Entries by GIC

Level 3: Monitoring Hurricane Dorian

GIC maintains Level 3 – Enhanced Monitoring for Hurricane Dorian. At 500 PM Eastern on Thursday 29-Aug-2019, the center of Hurricane Dorian was located near latitude 22.5 North, longitude 67.7 West. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Friday. A west-northwestward to […]

Monitoring Tropical Storm Dorian

GIC has activated to Level 3 – Enhanced Monitoring for Tropical Storm Dorian. At 800 AM Eastern on Wedneday 28-Aug-2019, the center of Tropical Storm Dorian was located near latitude 17.1 North, longitude 64.1 West, southwest of Puerto Rico. Dorian is moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion is […]

Monitoring Tropical Storm Flossie

GIC has activated to Level 3 – Enhanced Monitoring for Tropical Storm Flossie. Following a glancing blow from Tropical Storm Erick passing to the south of Hawaii producing some swells and enhanced rainfall, Tropical Storm Flossie is the next concern for the islands. Moving toward the west-northwest, Flossie is expected to follow this general heading […]

The Unseen: After a Disaster, Imagery Gives Insurance Companies a Clear Picture

“Eager to overcome those limitations, a consortium of insurance companies is working to change the nature of recovery. They formed the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s Geospatial Intelligence Center (GIC) on the premise that aircraft can help rapidly identify damage from large-scale weather events that would otherwise take a long time to discover—essentially uncovering the unseen.” […]

Monitoring Tropical Depression Barry

GIC maintains Level 3 – Enhanced Monitoring for Tropical Depression Barry. The storm was briefly upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning but quickly weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana and. Life-threatening flash flooding and significant river flooding are still expected along Barry’s path inland from Louisiana […]

Monitoring Tropical Storm Barry

GIC maintains Level 3 – Enhanced Monitoring for Tropical Storm Barry. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Potential Tropical Cyclone Two to Tropical Storm Barry today at the 11 AM Eastern update. Barry is expected to bring storm surge, rainfall, and wind hazards to the central Gulf Coast during next several days, including life-threatening storm surge […]