The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a process for revising Flood Insurance Rate Maps. A Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) is FEMA’s official modification to an effective FIRM. LOMRs can result in a physical change … Continued
CHARM or the Community, Health and Resource Management tool provides instant feedback to community planning options. CHARM helps communities see how planning decisions made today will impact tomorrow’s community through a participatory mapping approach with … Continued
The Association of State Floodplain Managers recently completed a study that researched current procedures for mapping floodways and analyzed how these procedures are aligned with the original intent of the regulatory floodway. This assessment reviewed … Continued
The Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water recently completed a pilot project using 2-dimensional engineering modeling to develop Special Flood Hazard Area maps for two watersheds in Kentucky. The selected watersheds represent the … Continued
FEMA has recently developed guidelines regarding the use of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) derived topographic data for Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) applications. This webinar will provide information on the Minnesota pilot project where … Continued
Laser Imaging, Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data are valuable for developing digital elevation models. The LIDAR point cloud also contains features beyond just the points representing bare earth. This webinar focuses on quality control checks … Continued
This NAI workshop focused on long-term planning and the legal and policy frameworks that impact the day-to-day activities of decision makers dealing with extreme weather and natural disasters in Florida coastal communities. The workshop gave … Continued
This NAI workshop focused on long-term planning and the legal and policy frameworks that impact the day-to-day activities of decision makers dealing with extreme weather and natural disasters in Florida coastal communities. The workshop gave … Continued
The 3D Elevation Program initiative fulfills the need for high-quality topographic data and for a wide range of other three-dimensional representations of the Nation’s natural and constructed features. The primary goal of 3DEP is to … Continued
FEMA administers the National Flood Insurance Program and provides authoritative flood hazard data and maps nationwide. Through the CNMS, FEMA tracks the NFIP inventory of flood hazard studies along streamline flooding sources. FEMA manages the … Continued