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SECTIONTWO Program Plan public via an Internet viewing tool. The state will also enhance their ability to access the data more efficiently by generating a GIS tool that will allow them to track the status of flood hazards on streams throughout the state and generate information to be used in the scoping process. The CWCB intends to make modernized data available through the following means: • Once FEMA has issued the DFIRM (i.e. once the DFIRM becomes effective) the CWCB will make the GIS information available to the public in a digital format one of two ways. o Uploading the data onto www.hazardmaps.~ov. Harvard Design & Mapping Co., Inc, currently manages this public domain Internet site for FEMA. By uploading relevant DFIRM information to this site we will not only be providing the data in a public forum that everyone can access, but we will also encourage users to become aware of other hazards that they may be exposed to. o Providing the data to the public through a CWCB server which will allow the public to download relevant DFIRM layers in one of the three FEMA distributed formats: ArcInfo, ArcView, or Map Info. • The CWCB will provide the registered raster images of the FIS and FIRM panels issued by the GPO through a downloadable Internet connection. This information will reside on a DNR or CWCB server. • The CWCB will also provide the technical back-up information used to create the DFIRM, such as hydrologic and hydraulic data, topography, workmaps, Technical Support Data Notebook (TSDN), etc. This information will reside on a DNR or CWCB server. • The CWCB will upload the information to a viewer using the ESRI ArcIMS software. The aim of the ArcIMS initiative is to provide citizens and interested parties with a tool to easily view available flood hazard data, thereby increasing awareness and furthering the education of flood risk. • The CWCB will also use the data to populate the flood hazard tracking and scoping support database. The intent of the scoping tool is to create a method that will help the CWCB focus its efforts and funding in the most efficient way possible for the foreseeable future. Through GIS the CWCB will be able to analyze flood risk throughout the state and perform analysis and queries to assist with decision-making, the end result of which should be an accurate an efficient process for scoping flood mapping studies. The website for the Flood Protection Section is shown below in Figure 2.1. Additional information on the conceptual plans for the systems mentioned above as well as information on how this information will be distributed through the CWCB's website can be found in Appendix E. Colorado Business Case Plan (Final Draft) 2-12