FLOOD00228

• County: Statewide
• Community: All
• Stream Name: All
• Title: ASFPM Abstracts, etc. 1993
• Date: 1/1/1993
• Prepared For: ASFPM
• Prepared By: ASFPM
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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MERG:rNG GIS WITH THE OFFICE SYSTEM
OR
OH HE:C, I NEED YOUR GIS FOR MY OPF!

Pel t Skinner, program Manager
c~reg C. Rigamer, Principal

Abstract

FEMA has set long range goals for digitizing FIRMs, creating FRIDS,
and inventorying floodplain structures. This paper will describe
the development of a system which utilizes GIS products developed
for hydrologic studies, adds locally digitized FIRMs and attaches
layers of readily aVl!lilable demographic data (TIGER, Polk and other
sources) to accompli:sh similar objectives is a shorter time frame.
with the input of F~A policy and claims databases, the system will
have numerous data enhancement capabilities. Among these are the
ability to 1) cross-check property values from multiple sources, 2)
cross-check zone designations (real vs. indicated on policy), and
3) correct erroneous policy addresses. As a CRS tool, the system
assembles an outreach mailing list for any irregular polygon:
floodplain (OPF), repetitive loss area (OPARL), flash flood area
(FWS) . Utilization of data is enhanced through automatic,
selective plotting of structures by attribute: insured/not-insured,
value, value of policy, number of claims, value of claims, value of I
claims as percentage of value, etc. Other visual features include
export of graphic map segment into a personalized map determination
document, and "seeing" whether you've updated your database (for
parcel tracking),

By developing this system as a multi-parish, basin-wide drainage
district project, the: advantages of technology are extended to non-
urban areas within the watershed, few of which could justify such
a system at the local government level. Future plans for the
system include feeding data extracted by GIS into a community
activation network (CAN) for phone alert of impending flood. The
system will also serve as a platform for a variety of planning
overlays, including wildlife, cultural, recreation and water
quality inventories.