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Elevation data for floodplain mapping /

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...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Floodplains > United States > Maps.
Digital mapping.
Computer network resources.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780309668071
0309668077
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Flood mapping
  • FEMA's map modernization program
  • Remote sensing technologies for floodplain mapping
  • Assessment of floodplain mapping technologies
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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