Elevation data for floodplain mapping

• Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Floodplain Mapping Technologies.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.
• Subjects: Floodplains > Maps. > United States; Digital mapping.; Floodplains > United States.; Electronic books.; SCIENCE > Geography. > Earth Sciences; SCIENCE > Geology. > Earth Sciences; Computer network resources.
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The United States are currently making an investment of more than $200 milion per year in flood map modernization. The goal is to replace paper Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) by Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs), and to achieve national coverage with these digital maps. During the annual...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Flood mapping
• FEMA's map modernization program
• Remote sensing technologies for floodplain mapping
• Assessment of floodplain mapping technologies
• Conclusions and recommendations.