Emergency and Disaster Management

PREPARE

RESPOND

RECOVER

The disaster management and preparedness cycle is the ongoing process used to mitigate the effects of disasters as well as prepare, respond and recover from them. But, how can remote sensing be used in disaster management? NV5 Geospatial has proven technology that can be deployed with great impact during all phases of the disaster cycle.

TIMELY TOPICS

MONITOR WILDFIRES WITH SAR

THE SAR INSIDER - EPISODE 1

See how Megan uses SAR to study and monitor a fire and its impacts.

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GEOSPATIAL SOLUTIONS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

SOLUTIONS eBOOK

Enhance preparation and response with remote sensing technologies.

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NV5 CAN HELP COMBAT ALL TYPES OF DISASTERS

WEATHER

Hurricanes/typhoons, floods, drought, tornados

GEOLOGIC

Landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions

MANMADE

Destructive events, contamination, spills, structure failure, accidents

WILDFIRES

Prediction, prevention, response and recovery from wildfires

Weather-related Disaster Management

weather disaster management

NV5 has geospatial software and technology solutions to help before, during and after catastrophes caused by weather. Our technology is used to plan, prepare, respond and recover from these events.

Watch a time series analysis demo focused on analyzing vegetation health

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PREPARE
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RECOVER

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help mitigate weather related disasters

• Analyze vegetation health and water content
• Classify land cover
• Evaluate change over time
• Measure soil moisture
• Measure elevation and slope

mitigate of weather impacts

analyze imagery to help mitigate effects

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help prepare for weather related disasters

• Trigger early warning systems
• Attain ground‐based observations and situational awareness
• Identify and map affected areas
• Determine severity and intensity
• Coordinate efforts with real-time situational recognition

prepare and coordinate efforts

identify and map affected areas

Read a case study example

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help respond to weather related disasters

• Forecast disaster risks and damage
• Identify structural, human and ecological vulnerabilities
• Identify drainage networks and protective structures
• Detect disaster triggers and alert early warning systems
• Assess damage
• Identify areas of inundation
• Plan evacuation routes

use geospatial imagery to assess damage

plan and route respnse efforts

Read a blog about flood plain mapping

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help recover from weather related disasters

• Map blue tarps in affected areas
• Evaluate change from before the disaster
• Assess recovery efforts
• Catalog troves of geospatial data/products for fast and easy discovery

evalutate change post disaster

quickly map blue tarps

Read a case study example

Geologic Disaster Management

geologic disaster management

Our risk management technology is used to identify significant geologic hazards that can help inform land use and emergency response planning decisions. This can be used to alleviate damage to people and property.

Read a blog about using spectral data to detect geological conditions

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Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help mitigate geologic related disasters

• Evaluate terrain and land use/land cover
• Perform hazard and risk prediction and analysis
• Understand topography and hydrological conditions
• Understand the location, size and density of buildings and infrastructure
• Understand soil characteristics and distribution

Perform risk prediction and analysis

Understand topography and hydrology

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help prepare for geologic related disasters

• Create inventory maps
• Measure slope angle and direction
• Detect changes that have occurred over time
• Measure surface and sub-surface saturation
• Monitor surface displacement and deformation

Measure slope angle and direction

use geospatial data to prepare for geologic disasters

Watch a recorded webinar about surface motion monitoring techniques

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help react to geologic related disasters

• Measure changes that may signal impending activity
• Find and measure ground deformation
• Map topographic change
• Track ash clouds
• Measure activity without the need for in-situ observations
• Detect, locate and quantify thermal anomalies
• Coordinate efforts with real-time situational awareness
• Plan routes for search and rescue

Map topographic change

Find and measure ground deformation

Watch a demo on deep learning applications for earthquake response efforts

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help recover from geologic related disasters

• Understand and quantify landscape changes
• Perform damage assessment
• Assess erosion
• Perform time-series deformation monitoring and validation
• Investigate short and long-term effects
• Catalog troves of geospatial data/products for fast and easy discovery

Understand and quantify landscape changes

use geospatial data to help direct recovery operations

Watch a recorded webinar that shows SAR data being used for oil spill monitoring, deformation analysis, and burn area analysis

Manmade Disaster Management

Man-made catastrophes sometimes occur with little or no warning. While they are difficult to predict, some can be prevented with help from NV5 Geospatial. Our technology is employed for real-time threat assessment as well as emergency response and recovery efforts.

Watch a recorded webinar about remote sensing for persistent monitoring of surface activities and identifying unknown objects and anomalies

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PREPARE
RESPOND
RECOVER

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help mitigate manmade disasters

• Detect exposure-induced stress in plants
• Evaluate water clarity, turbidity, color and the concentrations of active constituents
• Identify and locate transportation routes used by criminals and terrorists
• Monitor and analyze temporal trends to predict and identify activity
• Perform target identification and location analysis
• Perform area assessment – terrain, layout, location, roadmap
• Locate volatile elements

Identify routes used by criminals and terrorists

Perform area assessment

Employ image analytics to help prepare for manmade related disasters

• Update early warning systems to protect the public
• Understand terrain and identify positions
• Perform geological and structural mapping and analysis
• Detect structural changes and displacement
• Determine and understand land-use changes
• Detect, identify and locate activity
• Locate surface deformation

Watch a recorded webinar about land surface deformation monitoring

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help respond to manmade disasters

• Evaluate environmental problems and potential health risks
• Detect and measure changes in water quality
• Detect, measure and map hazardous spills and extent
• Gather evidence to enforce penalties
• Coordinate efforts with real-time situational recognition

Coordinate efforts in real-time

Detect, measure and map hazards

Read case study about accurately mapping oil spills

Employ NV5 Geospatial solutions to help recover from manmade disasters

• Perform post-event damage assessment
• Visualize, map and assess impacts on land and water resources
• Identify contamination zones and sources of contamination
• Analyze the impact of land use and land cover change
• Identify subsurface events that caused changes in surface morphology
• Monitor restoration, remediation and rehabilitation efforts
• Catalog troves of geospatial data/products for fast and easy discovery
• Map invasive species

Identify contamination zones

Perform post-event damage assessment

Read a case study focused on identifying causes of surface morphology changes

Wildfire Disaster Management

Help mangage wildfires with geospatial data and imagery

Even though wildfires have increased in frequency and severity, more people now live in areas prone to them, raising the stakes for effective emergency management. NV5 Geospatial solutions are successfully used for all stages of wildfire management.