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Campaign: Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) Market Research
Evolve Risk MAP into Mit MAP
One way Risk MAP can succeed is to evolve it into a "Mit MAP" program with a focus on mitigating SPECIFIC hazards found using all of the new Risk MAP non-regulatory products. Imagine being able to use the new products to target the most hazardous floodprone properties in the NFIP program for mitigation or buyout, backed with federal dollars. I'm afraid that our current effort at getting mitigation action, while good, ...more »
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Campaign: Flood Mapping, Risk MAP Products, & Risk Assessments
Store Effective Models & Terrain Data at MSC
FEMA needs to follow Maryland and others examples of storing the effective H&H models and terrain data used to create the floodplain boundaries in an easily used extraction system. The current system is chaotic and effective models are often lost at the FEMA library over time. This would allow more cost effective LOMRs and restudies if the original digital model was readily accessible.
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Campaign: Community Engagement & Risk Communication
Grants should be tracked in a Geospatial Database Format
Grants should be tracked nationally in a geospatial database format. Grant information is often hard to find and sort through. Who is getting grants, where, why, and is it improving mitigation action? Having the data in GIS format would aid Risk MAP in reaching its mitigation action goals.
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Campaign: Process Administration & Letters of Map Change
LOMR Submittals and the new FIRM Database Requirements
LOMR applicants should be required to provide all engineering backup data that would be necessary for the PTS contractors to update the new 2012 FIRM Database and new format FIS. Having an NFHL that shows an incorporated LOMR SFHA but leaves major components of the FIRM database and FIS report with obsolete data from previous underlying models in unacceptable. The new FIRM database template stores the engineering data ...more »
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Campaign: Flood Mapping, Risk MAP Products, & Risk Assessments
Elevation Certificate and HWM Spatial Databases Needed
Official elevation certificates and HMTAP disaster related structure elevation surveys store what is essentially geospatial information (X, Y, and Z values). The current system is archaic. A geospatial database should be developed and an online tool, i.e. E-EC or something similar, for entering and submitting elevation certificates. This would allow for geospatial analysis and Risk mitigation prioritization.