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  • National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL)

    Metadata Updated: November 13, 2020

    The National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) is a compilation of GIS data that comprises a nationwide digital Flood Insurance Rate Map. The GIS data and services are designed to provide the user with the ability to determine the flood zone, base flood elevation, and floodway status for a particular location. It also has information about the NFIP communities, map panels, cross sections, hydraulic structures, Coastal Barrier Resource System, and base maps such as road, stream, and public land survey data. Through flood studies, FEMA produces Flood Insurance Study Reports, FIRM Panels, and FIRM Databases. FIRM Databases that become effective are incorporated into the NFHL. Updates to the NFHL are issued through Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs) and Letters of Map Amendment (LOMAs). Continuously updated, the NFHL serves as a Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map representing the current effective flood data for those communities where maps have been digitized. NFHL data can be viewed with widely available GIS software, including freely available programs that work with GIS shapefiles. For more information on the NFHL, see the online resources referenced herein. Using base maps: The minimum horizontal positional accuracy for base map hydrographic and transportation features used with the NFHL is the NSSDA radial accuracy of 38 feet. Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) point locations are approximate. The location of the LOMA is referenced in the legal description of the letter itself. LOMA points can be viewed in the NFHL Interactive Map on the FEMA GeoPlatform.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date November 5, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 13, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 30, 2015 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update monthly

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from fema-mip-nfhl

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 5, 2020
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 13, 2020
    Reference Date(s) January 30, 2015 (publication)
    Responsible Party Federal Emergency Management Agency (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: The hardcopy FIRM and FIRM Database and the accompanying FIS are the official designation of SFHAs and Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) for the NFIP. For the purposes of the NFIP, changes to the flood risk information published by FEMA may only be performed by FEMA and through the mechanisms established in the NFIP regulations (44 CFR Parts 59-78). These digital data are produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FIRMs and generally match the hardcopy map exactly. Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long 147
    Bbox North Lat 72
    Bbox South Lat -15
    Bbox West Long -172
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update monthly
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    Harvest Source Id 06aebe17-1552-4d85-aec4-b9c4b717ffa0
    Harvest Source Title fema-mip-nfhl
    Licence 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.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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