The prominence of forest fires has increased the use of UAVs and other geospatial technologies to help fight fires and help plan logistics. One approach to this hybrid geospatial blend is the teaming of drones with satellite imagery.

GIC provided the imagery less than 24 hours from collection, where it was made accessible to FEMA, the Red Cross, first responders involved in ground efforts, and others. 

Unmanned systems industry poised to showcase capabilities of new UAS and related technology when it comes to disaster response.

The datasets will be used in digital change detection analyses to determine how disasters altered the surfaces of the land and seafloor.

Woolpert has taken on two contracts related to high-resolution aerial imagery of Florida for damage assessment.