At SBP, we provide under-resourced
communities with the support they need to ensure an equitable
recovery for all. By creating Matterport digital twins, we can move
more quickly to assist vulnerable disaster survivors and help more
families maximize their FEMA awards. We fully support Matterport's
efforts to help increase community inclusion and provide equitable
access and we are excited to be one of the first organizations to
take advantage of their Exploration to Equity program."
For SBP, the accuracy of damage assessments is critical to
supporting its clients’ timely appeal of a FEMA Individual
Assistance denial or sub-standard award. With Matterport
technology, SBP can capture digital twins enabling the organization
to carry out inspections remotely and collaborate in real time.
Highly accurate data available within a digital twin reduces the
need for SBP to conduct repeat property visits to document missing
measurements and photographs. SBP anticipates that Matterport’s
product donation will help the organization initially support at
least 100 low-income tornado survivors through its FEMA Appeals
program.
“At Matterport, we are committed to making digital twins more
accessible to those in need through the Exploration to Equity
program,” said Qadira Harris, Senior Director of Global
Responsibility at Matterport. “With access to Matterport digital
twins, SBP can more efficiently conduct damage assessments and
ultimately help a greater number of tornado survivors secure the
funding they need to live safely in their homes. We’re proud to
support SBP’s efforts across Kentucky and hope that our donation
will help provide some relief to the communities impacted.”
Matterport’s Exploration to Equity social impact program aims to
increase community inclusion and resilience through the donation of
its technology and services to non-profit organizations, K-12
public schools, and public universities. To learn more about
Exploration to Equity or to submit an application, visit
matterport.com/social-impact.
About MatterportMatterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR)
is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our
groundbreaking spatial data platform turns buildings into data to
make nearly every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of
buildings in more than 177 countries have been transformed into
immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the
building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to
documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at
Matterport.com and visit our Discover page to browse a collection
of digital twins captured by our customers
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