Name
Micro GIS Projects in Support of Flood Risk Management
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location Name
Salon B
Joe Trimboli
Description

Overview of how the Huntington District US Army Corps of Engineers uses GIS in combination with outreach and data management to provide flood risk information to private citizens and mitigation managers. The program started in the early 2000’s with the earlies record dated from May 2006. It originated in the Planning Branch through outreach efforts with the states WV NFIP coordinator and is actively maintained in coordination with multiple state agencies and programs. The effort developed alongside the WV Floodplain Managers Association and the Corps Silver Jackets program. Initially supporting the calculation of BFE’s in Zone A’s, the GIS process has become a method of evaluating single property flood risk mapping requests in the state as well as answering general questions with the knowledge of GIS data resources and federal references. The presentation will present the program in its current form and how GIS components used.