Mapping the zone : improving flood map accuracy - National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on FEMA Flood Maps.; National Research Council (U.S.). Mapping Science Committee; National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009)
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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"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).
Keywords: Flood forecasting -- United States -- Maps; Floods -- United States -- Maps; Floodplain management -- United States; Aerial photography in watershed management -- United States; Floodplains -- Monitoring -- United States -- Maps