ICEYE Wildfire Insights

Rapid Structural Damage Mapping During Wildfire Events

At ICEYE, I helped advance the Wildfire Insights solution by applying SAR remote sensing and geospatial science expertise to develop building-level damage detection tools. This solution supports insurers with verified damage data within 24 hours of wildfire impact—independent of weather or daylight conditions.

Using ICEYE’s X-band SAR constellation, I worked on SAR-based change detection techniques to identify structural loss across fire-affected zones. My contributions included algorithm tuning for urban infrastructure detection, post-classification processing, and integrating the results with geospatial vector formats for seamless decision support.

My Contributions:

• Remote Sensing Expertise: Built Remote Sensing-based (SAR) workflows for detecting and classifying structural loss in wildfire zones.
• Geospatial Science:
  • Helped calibrate damage detection thresholds across diverse terrains and settlement types
  • Delivered vector-based outputs (point and polygon layers) for operational insurance workflows.
• Data Analytics & Geospatial Scince: Collaborated on integrating outputs into Esri-based dashboards for real-time situational awareness.

Product Features:

• Building-level binary classification of ‘destroyed’ vs. ‘undamaged’ within hours of fire containment.
• Actionable vector outputs ready for ingestion by GIS teams and insurers.
• ESRI wildfire monitoring dashboard combining SAR results, fire perimeters, hotspots, and urban exposure layers.
• Consistent insights across multiple wildfire events regardless of smoke or cloud cover.

ICEYE’s Wildfire Insights enables insurers and emergency response teams to make timely, data-driven decisions without waiting for aerial or optical validation.

Additional Resources:

• Official Link: Wildfire Insights ICEYE Oy
• Revolutionizing Wildfire Monitoring with ICEYE’s SAR Technology
• 10 Burning Questions About Rapid Building-Level Damage Detection
• Webinar: Introducing ICEYE Wildfire Insights