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      Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Database Technical Reference: Preparing Flood Insurance Rate Map Databases (Nov. 2023)

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    Guidance for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping: Domain Tables Technical Reference, FEMA Spatial Databases (Nov. 2023)

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    Technical Reference: Flood Risk Database (FRD) (November 2023)

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    Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Panel Technical Reference: Format for Flood Insurance Rate Maps

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    Guidance for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping: Metadata Profiles Technical Reference

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    Guidance for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping: Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Panel Technical Reference

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    Coordinated Needs Management  Strategy (CNMS) Technical Reference (November 2021)

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    Technical Reference: Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Panel (December 2020)
This document provides the specifications for the content and graphic presentation of all of the elements of a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Additional guidance on graphic presentation of individual FIRM elements may be found in the FIRM Graphics Guidance document. Guidance on base map elements may also be found in the Base Map and FIRM Panel Layout Guidance document.
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    Technical Reference: Metadata Profiles (Feb 2018)

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