ICEYE and The Water Institute partner to advance the next generation of predictive flood intelligence
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, today announced a strategic partnership with The Water Institute. The partnership will bring FloodID, the Institute's predictive flood intelligence platform, and its core development team to ICEYE, expanding the company's end-to-end flood intelligence capabilities for governments, re/insurers, and emergency management organizations in the US.
Developed at The Water Institute, FloodID combines physics-based hydrologic modeling, physics-guided artificial intelligence, Earth observation data and cloud computing to help organizations anticipate how flood events are likely to evolve from onset through recession. Through this partnership, FloodID will complement ICEYE's existing portfolio of flood intelligence solutions, adding new predictive modeling capabilities while building on ICEYE's established leadership in satellite-based flood observation and early warning.
ICEYE today supports decision-makers throughout the flood lifecycle. Its Flood Early Warning solution provides up to 96 hours of advance notice by combining global weather forecasts, basin susceptibility data and historical Earth observation insights to help agencies and re/insurers prepare before flooding begins. During active flood events, ICEYE's SAR satellite constellation delivers near real-time intelligence through cloud cover, heavy rain and darkness, enabling Flood Rapid Impact and Flood Insights products that provide observed flood extent, water depth and building-level damage intelligence within hours of an event.
Built on Amazon Web Services and supported through an Amazon grant, the pairing of FloodID extends these capabilities by adding place-specific predictive modeling that helps organizations better understand how flooding is expected to develop over time. Together, ICEYE's persistent Earth observation and FloodID's predictive intelligence create a more comprehensive approach to flood intelligence, supporting preparedness before an event, operational decision-making during an event, and recovery efforts afterward.
Pairing FloodID's predictive modeling with ICEYE's satellite observations creates an observation-informed forecast: a prediction that updates continually as new satellite data comes in over the course of an event. This feedback loop lets the combined system track flooding as it evolves, rather than relying on a single forecast set at the outset. Decision-makers see an updated picture of how an event is developing and where it is likely to go next, refined throughout the event as new observations arrive.
"ICEYE has built its flood intelligence platform around delivering trusted information throughout every stage of a flood event, from early warning through active response and post-event assessment," said Will Panchaud, ICEYE's Senior Director of Product, Solutions. "FloodID adds another important dimension to that capability by strengthening our predictive intelligence. Together, we're giving customers an even richer understanding of what may happen next while continuing to deliver the observed flood intelligence they've come to rely on."
The partnership builds on a powerful track record of collaboration between ICEYE, The Water Institute, and Amazon. While using ICEYE's Flood Rapid Impact and Flood Insights products in operational deployments, researchers at The Water Institute recognized how combining satellite-based flood observations with FloodID's predictive models could provide emergency managers with a more complete understanding of evolving flood conditions. The complementary technologies created an opportunity to bring together observed and predictive intelligence within a single operational workflow.
Originally developed to support emergency managers in Louisiana, FloodID has evolved into an operational platform that combines hydrologic forecasting, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to help decision-makers anticipate flood impacts before they occur and better understand how events are expected to progress. Today, the technology supports operational deployments and pilot programs with government agencies and emergency management organizations across multiple geographies.
"This partnership represents the next chapter for FloodID and the communities it serves," said Beaux Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Water Institute. "FloodID was born out of Louisiana's flood challenges with a clear purpose: to put better, faster, more localized flood information into the hands of the people making decisions when lives and property are at risk. Through our partnership with ICEYE, that innovation now has the opportunity to reach more communities at the critical moments when better information can make all the difference."
"For the last several years, we've focused on developing predictive flood intelligence that helps decision-makers act earlier and with greater confidence," said Hugh J. Roberts, incoming Head of Predictive Intelligence at ICEYE. "FloodID was designed to complement Earth observation. By combining predictive hydrologic intelligence with ICEYE's unparalleled SAR intelligence and global operational platform, we can deliver more comprehensive decision support that helps organizations prepare earlier, respond faster and recover more effectively."
Hugh Roberts joins ICEYE as Head of Predictive Intelligence, bringing deep expertise in predictive flood modeling from his time leading FloodID at The Water Institute. He will lead go-to-market efforts for predictive intelligence as part of ICEYE's Solutions organization.
The partnership reflects ICEYE's continued investment in advancing disaster intelligence through complementary technologies that support preparedness, response and long-term resilience. By integrating predictive modeling with persistent satellite observations and operational flood intelligence, ICEYE is further strengthening its ability to help customers make better decisions before, during and after flood events.
"From Louisiana to Texas and beyond, we've watched flooding become harder to predict: atmospheric rivers dropping 30 inches of rain, storm surge colliding with inland flooding, and thousand-year floods arriving with unsettling frequency," said Jeffrey Schweitzer, Amazon's disaster relief technology and innovation lead. "This collaboration can help communities across many states prepare in advance. Better information means communities are ready before the water rises."
About The Water Institute
The Water Institute is an independent applied research organization dedicated to reducing the vulnerability of people, communities, ecosystems and economies through science-based approaches to environmental and societal challenges. Founded in Louisiana, the Institute develops actionable research, technology and decision-support tools that help communities adapt and thrive in a changing world.
About ICEYE
ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.
ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1,000 employees across Poland, Spain, the UK, Australia, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US.
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