Observers on the ground provide a close-in view of a disaster. Aircraft can provide a broader view. But NGA using our satellites – U.S. government and commercial -- provide a different view,

We can cover our operating expenses without the revenue from UH and we have a cushion. Notwithstanding a total disaster, these projections should hold.

This is unprecedented in our country, ... There is no disaster that has had the amount of trauma for a department that this has, where so many police officers have lost homes, been separated from their families, had loved ones living in other places with no idea when they'll return.

I do less coal in a year than my grandfather did in a week.

We can't see the ways in which this might get complicated, and we want to develop the most robust system we can.

With these satellites NGA provides FEMA with geospatial information that can cover the affected states. With information provided by these assets FEMA is better able to make assessments on the overall damage and decide where to focus resources.