HAZUS Hardware and Software Requirements

Requirements for HAZUS-MH MR3

Please Note: HAZUS-MH MR3 is now certified for use with ESRI's ArcGIS
and Service Pack 5.  Service Pack 5 is recommended to run along with
ArcGIS software when running Patch2.  At a minimum, Service Pack 4 is
required.

 

MINIMAL MODERATE PREFERRED
Hardware Pentium® III
1  GHz core speed
512 MB RAM
Note:
Allows moderately fast analysis of small communities only.
Pentium® IV
2 GHz core speed
1 GB RAM
Note:
Allows fast analysis of medium-sized communities or real-time analysis for small communities.
Pentium® IV
3 GHz (or better) core speed
2 GB RAM
Note:
Allows fast analysis of large urban areas and real-time analysis for all communities.
Computer Storage:
Free Hard Disk Space
10 GB
Allows installation of HAZUS-MH and storage of three scenarios for a medium-sized community.
40 GB
Allows installation of HAZUS-MH and storage of three scenarios for large urban areas.
 120 GB
Allows installation of HAZUS-MH and storage of 25 or more scenarios for large urban areas.
Hardware Accessories DVD-ROM reader with 12x minimum read speed
Graphics Card with 1024 x 768 minimum resolution
Mouse, Keyboard and 19" Monitor
Supporting
Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2, SP3, and SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 (U.S. English Version)
ArcGIS 9.2 SP5
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension required for Flood Model

Note: Will not run on Windows Vista 64 bit. HAZUS-MH running on Windows Vista is not yet supported.

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Requirements for HAZUS-MH MR2

  MINIMAL-MODERATE PREFERRED
Hardware Pentium® III or Pentium® IV
1 -2 GHz core speed
512 MB RAM
Note:
Allows moderately fast analysis of small communities to medium-sized communities or real-time analysis for small communities.
Pentium® IV with 800 MHz system bus and 2.6 GHz (or better) core speed
1 GB RAM
Note:
Allows fast analysis of large urban areas and real-time analysis for all communities.
Computer Storage:
Free Hard Disk Space
10 - 40 GB
Allows installation of HAZUS-MH and storage of three scenarios for a medium-sized community or large urban area.
 80 GB
Allows installation of HAZUS-MH and storage of 25 or more scenarios for large urban areas.
Hardware Accessories DVD-ROM reader with 12x minimum read speed
Graphics Card with 800 x 800 minimum resolution
Mouse, Keyboard and 19" Monitor
Supporting
Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2, SP3, and SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2
ArcGIS 9.1 SP1
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension required for Flood Model

Contact:

FEMA Distribution Center
P.O. Box 2012
Jessup, MD 20794-2012
Phone: 1-800-480-2520
Fax: 301-362-5335

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Last Modified: Monday, 30-Jun-2008 10:55:53 EDT