BASE FLOOD ELEVATION DETERMINATION MODULE - …

base FLOOD ELEVATIONDETERMINATION MODULEFEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYPREPARED BY:NOLTE ASSOCIATES, , 2003 ABSTRACTThe FEMA base FLOOD ELEVATION DETERMINATION MODULE is a Visual Basic applicationthat uses ArcObjects. The application automates the process of determining the baseflood ELEVATION (BFE) and FLOOD status of properties within communities. Currently, thisprocess is conducted manually by use of hard copy FLOOD Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).Developed in conjunction with FEMA's current Map Modernization efforts, thisapplication is envisioned as a viewer that will be distributed by FEMA at no cost tocommunities, allowing a rapid and more accurate means of determining the BFEs forstructures within the Special FLOOD Hazard Areas (SFHA) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is entrusted by the Federalgovernment to administer the National FLOOD Insurance Program (NFIP). This programprovides federally backed FLOOD insurance to the residents of qualifying communitiesthroughout the nation.

Flood Plain with BFE Contours At this stage, additional data in the form of the Base Flood Elevation Contours were added to indicate known flood plain surface elevations as they traversed the surface of the

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