Flood Insurance Rate Maps
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Flood Insurance Rate Maps are official maps created by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency that delineate flood risk zones and guide floodplain management and insurance requirements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FEMA product
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cartographic document ⓘ flood hazard map ⓘ regulatory map ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | FIRMs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | National Flood Insurance Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| availableAt | FEMA Map Service Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical flood data
ⓘ
hydraulic modeling ⓘ hydrologic studies ⓘ topographic data ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
Special Flood Hazard Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
base flood elevations ⓘ flood insurance risk zones ⓘ floodway boundaries ⓘ |
| governs |
community floodplain management ordinances
ⓘ
mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
base flood elevation values
ⓘ
floodway delineation ⓘ legend ⓘ map index ⓘ panel numbers ⓘ zone designations ⓘ |
| hasDigitalForm | Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps ⓘ |
| includes |
Zone A
ⓘ
Zone AE ⓘ Zone VE ⓘ Zone X ⓘ coastal flood hazard zones ⓘ riverine flood hazard zones ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official map of flood hazards ⓘ |
| publisher | Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | floodplain management ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredFor | federally backed mortgage in Special Flood Hazard Area ⓘ |
| subjectOf | National Flood Insurance Program regulations ⓘ |
| timeScope | 1-percent-annual-chance flood ⓘ |
| updatedBy |
FEMA map revision process
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Letter of Map Amendment ⓘ Letter of Map Revision ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building code enforcement
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flood insurance rating ⓘ flood risk assessment ⓘ land-use planning ⓘ mortgage lending decisions ⓘ |
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