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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />PSOO-5 <br /> <br />Claire Drury <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />Mitigation Directorate <br />500 C Street, SW <br />Washington, DC 220472 <br />202.646,2884 <br />Claire.Drury@fema.gov <br /> <br />Barbara Schauer <br />National Institute of Building Science <br />1090 Vennont Ave., NW, 7tlo Floor <br />Washington, DC 20005 <br />202.289,7800 <br />bschauer@nibs.org <br /> <br />HAZUSG!> is a standardized, geographic information system (GIS) based software program for <br />estimating losses from earthquakes, HAZUSG!> is funded by the Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency (FEMA) and is being developed by the National Institute of Building Science (NIBS), <br />The HAZUSG!> software sits on a GIS platform and produces reports and maps for evaluating <br />earthquake loss potential and other natural hazards exposure. <br /> <br />HAZUSG!> multihazard data sets may be used to assess exposure to flood and wind hazards, as <br />well as help communities target resources to the most vulnerable areas following disasters. <br />Flood and hurricane loss estimation models are now being developed and will be integrated into <br />HAZUSG!>. <br /> <br />HAZUSG!> contains an extensive database containing non-proprietary data on building stock, <br />essential facilities, high potential loss facilities, demographics, and economics. It computes <br />estimates of damages and loss from potential earthquakes and produces reports and maps that <br />allow users to: <br />. anticipate the possible nature and scope of disaster related damages and loss, <br />. identifY vulnerable areas that may require special land use provisions or building codes, <br />. assess the vulnerability of buildings and facilities, <br />. assess the vulnerability of people and allow planning for response and recovery activities, <br />. assess potential direct and indirect economic effects and allow planning for recovery, <br />. allow for disaster related planning. <br /> <br />In 2002, Preview Models for flood and hurricane will be released, This initial release will be <br />limited to assessing effects from Atlantic and Gulf Coast hurricanes, and riverine and coastal <br />flooding. The model will compute basic estimates of potential damage to residential, <br />commercial, and industrial buildings. It will allow estimating of direct economic losses and <br />shelter requirements. A Flood Information Tool is also being developed for release before the <br />Flood Preview Model that will allow users to organize various types oflocal flood hazard data <br />for direct input into HAZUS. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Claire Drury, the FEMA Project Officer, at 202.684.2884 <br />or Barbara Schauer, the NIBS Project Manager, at 202.289.7800. <br />