Elevation data for floodplain mapping
Shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional "base map imagery" to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional "base elevation data" that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate.
Print Book, English, 2007
National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2007
xiv, 151 Seiten
9780309104098, 0309104092
254657083
1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Flood Mapping; 5 3 FEMA'S Map Modernization Program; 6 4 Remote Sensing Technologies for Floodplain Mapping; 7 5 Assessment of Floodplain Mapping Technologies; 8 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; 9 References; 10 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 11 Appendix B Workshop Agenda and Participants; 12 Appendix C Glossary; 13 Appendix D Acronyms