About ImageCat, Inc.

ImageCat, Inc. is an international risk management innovation company, whose mission is to support the global risk and disaster management needs of today, using the technologies of tomorrow. As a leading provider of advanced technologies for risk and disaster management, ImageCat is highly regarded for cutting-edge products, consultancy services, and R&D activities targetting decision support needs at all phases of the disaster management cycle.

ImageCat is headquartered in Long Beach, California, with a European office in London, England. Since its establishment in 2000, ImageCat has helped Government agencies, industry clients and research organizations prepare for and respond to disasters including: Hurricane Katrina; the Indian Ocean tsunami; the Northridge, Bam and Niigata earthquakes; and 9/11. Government clients: include FEMA; U.S. Department of Transportation; the Federal Highway Administration; DARPA; NIST; and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Research clients include the National Science Foundation; the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research; the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; and NASA.

ImageCat has two major divisions focusing on remote sensing and GIS, and loss estimation, engineering, and transportation modeling. Flagship products and services include: the March 2006 launched 3DCity™ program, providing a detailed 3D visualization and accompanying structural information for cities around the World; INLET™ - the world’s first online loss estimation program; the PDV (Post-disaster Damage Verification) program to rapidly assess destruction in the aftermath of major disasters; the VIEWS™ post-disaster field reconnaissance and visualization system; the BETTERDEM™ terrain modeling system; and the MIHEA™ building inventory tool. ImageCat is also a FEMA-appointed HAZUS-MH Vendor.