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      Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping

      Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies,National Research Council

      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…

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      Mapping the Zone: Improving Flood Map Accuracy

      Committee on FEMA Flood Maps,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council

      Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps portray the height and extent to which flooding is expected to occur, and they form the basis for setting flood insurance…

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      Beyond Mapping: Meeting National Needs Through Enhanced Geographic Information Science

      Committee on Beyond Mapping: The Challenges of New Technologies in the Geographic Information Sciences,Mapping Science Committee,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Geographic information systems (GIS), the Global Positioning System (GPS), remote sensing, and other information technologies have all changed the nature of work in the mapping sciences and in the professions…

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      Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board

      Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years…

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