System and method for assessing the people and property impact of weather
First Claim
1. A method of determining the affect of a weather event on a category of interest, comprising:
- obtaining weather data;
obtaining data regarding said category of interest, said data being segmented into geographic regions;
determining a weather-affected geographical region within a path of said weather event;
determining intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions, said determining intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions further comprises;
discarding non-intersecting areas of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions;
determining an area of each intersection between said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions;
determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections, said quantity being related to said category of interest, said determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections further comprises;
determining a total of said category of interest for a predetermined geographic region;
multiplying said total by a ratio of each said area within said predetermined geographic region and an area of said predetermined geographic region to obtain a sub-quantity for each said area;
summing all sub-quantities to determine said quantity; and
providing a forecast including said quantity affected by said weather event as an indication of said affect of said weather event on said category of interest.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining information about the potential impact of a significant weather event on a category of interest, such as a population base, property, traffic flow and infrastructure. Information about the forecasted path of a weather event is used in conjunction with census or other data to determine the human safety and property risks, etc. that are present in the situation. The path of the weather event is used to determine an area which is likely to be effected by the storm during the time period. The population, property value, traffic flow, infrastructure etc. within the area is determined to ascertain the impact of the weather event.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of determining the affect of a weather event on a category of interest, comprising:
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obtaining weather data; obtaining data regarding said category of interest, said data being segmented into geographic regions; determining a weather-affected geographical region within a path of said weather event; determining intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions, said determining intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions further comprises; discarding non-intersecting areas of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions; determining an area of each intersection between said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions; determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections, said quantity being related to said category of interest, said determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections further comprises; determining a total of said category of interest for a predetermined geographic region; multiplying said total by a ratio of each said area within said predetermined geographic region and an area of said predetermined geographic region to obtain a sub-quantity for each said area; summing all sub-quantities to determine said quantity; and providing a forecast including said quantity affected by said weather event as an indication of said affect of said weather event on said category of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A system for determining the affect of a weather event on a category of interest, comprising:
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a database receiving weather data and data regarding said category of interest, said data being segmented into geographic regions; a processor for forecasting weather conditions and determining a weather-affected geographic region based on said weather conditions, wherein intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said predetermined geographic regions are determined to ascertain a quantity related to said category of interest affected by said weather event, wherein said quantity affected by said weather is ascertained by determining an area of each intersection between said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions determining a total of said category of interest for a predetermined geographic region, multiplying said total by a ratio of each said area within said predetermined geographic region and an area of said predetermined geographic region to obtain a sub-quantity for each said area, and summing all sub-quantities to determine said quantity; and a visualization system displaying said quantity related to said category of interest affected by said weather event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for instructing a computing device to perform the steps of:
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obtaining weather data; obtaining data regarding a category of interest, said data being segmented into geographic regions; determining a weather-affected geographical region within a path of said weather event; determining intersections of said weather-affected geographic region and said predetermined geographic regions, said step of determining intersections further comprising instructions to perform the steps of; discarding non-intersecting areas of said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions; determining an area of each intersection between said weather-affected geographic region and said geographic regions; determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections, said quantity being related to said category of interest, said step of determining a quantity affected by said weather event in accordance with said intersections further comprising instructions to perform the steps of; determining a total of said category of interest for a predetermined geographic region; multiplying said total by a ratio of each said area within said predetermined geographic region and an area of said predetermined geographic region to obtain a sub-quantity for each said area; and summing all sub-quantities to determine said quantity; and outputting said quantity related to said category of interest affected by said weather event for one or more of;
storage, display, and input. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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