Title: Mapping the Zone
Description: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps portray the height and extent to which flooding is expected to occur, and they form the basis for setting flood insurance premiums and regulating development in the floodplain. As such, they are an important tool for individuals, businesses, communities, and government agencies to understand and deal with flood hazard and flood risk.
Subjects: Flood insurance, United states, maps, Valleys, Weather forecasting, Flood forecasting, Maps, Floods, Floodplain management, Aerial photography in watershed management, Floodplains, Monitoring