This post originally appeared on GIC.org.
Together, Vexcel and GIC have fully aligned their strengths to streamline efforts and enhance innovation, while continuing to provide the high-quality aerial imagery and coverage that insurers trust.
This post originally appeared on GIC.org.
Together, Vexcel and GIC have fully aligned their strengths to streamline efforts and enhance innovation, while continuing to provide the high-quality aerial imagery and coverage that insurers trust.
Catastrophic wildfires, fanned by high winds, have destroyed more than 1,500 residential homes and commercial buildings in the historic town of Lahaina in western Maui. The GIC team monitored the fires and collected feedback from GIC members. Then on Friday morning (Hawaii time), with lighter winds and less wildfire smoke obstructing damaged areas, the GIC went into full activation and collected high-resolution imagery over the impacted areas of Lahaina. The crew collected 12 square kilometers.
This is the GIC’s first Gray Sky event in Hawaii. This post-CAT collection provides high-resolution orthos at a 7.5cm resolution. This highly detailed imagery provides our GIC members and emergency managers the full scope of the fire damage to better understand the impact on the local community.
In addition, GIC members and partners noted their interest in other fires on Maui. The GIC activated again and collected additional areas over the weekend. Imagery for all collections are now available, covering Lahaina, Pulehu, Makawao, and Kula.
The GIC’s operations partner, Vexcel, also provides images from a previous collection in Lahaina. View before and after images and get a small glimpse into the level of detail our Gray Sky program provides for its members, partners, and other agencies.
In addition to the ortho imagery, Damage Assessment is also computed for the all the Hawaii wildfire areas collected. Damage Assessment delivers automated insights on each home captured in the impact zone. In seconds, insurers can understand which customers suffered damage or a total loss and they can proactively begin helping them before a claim is even filed. See a few snapshots below. Our AI analysis identified a total of 2,760 structures within our Lahaina collection area.
It’s a tragic event and our hearts are with the Lahaina community. If this imagery and data can help in your ongoing response, further analysis, or future planning, please contact us below.
Imagery is now available via GIC Viewer, APIs, WMTS, Image Services for ArcGIS, and select partners. Please let us know if you need imagery for your response and recovery. You can learn more about how the GIC captures Gray Sky events here. To request access to imagery of the Maui fires, please fill out our contact form below.