FLOOD11755

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners - Volume 1: Flood Studies and Mapping
• Date: 4/1/2003
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners [April 2003]

1.4 Data Developmentl Report and Map Production
[February 2002]

Tapa & Flood
Hazard Data
Development

Preliminary I
Post-Preliminary
Processing

After completion of the Project Scoping phase (covered in Section 1.3 and Appendix I of these
Guidelines), including the issuance of the necessary SOWs, MASs, task orders, and/or
Cooperative Agreements, the Data Development/Report and Map Production phase of the Flood
Map Project begins. This section overviews the data development and FIRM production
process. This section primarily focuses on Flood Map Projects that will result in a new or
updated FIRM, produced digitally. As noted in Section 1,3, FEMA will produce all new FIRMs
digitally, and prefers to produce updated FIRMs digitally. However, the FEMA Lead may direct
that an updated FIRM be produced using manual cartographic techniques when cost constraints
or other factors so dictate. This decision shall be made during Project Scoping.

A Special Problem Report, or equivalent document providing the same information, is required
whenever a significant problem requiring FEMA resolution is encountered or when a significant
change in scope, schedule, or budget is necessary. The responsible Mapping Partner shall submit
a Special Problem Report to the FEMA Lead immediately following the identification of the
Issue.

Figure 1-4 shows the process for data development and production of the FIRM and FIS report.
As shown, two parallel "paths" exist for completing the topographic and flood hazard data
development and the production of the FIRM and FIS report. To complete a Flood Map Project
in a timely and cost-effective manner, it is critical that activities be completed simultaneously
where possible and that all Project Team members work collaboratively. As shown in Figure 1-4
on the next page, concurrent activities are the foundation of the Flood Map Project process.

All Flood Map Projects will include a map production component; Flood Map Projects that
incorporate new or updated flood hazard data also will include a topographic and flood hazard
data development component as well as a provision for independent incremental reviews of these
data by a qualified QA/QC reviewer.

Independent Quality Assurance/Quality Control Review

[February 2002]

Each Mapping Partner contributing to a Flood Map Project must ensure that its contributions to
the project are in compliance with the standards in these Guidelines as well as any additional
standards provided by FEMA in project-related task orders, SOWs or MASs. As shown in
Figure 1-4, the flood hazard and topographic data development process requires interim reviews
of analyses and products. The independent QA/QC review for each analysis and product must be

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