In the aftermath of a crisis, having access to the necessary tools and information is paramount. Such is the case after a hurricane makes landfall. Insurance adjusters know that their assistance is vital for the wellbeing of their policy holders in the impacted area. Unfortunately traditional maps are of little value in such a situation. The critical, incident-specific details are constantly changing so a mapping tool is needed that will allow the adjuster to account for these changes while on the road. Is the bridge to the mainland passable? If not, what is the best alternative route? Which shelters are closest to the location of each policy holder? How do I find an address if all of the road signs have been blown away? How do I make sure that I know where each photograph that I take was taken? These questions can only be answered using flexible and adaptable mapping and GIS tool.
Solution:
XMap 5.0 GIS Editor provides insurance adjusters with a set of spatial tools that are integrated into DeLorme’s renowned, laptop-based, in-vehicle navigation system. XMap provides access to existing GIS layers and includes tools for editing these layers based on onsite observations. Use these tools to create updated maps of damage locations and to generate queries of your policy holders’ locations relative to the areas of maximum damage. Address searching is easy and, using GPS technology, you can quickly navigate to each policy holder’s property, even taking into account closed or inaccessible roads. Finally, XMap includes, Image Tagger, an innovative tool for automatically determining the location at which each photograph on your digital camera was taken, and then creating a hyperlink to that photograph from the correct point on the map. XMap 5.0 GIS Editor empowers the insurance adjuster in the field by offering access to tools that enable them to manage their own data collection, navigation, location analysis and much more using one software application.
Built With:
XMap 5.0 GIS Editor
BaseMap:
1-meter resolution aerial image
User Additions:
Openspace layers indicating damage locations, the storm track, and evacuation routes
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