KATRINA, AUGUST 2005

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KATRINA, AUGUST 2005
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Time is NOT on our Side

• Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf
  Coast area on Monday, August 29, 2005.
• On Tuesday, August 30th, the company began a
  series of phone calls with its contacts in local,
  state, federal, and business partners.

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• On Saturday evening September 3, Pictometry
  received a call from the FAA Air Traffic Command
  center in Washington DC with instructions for the
  pilots on how to enter the Katrina TFR (Temporary
  Flight Restriction) airspace.
• The company began imaging portions of Mississippi
  on Sunday, September 4, but the planes were
  grounded on Monday, Labor Day, due to the
  Presidential visit.

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• Fully processed images were shipped for overnight
  delivery to six federal and numerous state
  agencies involved in disaster relief on Thursday
  the 13th.

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• In summary over 163,000 high-resolution images
  were delivered to numerous agencies representing
  such organizations as FEMA, DHS, NGA, the CDC,
  Army National Guard, NASA, National Center for
  Biodefense Communications, Health and Human
  Services, New Orleans Public Safety Departments,
  and numerous agencies in the Boloxi, MS area.
• Dozens of web seminar training sessions were
  provided.

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Areas of Concern

• AWAX Ground Control
• Pres. Visits Shuts everything down
• TFR Area Admittance Even with Contracts
• Education of Leadership
• Responders knowing what is available

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Community
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Neighborhood Level View
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Before After Pictometry Geo-Referenced Oblique
Images
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Boat Yard Pre-Katrina
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Stacked Boats after Katrina
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Boat Storage
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School Bus Depot before Katrina
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School Bus Depot, after Katrina
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Derailed Train (Close Up)
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Airplane Hanger
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New Orleans Neighborhood
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Neighborhood After Katrina
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Close-up view of portion of PictometryNeighborhoo
dOblique Geo-Referenced Image
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Residential After Charlie
February, 2004
August, 2004
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Residential
February, 2004
August, 2004
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School
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Lat/Long Grid GIS Data Superimposed on Oblique
Image of Superdome (Created by ARC)
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• The imagery is most useful when it is taken pre
  and post event

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Recommendations

• Education of Decision Makers
• Expedited Admittance into TFR Areas
• Communication of Resources
• Keep The President OUT