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GIC Collects Post-Disaster Imagery Following Isaias

Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, at 11:10 PM EDT on August 3 as a Category 1 hurricane, and accelerated up the east coast of the United States as a strong tropical storm. Damage was reported at the area of landfall from high winds, coastal storm surge flooding, and several fires […]

Central Insurance Companies Joins GIC Program to Help Combat Fraud Remotely

The Central Insurance Companies has joined the Geospatial Intelligence Center program (GIC), an insurance industry consortium spearheaded by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), to help combat fraud using advanced aerial imagery.   “Insurers are always looking to adapt to change, and the GIC showcases how the industry is ready to help policyholders by allowing […]

GIC Collects Post-Disaster Imagery Following Several Mid-April Tornadoes

After tornadoes struck multiple states throughout the Southeast this past Easter weekend, the Geospatial Intelligence Center (GIC) began flying aircraft over the hardest hit areas on Monday, collecting high-resolution aerial images of the damaged structures. These areas include portions of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Monroe, Louisiana, and Seneca, South Carolina. Imagery from many of the damaged areas […]

Vexcel Imaging to Acquire Image Survey Expertise and Data Assets from Verisk to Support New Strategic Partnership

Vexcel Imaging is the operations partner for the GIC Vexcel Imaging, a leader in aerial imagery data, large-format aerial cameras, and photogrammetry software, today signed a definitive agreement to acquire the imagery sourcing group from Verisk’s Geomni business. The acquisition will combine Geomni’s imagery surveying and content-related teams and assets into Vexcel. Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a […]