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Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

In Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners (Guidelines), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines technical requirements, product specifications for Flood Hazard Maps and related National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) products, and associated coordination and documentation activities. These Guidelines combine FEMA technical, programmatic, and administrative procedure publications, guidance documents (listed below), and memorandums regarding Flood Hazard Mapping. The Guidelines also reflect recent changes to processes and products associated with FEMA's implementation of the Flood Map Modernization (Map Mod), such as the upcoming updates to the Data Capture Standards and Guidelines.

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Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Items listed below are included within the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners:

Glossary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping
Volume 2: Map Revisions and Amendments
Volume 3: Program Support Appendices
Appendices
  • Appendix A: Guidance for Aerial Mapping and Surveying [includes guidance on LIght Detection and Ranging Systems (LIDAR)]
  • Appendix B: Guidance for Converting to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
  • Appendix C: Guidance for Riverine Flooding Analyses and Mapping
  • Appendix D: Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping
  • Appendix E: Guidance for Shallow Flooding Analyses and Mapping
  • Appendix F: Guidance for Ice-Jam Analyses and Mapping
  • Appendix G: Guidance for Alluvial Fan Flooding Analyses and Mapping
  • Appendix H: Guidance for Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems
  • Appendix I: Project Scoping Toolbox
  • Appendix J: Format and Specifications for Flood Insurance Study Reports
  • Appendix K: Format and Specifications for Flood Insurance Rate Maps
  • Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Database
  • Appendix M: Guidance for Preparing and Maintaining Technical and Administrative Support Data
  • Appendix N: Final Data Capture Standards and Data Capture Guidelines

    • Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 13:42:44 EDT

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