Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping [Paperback]

Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies (Author), National Research Council (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 2007

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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Book 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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Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, National Research Council

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (August 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309104092
• ISBN-13: 978-0309104098
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,087,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Abridged Version of Maune's DEM User's Manual, January 5, 2010

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This is a must read for anyone involved in water resources specifically H&H studies and floodplain mapping. It is essentially a condensed version of David Maune's The DEM User's Manual. It gives you the things you need to know without all the details. It also has an overview of the National Flood Insurance Program. I still think The DEM User's Manual is a must have for anyone working with terrain data in GIS, but this text is much easier to quickly find what you are looking for.