Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

In Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, FEMA defines technical requirements, product specifications for Flood Hazard Maps and related National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) products, and associated coordination and documentation activities. These Guidelines combine FEMA technical, programmatic, and administrative procedure publications, guidance documents (listed below), and memorandums regarding Flood Hazard Mapping. These Guidelines also reflect recent changes to processes and products associated with FEMA's implementation of the Flood Map Modernization, such as the recently issued Data Capture Standards and Guidelines.

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Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners

Items listed below are included within the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners:
Glossary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping
Volume 2: Map Revisions and Amendments
Volume 3: Program Support

Appendices
Appendix A: Guidance for Aerial Mapping and Surveying [includes guidance on LIght Detection and Ranging Systems (LIDAR)]
Appendix B: Guidance for Converting to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Appendix C: Guidance for Riverine Flooding Analyses and Mapping
Appendix D: Guidance for Coastal Flooding Analyses and Mapping
Appendix E: Guidance for Shallow Flooding Analyses and Mapping
Appendix F: Guidance for Ice-Jam Analyses and Mapping
Appendix G: Guidance for Alluvial Fan Flooding Analyses and Mapping
Appendix H: Guidance for Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems
Appendix I: Project Scoping Toolbox
Appendix J: Format and Specifications for Flood Insurance Study Reports
Appendix K: Format and Specifications for Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Database
Appendix M: Guidance for Preparing and Maintaining Technical and Administrative Support Data
Appendix N: Final Data Capture Standards and Data Capture Guidelines

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