Mapping the zone : improving flood map accuracy / Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/Mapping Science Committee, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009Description: xiv, 122 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN: 9780309130578 (pbk.); 0309130573 (pbk.)Subject(s): Flood forecasting -- United States -- Maps | Floods -- United States -- Maps | Floodplain management -- United States | Aerial photography in watershed management -- United States | Floodplains -- Monitoring -- United States -- MapsDDC classification: 363.3493 MAP LOC classification: GB1399.3 | .M37 2009Online resources: Online version in Open Book format | Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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"This study was requested by managers of FEMA's Risk Analysis Division and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Coastal Services Center, supported by NOAA's National Weather Service, National Geodetic Survey, and Coast Survey Development Laboratory."--P. ix.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104).
Introduction -- Flood mapping and flood insurance -- Elevation and height data -- Inland flooding -- Coastal flooding -- Benefits and costs of accurate flood mapping -- Mapping and risk communication : moving to the future.
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