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Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technolo, Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Research Council...

Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

Floodplain maps serve as the basis for determining whether homes or buildings require flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Approximately $650 billion in insured assets are now covered under the program. FEMA is modernizing floodplain maps to better serve the program. However, concerns have been raised as to the adequacy of the base map information available to support floodplain map modernization.
Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional base map imagery to meet FEMA's flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional base elevation data that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate. This book makes recommendations for a new national digital elevation data collection program to redress the inadequacy.
Policy makers; property insurance professionals; federal, local, and state governments; and others concerned with natural disaster prevention and preparedness will find this book of interest.

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Shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional "base map imagery" to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional "base elevation data" that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate.

Product details

Authors	Board on Earth Sciences & Resources, Board On Earth Sciences And Resources, Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technolo, Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Research Council
Assisted by	National Research Council (Editor)
Publisher	National Academies Press

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	16.09.2007

EAN	9780309104098
ISBN	978-0-309-10409-8
No. of pages	166
Dimensions	179 mm x 252 mm x 10 mm
Weight	417 g
Subject	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology

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