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Apr 26, 2012
Coastal Geofirm Tools for Coastal Risk Identification
Authors: Milver Valenzuela [email protected] and Jeffrey Gangai [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008
Abstract
Recent advances in technology, specifically within ESRI ArcMap, make it possible to create automated tool sets that assist in performing coastal flood hazard modeling and mapping. These tools improve the efficiency of coastal flood studies, saving time and reducing project costs through the automation of repetitive tasks. Coastal tools developed as part of the Dewberry Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) production platform (GeoFIRM) work within the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) DFIRM specifications. These tools, known collectively as the Coastal GeoFIRM Suite, have been used in the development of DFIRM's for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under contract to FEMA Region II. Customized versions of the tools were also created to assist in producing flood recovery maps for FEMA in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008
Pages: 410 - 421
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Automatic identification systems
- Business management
- Coastal engineering
- Coastal management
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Decision making
- Decision support systems
- Detection methods
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Engineering fundamentals
- Federal government
- Floods
- Geomatics
- Government
- Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones
- Mapping
- Methodology (by type)
- Natural disasters
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Surveying methods
- Water and water resources
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CFM, Dewberry, 8401 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA, 22031. E-mail: [email protected]
CFM, Dewberry, 8401 Arlington Boulevard, Fairfax, VA, 22031. E-mail: [email protected]
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