July 9, 2015
Larimer County, Colorado leveraged Pictometry technology to aid in emergency response and damage assessment following an 80,000 acre wildfire and an historic flooding event. Much of the county is comprised of rural property with limited access which made assessing damage a challenge. In some cases the homes were burned to the ground or literally swept off their foundations.
Attend this session to hear Chief Deputy Assessor Alexis Smith explain how they were able to use a combination of oblique imagery and building outlines to help them see the bigger picture and fulfill their mandated functions.
FutureView 2015 Session: Why We Need to See What is No Longer There; Using Pictometry to Determine What is Lost After a Storm
Larimer County, Colorado leveraged Pictometry technology to aid in emergency response and damage assessment following an 80,000 acre wildfire and an historic flooding event. Much of the county is comprised of rural property with limited access which made assessing damage a challenge. In some cases the homes were burned to the ground or literally swept off their foundations.
Attend this session to hear Chief Deputy Assessor Alexis Smith explain how they were able to use a combination of oblique imagery and building outlines to help them see the bigger picture and fulfill their mandated functions.
