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The episode discusses how high-resolution aerial imagery and AI can enhance emergency preparedness and response during disasters.

When disaster strikes, emergency leaders need to answer three urgent questions: What happened? Where did it happen? And how severe is it? In this episode of DisasterClass, Jason Perez and Jason “Pappy” Martin speak with David Tobias, Chief Product Officer at Nearmap, about how high-resolution aerial imagery, property intelligence, and artificial intelligence can support emergency preparedness, disaster response, and recovery. David explains why the first 72 hours matter, how outdated information can create outdated assumptions, and why technology only becomes operational when organizations have the people, access, authority, workflows, and training needed to act under pressure. The conversation explores how aerial intelligence can help emergency leaders determine what changed, identify where damage is concentrated, evaluate access routes, prioritize limited resources, and establish a clearer operating picture following an incident. The episode also examines organizational data silos, explainable artificial intelligence, human judgment, realistic exercises, and why emergency capabilities must be established before the disaster begins. IN THIS EPISODE • The three questions that…

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