Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Earth Sciences And Resources; Committee On Floodplain Mapping Technologies

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309104092 ISBN 13 : 9780309104098

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2007

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309104092
• ISBN 13: 9780309104098
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 166
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• Personne responsable: non disponible