Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- Flood mapping -- FEMA's map modernization program -- Remote sensing technologies for floodplain mapping -- Assessment of floodplain mapping technologies -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The United States are currently making an investment of more than $200 milion per year in flood map modernization. The goal is to replace paper Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) by Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), and to achieve national coverage with these digital maps. During the annual appropriations hearings for Flood Map Modernization, concerns have been expressed to Congress that the underlying base map information used as input to the flood mapping process is not of adequate quality in much of the United States to properly support the new digital flood map creation.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Elevation data for floodplain mapping.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Digital mapping.
Floodplains-- United States, Maps.
Digital mapping.
Floodplains.
SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.
SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
SCI-- 030000
SCI-- 031000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
910
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02194
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GB564
Book number
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N38
2007eb
CORPORATE BODY NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies.