Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication_Date: 20120315 Title: National Flood Hazard Layer Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: FEMA-DFIRM-Final Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency Online_Linkage: http://www.msc.fema.gov Description: Abstract: The National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) data incorporates all Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map(DFIRM) databases published by FEMA, and any Letters Of Map Revision (LOMRs) that have been issued against those databases since their publication date. The DFIRM Database is the digital, geospatial version of the flood hazard information shown on the published paper Flood Insurance Rate Maps(FIRMs). The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The NFHL data are derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000. The NFHL data contain layers in the Standard DFIRM datasets except for S_Label_Pt and S_Label_Ld. The NFHL is available as State or US Territory data sets. Each State or Territory data set consists of all DFIRMs and corresponding LOMRs available on the publication date of the data set. Purpose: The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities" (Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973). In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP. The NFHL data present the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable for use in electronic mapping applications. The NFHL database is a subset of the information created for the FIS and serves as a means to archive a portion of the information collected during the FIS. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20120315 Currentness_Reference: Represents effective DFIRMs and LOMRs available as of the publication date for the acquired State or Territory data set. Status: Progress: In Work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -181 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 147 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -15 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: hydrology Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: structure Theme_Keyword: transportation Theme_Keyword: elevation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: FEMA NFIP Topic Category Theme_Keyword: DFIRM Theme_Keyword: FIRM Theme_Keyword: FEMA Flood Hazard Zone Theme_Keyword: DFIRM Database Theme_Keyword: Special Flood Hazard Area Theme_Keyword: Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map Theme_Keyword: CBRS Theme_Keyword: Coastal Barrier Resources System Theme_Keyword: Riverine Flooding Theme_Keyword: Coastal Flooding Theme_Keyword: NFIP Theme_Keyword: Base Flood Elevation Theme_Keyword: SFHA Theme_Keyword: Flood Insurance Rate Map Theme_Keyword: Floodway Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Alabama Place_Keyword: Alaska Place_Keyword: American Samoa Place_Keyword: Arizona Place_Keyword: Arkansas Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: Delaware Place_Keyword: District of Columbia Place_Keyword: Federated State of Micronesia Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Georgia Place_Keyword: Guam Place_Keyword: Hawaii Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Illinois Place_Keyword: Indiana Place_Keyword: Iowa Place_Keyword: Kansas Place_Keyword: Kentucky Place_Keyword: Louisiana Place_Keyword: Maine Place_Keyword: Marshall Islands Place_Keyword: Maryland Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Michigan Place_Keyword: Minnesota Place_Keyword: Mississippi Place_Keyword: Missouri Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Nebraska Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: North Carolina Place_Keyword: North Dakota Place_Keyword: Northern Marianna Islands Place_Keyword: Ohio Place_Keyword: Oklahoma Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: Palau Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: South Carolina Place_Keyword: South Dakota Place_Keyword: Tennessee Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Vermont Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands Place_Keyword: Virginia Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: West Virginia Place_Keyword: Wisconsin Place_Keyword: Wyoming Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 500 C Street, S.W. City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20472 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-877-FEMA-MAP Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fema-mscservice@dhs.gov Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication_Date: 20120315 Title: National Flood Hazard Layer Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency Online_Linkage: http://www.msc.fema.gov Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) data incorporates all Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map(DFIRM) databases published by FEMA, and any Letters Of Map Revision (LOMRs) that have been issued against those databases since their publication date. The DFIRM Database consists of community based vector files and associated attributes produced in conjunction with the hard copy FEMA FIRM. The published effective FIRM and DFIRM maps are issued as the official designation of the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs). As such they are adopted by local communities and form the basis for administration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). For these purposes they are authoritative. Provisions exist in the regulations for public review, appeals and corrections of the flood risk information shown to better match real world conditions. As with any engineering analysis of this type, variation from the estimated flood heights and floodplain boundaries is possible. Details of FEMA's requirements for the FISs and flood mapping process that produces these data are available in the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners. Attribute accuracy was tested by manual comparison of source graphics with hardcopy plots and a symbolized display on an interactive computer graphic system. Independent quality control testing of FEMA's DFIRM databases was also performed. To obtain more detailed information in areas where Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) and/or floodways have been determined, users are encouraged to consult the Flood Profiles and Floodway Data and/or Summary of Stillwater Elevations tables contained within the FIS report that accompanies the individual components of the DFIRM data. Users should be aware that BFEs shown in the S_BFE table represent rounded whole-foot elevations. These BFEs are intended for flood insurance rating purposes only and should not be used as the sole source of flood elevation information. Accordingly, flood elevation data presented in the FIS report must be used in conjunction with the FIRM for purposes of construction and/or floodplain management. The 1-percent-annual-chance water-surface elevations shown in the S_XS table match the regulatory elevations shown in the FIS report. Logical_Consistency_Report: When FEMA revises an FIS, adjacent studies are checked to ensure agreement between flood elevations at the boundaries. Likewise flood elevations at the confluence of streams studied independently are checked to ensure agreement at the confluence. The FIRM and the FIS are developed together and care is taken to ensure that the elevations and other features shown on the flood profiles in the FIS agree with the information shown on the FIRM. However, the elevations as shown on the FIRM are rounded whole-foot elevations. They must be shown so that a profile recreated from the elevations on the FIRM will match the FIS profiles within one half of one foot. Completeness_Report: Information contained in the National Flood Hazard Layer data reflects the content of the source materials. Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the source graphic, due to scale and legibility constraints. With new mapping, FEMA plans to maintain full detail in the spatial data it produces. However, older information is often transferred from existing maps where some generalization has taken place. Flood risk data are developed for communities participating in the NFIP for use in insurance rating and for floodplain management. Flood hazard areas are determined using statistical analyses of records of river flow, storm tides, and rainfall; information obtained through consultation with the communities; floodplain topographic surveys; and hydrological and hydraulic analysis. Both detailed and approximate analyses are employed. Generally, detailed analyses are used to generate flood risk data only for developed or developing areas of communities. For areas where little or no development is expected to occur, FEMA uses approximate analyses to generate flood risk data. Typically, only drainage areas that are greater than one square mile are studied. The National Flood Hazard Layer data reflects the most current information available when the distribution data set was created. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The National Flood Hazard Layer data consists of community based vector files and associated attributes produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FEMA FIRM. The published effective FIRM and DFIRM maps are issued as the official designation of the SFHAs. As such they are adopted by local communities and form the basis for administration of the NFIP. For these purposes they are authoritative. Provisions exist in the regulations for public review, appeals and corrections of the flood risk information shown to better match real world conditions. As with any engineering analysis of this type, variation from the estimated flood heights and floodplain boundaries is possible. Details of FEMA's requirements for the FISs and flood mapping process that produces these data are available in the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners. Horizontal accuracy was tested by manual comparison of source graphics with hardcopy plots and a symbolized display on an interactive computer graphic system. Independent quality control testing of the individual DFIRM data sets was also performed. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The National Flood Hazard Layer data consists of community based vector files and associated attributes produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FEMA FIRM. The published effective FIRM and DFIRM maps are issued as the official designation of the SFHAs. As such they are adopted by local communities and form the basis for administration of the NFIP. For these purposes they are authoritative. Provisions exist in the regulations for public review, appeals and corrections of the flood risk information shown to better match real world conditions. As with any engineering analysis of this type, variation from the estimated flood heights and floodplain boundaries is possible. Details of FEMA's requirements for the FISs and flood mapping process that produces these data are available in the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners. Vertical accuracy was tested by manual comparison of source graphics with hardcopy plots and a symbolized display on an interactive computer graphic system. Independent quality control testing of the individual DFIRM data sets was also performed. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Federal Emergency Management Agency Publication_Date: 20120315 Title: National Flood Hazard Layer Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20120315 Source_Currentness_Reference: Available effective DFIRMs and LOMRs issued against those DFIRMs. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NFHL Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information, floodplain widths, BFEs, floodplain location. Process_Step: Process_Description: The individual components of the National Flood Hazard Layer data are compiled in conjunction with the hardcopy FIRM and the final FIS report. The specifics of the hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed are detailed in the FIS reports available for each community. The results of these studies are submitted in digital format to FEMA. These data and unrevised data from effective FIRMs are compiled onto the base map used for DFIRM publication and checked for accuracy and compliance with FEMA standards. As new DFIRM data sets are received the individual DFIRM layers are sewn into the nationwide layers of the NFHL. LOMRs for the DFIRMs in the NFHL are cut directly into the NFHL data layers as they are being produced and finalized. Process_Date: 20120315 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: Mixed Altitude_Resolution: 0.03 Altitude_Distance_Units: feet Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Base_Index Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for a tiling index for raster data used for the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_BFE Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for base flood elevations lines shown on DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_CBRS Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for Coastal Barrier Resource System units on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Cst_Gage Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for the coastal gages for the study area Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Cst_Tsct_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for coastal transect lines shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_FIRM_Pan Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for DFIRM hardcopy map panels Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Fld_Haz_Ar Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes flood insurance risk zones on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Fld_Haz_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for boundaries of flood insurance risk zones on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Gen_Struct Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for flood control structures shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_LOMR Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for LOMRs on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Nodes Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes of points used to define the topology of the hydrologic network. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Ovrbnkln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for the overbank flow lines features for the study area. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Perm_Bmk Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for bench marks on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_PFD_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for the primary frontal dune features for the coastal study area. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_PLSS_Ar Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes of sections, townships and ranges on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_PLSS_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes section lines, township lines and range lines on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Pol_Ar Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for political jurisdictions shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Pol_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for political boundaries shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Precip_Gage Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for rain gages used in developing the hydrologic analysis Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352 Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Profil_BasLn Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for profile baseline and stream centerline features for the study area. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Quad_Index Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for USGS quadrangle maps covering the DFIRM area. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Riv_Mr Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for river mile markers shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Shore_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for the shoreline used in the coastal flood hazard model. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Stn_Start Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for station points. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Subbasins Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for subbasins in the hydrologic analysis. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Trnsport_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for roads, railroads and other transportation features shown on the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Water_Gage Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for non- rain gages used in developing the hydrologic analysis Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Wtr_Ar Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for hydrography features shown on DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_Wtr_Ln Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for hydrography features shown on DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: S_XS Entity_Type_Definition: Location and attributes for cross-section lines in the area covered by the DFIRM Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, Appendix L: Guidance for Preparing Draft Digital Data and DFIRM Databases (available at http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=3352) Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The DFIRM Database is made up of several data themes containing both spatial and attribute information. These data together represent the current flood risk for the subject area as identified by FEMA. The attribute tables include SFHA locations, flood zone designations, BFEs, political entities, cross-section locations, FIRM panel information, and other data related to the NFIP. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Appendix L of FEMA Guidelines and Specifications for FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping Partners contains a detailed description of each attribute code and a reference to other relevant information. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: FEMA, Map Service Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: P.O. Box 1038 City: Jessup State_or_Province: Maryland Postal_Code: 20794-1038 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-877-FEMA-MAP Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fema-mscservice@dhs.gov Contact_Instructions: Data requests must include the name and FIPS code of each State or Territory data set being requested along with an MSC account number if applicable. Distribution_Liability: No warranty expressed or implied is made by FEMA regarding the utility of the data on any other system nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. FEMA will warrant the delivery of this product in a computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: DVD Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: Contact Distributor Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20120315 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Contact_Organization: Federal Emergency Management Agency Contact_Position: Mitigation Directorate Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 500 C Street, S.W. City: Washington State_or_Province: District of Columbia Postal_Code: 20472 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-FEMA-MAP Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fema-mscservice@dhs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://hazards.fema.gov Online_Linkage: http://www.epsg.org Profile_Name: FEMA NFIP Metadata Content and Format Standard