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NFIP Community Layer Comprehensive

Metadata Updated: July 6, 2025

This dataset is also known as the 3d layer and contains a fairly comprehensive set of unaltered source geometry polygons that overlap. It is derived from Census, State of Maine, and National Flood Hazard Layer political boundaries.rnrnThe Community Layer datasets contain geospatial community boundaries associated with Census and NFIP data. The dataset does not contain personal identifiable information (PII). The Community Layer can be used to tie Community ID numbers (CID) to jurisdiction, tribal, and special land use area boundaries.rnrnA geodatabase (GDB) link is Included in the Full Data section below. The compressed file contains a collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data using software that can read such a file. It bcontains all of the community layers/b, not just the layer for which this dataset page describes. rnrnCitation: FEMA's citation requirements for datasets (API usage or file downloads) can be found on the OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions page, Citing Data section: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/terms-conditions.rnrnFor answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the OpenFEMA program, API, and publicly available datasets, please visit: https://www.fema.gov/about/openfema/faq.rnIf you have media inquiries about this dataset, please email the FEMA News Desk at FEMA-News-Desk@fema.dhs.gov or call (202) 646-3272. For inquiries about FEMA's data and Open Government program, please email the OpenFEMA team at OpenFEMA@fema.dhs.gov.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date September 30, 2024
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DHS datajson source

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 30, 2024
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2025
Publisher FEMA/Resilience/Federal Insurance Directorate
Maintainer
Identifier FEMA-0602
Data Last Modified 2025-07-01T11:27:25-04:00
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 024:070
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Harvest Object Id a7f9de27-4411-4aad-9784-c1b3a03affc9
Harvest Source Id 803bdba9-bfcb-453c-ae2a-ed81f240ff5a
Harvest Source Title DHS datajson source
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
Program Code 024:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 5f41f4cfa1ed6ca42a26f992b26f1b5f099294b4e6d0d32bd76d117df5d55802
Source Schema Version 1.1

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