Elevation data for floodplain mapping /
Elevation data for floodplain mapping /
Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 151 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
Introduction -- Flood mapping -- FEMA's map modernization program -- Remote sensing technologies for floodplain mapping -- Assessment of floodplain mapping technologies -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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.
9780309668071 (electronic bk.) 0309668077 (electronic bk.)
Floodplains--United States--Maps.
Digital mapping.
Cartographie par ordinateur.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Digital mapping.
Floodplains.
United States.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Maps.
GB564 / .N38 2007eb
910.02194
GB564 / .N38 2007
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
Introduction -- Flood mapping -- FEMA's map modernization program -- Remote sensing technologies for floodplain mapping -- Assessment of floodplain mapping technologies -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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.
9780309668071 (electronic bk.) 0309668077 (electronic bk.)
Floodplains--United States--Maps.
Digital mapping.
Cartographie par ordinateur.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Digital mapping.
Floodplains.
United States.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Maps.
GB564 / .N38 2007eb
910.02194
GB564 / .N38 2007