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<br />In summary, Fannie Mae believes the ~<id mapping process shs>ulci'result in flood /-:>/
<br />insurance,r~te maps th~t ~e easily accessi]?l~6' the lending industI}{/\ictY accurat,e with respect / ;</
<br />to determmmg and depICtmg the flood-\l$ard area (flood bound;lI'y1, and easy to mterpret. /', '
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<br />5.3 i The American Jqngf~ on SUrVeYin9~;~~PPing (ASCM)/::::;/
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<br />Thi:OrganizatiQlt;/ASCM is the recOgnized professional society for ~ying and".'" /~;;
<br />mapping alsociatio~?arid organizations, Named the "National Congress o)I'$fuveying and \,'\ / //,\
<br />Mapping:' when)r:w~ founded in June 1941, its name was changed to,Yt).C6'mpass members frorit\,. /;/'
<br />throug~ut~:Vf~rld (although the majority of ACSM's 7,000 me~b~FS'are located in the United)~;i/
<br />LlMITolItates) i A<5sM is a non-profit, educational organization compri,siPi four member organizatioJ1s~/
<br />DETAILED SWDY- / h' d G h' I fi . S h A >r;'<::/A ,. fi G d ' / /
<br />U Y an eograp IC n ormatIOn ystems, t e mer9"l ssoclatIOn or eo etJ9-'>/
<br />S fig, Geographic and Land Information Systems, ancf-the National Society ofPr9fesslonal
<br />"';/ yors. ACSM's objectives are to advance the sci9\Ci~ of surveying and mappi}I'~4d related
<br />;lQ):lffi!M;r the welfare of those who use and)rt~ maps; to encourage the 91yelopment of
<br />'" ~'l'\fogrllllls in surveying, mapping apcf.c1larting; and to support pU1Jli,~ions that /
<br />Hhepr6fesslOnaIapd technical inte,e:S{s of surveying and mappiIJ&~'/ //
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<br />'9<, Mapping Concerns. The c6mmiI(mapping interest ofth~~eSM's four member /<(
<br />4Q~i~ions is for mapping data that aie'.accurate and reliable"j:ilis primary interest oflicensed //"~"
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<br />professionals is generated by concern fbtthe:.Q~i.nterests of.eltizens who must rely on the dau(/'",
<br />. "'0 provided by FEMA, such as FIRMs ~,~ Q-3 digltal~<<~, Specific areas of concern aJe;>/ \.~\
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<br />"'", . Data quality and documentf<<on. ACSM has identl~e,d needs for: /;>/
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<br />> written criteria for q~~ity of map locational data; '';\ /</
<br />! 1" standard specificatio~\{or base-mapping scale and at~b\(asy::6eyond "best available,"
<br />/ / incl~ding ,minimum critt<!i~for acceptance or re!ectio~~~a,
<br />/ / > spe<;tB~'Xlls on how to eVljJ~te data (for conslst~~jlrfalysls),
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<br />':1/ Application,0f4ata beyond limits offe~iJnical ml!YifI.capabilities, ACSM is aware of
<br />// inapprop~j~eu's~~data, suc~ as digita.t:.(19~:Wfiles, and the enlargement of USGS
<br />,/:>' quadra~ie' maps b~!ll~ppmg stand/~f/
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<br />IncOlI!fistent application of t'e'ciiJ:uf(Jl;fJtita, Although FEMA has stated that the error in
<br />calcuJ'at.ing the BFE is within pht~r-minus one-halffoot, LOMAs are issued based on
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<br />. The technical m~()t;;f;;;edures, Reanalysis of Old~gatllp~ii1gji~~~ei&;ci~lo~ies
<br />i without the additiQITof new data is permitted fOJ.l'e.st~i::s,a:rid reanalyzed old data may
<br />! be placed on el'{g(ing base maps without.~i0in;;:The reason given for these
<br />: situations is c6{t savings. Reanal~~~lt1!6Utc~rrective information makes the process
<br />I: purely acadertJlc;~~~~si(ls an inappropriate use ofFEMA funds and can
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