ICEYE Hurricane Solution

Rapid Geospatial Insight for Hurricane Events

As part of ICEYE’s Hurricane Solution development team, I applied my SAR remote sensing and geospatial science expertise to create the raster-based damage layers and hexgrid products that underpin the Rapid Impact Heat Map. This product delivers high-resolution, data-driven insights on structural impacts across storm-affected regions within 24 hours of landfall.

Using ICEYE’s persistent SAR constellation, we monitored hurricane paths in near-real-time, generating geospatial raster outputs that highlight the extent and severity of wind damage. I was responsible for crafting the change detection workflows and post-processing pipelines that translate raw SAR data into actionable insights for insurers and emergency responders.

My Contributions:

• Remote Sensing Expertise:
  • Engineered end-to-end processing chains for X-band SAR imagery to detect structural changes across urban and rural landscapes
  • Tuned raster product generation to achieve consistent, high-accuracy impact footprints for rapid claims triage and risk segmentation
• Geospatial Science: Developed hexgrid-based damage summaries to support rapid exposure quantification and visual interpretation at multiple spatial scales
• Stakeholder Communication: Collaborated with product and engineering teams to operationalize workflows under tight disaster response timelines

Solution Highlights:

• Combined view of wind-related damage derived from multi-temporal SAR observations, offered at 30 m resolution.
• Always-on, all-weather monitoring with ICEYE’s SAR satellites, ensuring uninterrupted damage intelligence even through clouds and darkness.
• Hexgrid-based visualizations to simplify decision-making and resource allocation in disaster zones.
• Rapid delivery of actionable geospatial layers compatible with industry-standard GIS tools and APIs.

ICEYE’s Hurricane Solution enables insurers to identify affected assets, estimate exposure, and deploy adjusters efficiently—before traditional aerial or optical data becomes available.

Additional Resources:

• Offcial Page: ICEYE Hurricane Solution
• ICEYE Hurricane Solution Overview
• Answering Key Questions on the Hurricane Solution