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Waldo canyon fire demonstrates FirstLook

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MXR-CS-cosprings 12/20 industries ■ Civil government ■ Utilities ■ Insurance ■ Real estate ■ Environmental ■ Humanitarian ■ Online mapping portals uses ■ Change detection ■ Mapping ■ Land management ■ Location services ■ Urban planning ■ Asset monitoring ■ Community planning ■ Critical infrastructure ■ Damage assessment ■ Disaster relief ■ Emergency response, planning and management ■ Transportation ■ Public works ■ Public safety info@maxar.com maxar.com All FirstLook imagery is made available on our Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant DGCS within hours following acquisition. Due to this successful application integration, Maxar's FirstLook product is now available within Intterra's SituationAnalyst, providing emergency responders quick and easy access to accurate, up-to-date imagery information, just hours aer disaster strikes. Intterra's SituationAnalyst decision support soware, integrated with Maxar's FirstLook imagery and OGC-compliant Cloud Services web-based access, provided incident managers with the valuable data needed to make better informed decisions faster. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and the City of Colorado Springs needed fast, accurate information to effectively respond to a rapidly and explosively expanding wild fire which threatened heavily populated areas. Challenge Solution Results Intterra Situation Analyst using FirstLook to manage Waldo Canyon Fire perimeter which includes planning for bulldozer lines, aerial and fire retardant assessment. False Color imagery presents vegetation in shades of red, with healthier vegetation appearing a brighter shade of red. Conversely, vegetation that has been destroyed by fire appears dark gray in color. This unique band combination makes it easier for responding agencies to quickly identify impacted areas. products used ■ FirstLook ■ Maxar Cloud Services

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