Digital Q3 Data
What is Digital Q3 Data?
Q3 Flood Data is a digital representation of certain features of FEMA's Flood Insurance Rate Maps, intended for use with desktop mapping and Geographic Information Systems technology. Digital Q3 Flood Data has been developed by scanning the existing FIRM hardcopy and Digital Q3 Data FAQs vectorizing a thematic overlay of flood risks. The vector Q3 Flood Data files contain only certain features from the existing FIRM hardcopy.
How can I View Digital Q3 Data?
The data is available via the:
- ESRI Hazard Mapping Website - allows you to enter a location and select from several hazard types.
- Map Service Center - provides Q3 data in CD-ROM format in addition to providing Coastal Barrier Resource Area (CBRA) Q3 Data
You will need Geographic Information System (GIS) software to view the data. The data is available in the following formats:
- Digital Line Graph (DLG)
- ARC/INFO ®
- MapInfo ®
Last Modified: Friday, 19-Jan-2007 14:07:24 EST
Contacts
Online Flood Maps
Tel: (800) 358-9616
Fax: 1 (800) 358-9620
FEMA-MSCservice@dhs.gov
FEMA Map Service Center
P.O. Box 1038
Jessup, Maryland 20794-1038