Systems and methods for predictive modeling via simulation

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more transceivers operatively connected to the one or more processors and configured to send and receive communications over one or more communication networks;
• and
• one or more non-transitory memories coupled to the one or more processors and storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
• generate first instructions to control one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• transmit the first instructions to the one or more remote imaging vehicles, wherein the first instructions cause the one or more remote imaging vehicles to operate below an altitude to capture a first plurality of color images of a region;
• receive the first plurality of color images from the one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• determine that at least a portion of the first plurality of color images fails to meet a minimum resolution for identifying ground materials in at least a portion of the region;
• based on determining that at least the portion of the first plurality of color images fails to meet the minimum resolution, transmit second instructions to the one or more remote imaging vehicles to capture a second plurality of color images of the region from a position closer to the at least a portion of the region;
• receive the second plurality of color images from the one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• identify, based on color information included in the second plurality of color images, a ground material covering a surface of the region;
• generate, based on the ground material and the second plurality of color images, a virtual model of the region comprising a set of component virtual models of a plurality of properties in the region;
• import the virtual model into a simulation environment;
• determine, based on historical weather data associated with the region, one or more parameters for modeling a weather event in the simulation environment, and wherein the one or more parameters comprise a ground material parameter representing the ground material;
• execute, based on the one or more parameters, a simulation of the weather event acting upon the virtual model;
• determine, based on a result of executing the simulation, a risk of damage to a component virtual model of the set of component virtual models;
• and
• update a record corresponding to a property of the plurality of properties to indicate the risk of damage to the component virtual model.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• generate first instructions to control one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• transmit the first instructions to the one or more remote imaging vehicles, wherein the first instructions cause the one or more remote imaging vehicles to operate below an altitude to capture a first plurality of color images of a region;
• receive the first plurality of color images captured by one or more image sensors on the one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• determining, by the one or more processors, that at least a portion of the first plurality of color images fails to meet a minimum resolution for identifying ground materials in at least a portion of the region;
• based on determining that at least the portion of the first plurality of color images fails to meet the minimum resolution, transmitting, by the one or more processors, second instructions to the one or more remote imaging vehicles to capture a second plurality of color images of the region from a position closer to the at least a portion of the region;
• receiving, by the one or more processors, the second plurality of color images from the one or more remote imaging vehicles;
• identify, based on color information included in the second plurality of color images, a ground material covering a surface of the region;
• generate, based on the ground material and the second plurality of color images, a virtual model of the region in a simulation environment, wherein the virtual model includes a set of component virtual models of a plurality of properties in the region;
• determine, based on historical weather data associated with the region, one or more parameters for modeling a weather system in the simulation environment, wherein the one or more parameters comprise a ground material parameter representing the ground material;
• execute, based on the one or more parameters, a simulation of the weather system acting upon the virtual model in the simulation environment;
• determine a result of the simulation to determine a risk of damage to a component virtual model of the set of component virtual models;
• and
• update a record corresponding to a property of the plurality of properties to indicate the risk of damage to the component virtual model.