Woolpert imagery aids South Carolina disaster response

A Beavercreek-based engineering and design services firm provided aerial imagery of massive flooding last month in South Carolina to help local governments and agencies address the immediate needs of those affected by the disaster, according to a media release.

Woolpert Inc. collected perishable aerial imagery as the waters crested. The company then shared the data generated by that imagery with multiple state agencies and local governments.

“Tuesday, Oct. 6, two days after the largest rainfall event ever recorded in the midlands of South Carolina, Woolpert conducted an aerial imagery flight of the hardest hit area,” said Maj. Bryan B. Tolar of the South Carolina Army National Guard, in a statement. “The resulting imagery was uploaded to a website created and hosted by Woolpert at its Dayton, Ohio, headquarters the next day.”

Tolar said the website helped local governments respond to road and dam failures, assisted in briefing ranking officials on the situation and provided valuable information to the general public via the South Carolina Emergency Management Division website.

Woolpert, headquartered in Beavercreek, has offices in Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Greenville, S.C.

In 2013, Woolpert used three-dimensional laser mapping technology to help a number of New York and New Jersey coastal communities plan a smart recovery from the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

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