New Light Technologies (NLT) is beginning beta testing on its newest project: Project Ptolemy. It provides an open-source, customizable disaster management platform that delivers real-time data on worldwide disasters for responders, planners, and those affected.
The platform hosts a variety of features including automated data collection, customizable data assessments, detailed data reporting (including international data), visualization, and the ability to share with your community and stakeholders in real time. Project Ptolemy seeks to empower those who work in disaster management by providing detailed planning tools, community engagement, and disaster modeling across national agencies, local government, nonprofits, and community members.
"As our climate continues to change, disasters are becoming more and more frequent," explains NLT's Project Lead Geospatial Analyst and Project Lead of Project Ptolemy. "In the past 30 years, economic damage on an immense scale has accumulated and millions of lives have been lost. That toll is staggering, but even more concerning is that the average global loss has quadrupled since the 1980s. When it is calculated again in 10 years, it will be drastically larger if actions aren't taken."
Project Ptolemy fills a needed role by providing estimated damage effects as soon as a disaster happens, in addition to letting users plan for events with sample scenarios. It provides citizens a way to monitor a disaster on their own, receiving disaster alerts and damage estimates for their own homes and neighborhoods. Project Ptolemy does not seek to tell people how to respond or predict a certain outcome; instead, it provides vital information at critical times, allowing decision-makers and homeowners to make more informed decisions.
About New Light Technologies
New Light Technologies (NLT) is a Washington, DC-based firm with 25+ years of experience delivering:
- Geospatial systems and enterprise GIS
- Cloud-native data platforms
- AI/ML and advanced analytics
- DevSecOps and cybersecurity solutions
NLT supports federal, state, and international organizations in operationalizing data for mission impact.