High-resolution aerial imagery and property damage assessment
will help insurers, government agencies, and emergency managers
quickly triage damaged areas to enhance their response after the
catastrophic hurricane in Florida.
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Vexcel Data Program, the world's largest aerial
imagery program, has collected high-resolution aerial imagery of
buildings and properties impacted by Hurricane Ian. The
unprecedented level of destruction and scope of this event means
thousands of homes, buildings, and other structures are destroyed
or have sustained heavy damage.
Vexcel, on the behalf of its partner the Geospatial Insurance
Consortium (GIC), activated a full response to Hurricane Ian by
deploying multiple fixed-wing aircraft to collect super-detailed
imagery at a 7.5-10cm resolution. This imagery is being captured
with Vexcel's market-leading UltraCam sensors then put through its
world-class processing pipeline and delivered within 24 hours
post-collection.
Both orthomosiac and oblique aerial imagery are published,
providing multiple views of the damaged areas in Florida.
In addition, Vexcel and GIC will provide property-level damage
assessments by applying machine learning to its aerial imagery. The
damage assessment includes an overall Post Catastrophic score,
approximate FEMA classification, roof damage analysis, and several
pre-disaster attributes (roof material, footprint area, roof shape)
for every residential building.
Using this aerial imagery and data analytics, users can:
- Better manage and scale responses to heavily impacted
customers
- Proactively identify insurance policy holders with damaged
property and begin the claims process immediately
- Deploy resources, i.e., field adjusters, utilities, and
emergency managers more effectively and safely with detailed
information
- Pinpoint key learnings to shore up underwriting and risk
policies for future events
Imagery is available in Vexcel's web-based Viewer, partner
platforms, and via APIs and Image Services for
ArcGIS.
Free Access to Emergency Mangers
Since 2017, Vexcel
and GIC have provided their disaster aerial imagery at no-cost to
first responders and emergency managers. Emergency teams can
request access at: https://gic.org/disaster-response/
MORE INFO
Visit vexceldata.com or gic.org to get more
information on imagery available for Hurricane Ian.
About Vexcel Data Program
For 30 years, Vexcel's award-winning technology has led the
photogrammetry and remote sensing industry. Using its
professional-grade UltraCam sensors and a dedicated fleet of
aircraft, Vexcel operates the world's largest aerial imagery and
geospatial data program. Vexcel collects imagery in 25+
countries—including rural and urban areas in the contiguous
United States. It provides a wide
variety of high-resolution products from Oblique to True Ortho, DSM
to Multispectral and Property Attributes. Its cloud-based aerial
data improves workflows across a variety of industries. Vexcel is
the operations partner for the Geospatial Insurance Consortium
(GIC). More at vexceldata.com and gic.org.
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