Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping by National Research Council

Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping by National Research Council

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. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Flood Mapping 3 FEMA'S Map Modernization Program 4 Remote Sensing Technologies for Floodplain Mapping 5 Assessment of Floodplain Mapping Technologies 6 Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff Appendix B Workshop Agenda and Participants Appendix C Glossary Appendix D Acronyms

Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, National Research Council

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ISBN 13	9780309104098
ISBN 10	0309104092
Titre	Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping
Auteur	National Research Council
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	National Academies Press
Année de publication	2007-09-16
Nombre de pages	166
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