DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP DATABASE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA

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Resource Abstract:
The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the UTM projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000.
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Title DIGITAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP DATABASE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA
publication  Date   2011-11-16
presentationForm  FEMA-DFIRM-FINAL
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
Contact information
Address
, Washington, DC
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
cited responsible party -
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Linkage for online resource
URL: http://hazards.fema.gov
Topic Category:  hydrology,environment,inlandWaters,structure,transportation,elevation
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
FEMA Flood Hazard Zone
DFIRM
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
Special Flood Hazard Area
DFIRM Database
NFIP
SFHA
Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIRM
Riverine Flooding
Floodway
Base Flood Elevation
CBRS
Coastal Barrier Resources System
Coastal Flooding
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Title FEMA NFIP Topic Category
Location keywords:
REGION 09
STATE NV
COUNTY WHITE PINE
COUNTY-FIPS 033
COMMUNITY WHITE PINE COUNTY
FEMA-CID 32033C
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Title None
purpose:
The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which "... requires the purchase of flood insurance by property owners who are being assisted by Federal programs or by Federally supervised, regulated or insured agencies or institutions in the acquisition or improvement of land facilities located or to be located in identified areas having special flood hazards," Section 2 (b) (4) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. In addition to the identification of Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the risk zones shown on the FIRMs are the basis for the establishment of premium rates for flood coverage offered through the NFIP. The DFIRM Database presents the flood risk information depicted on the FIRM in a digital format suitable for use in electronic mapping applications. The DFIRM database is a subset of the Digital FIS database that serves to archive the information collected during the FIS.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  unknown
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
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. FEMA will warrant the delivery of this product in a computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site.
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Use Constraints: The hardcopy FIRM and DFIRM and the accompanying FISs 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 matches the hardcopy map exactly. However the hardcopy flood maps and flood profiles are the authoritative documents for the NFIP. Acknowledgement of FEMA would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
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Access Constraints: None
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Processing environment:  Native Dataset Environment: Original data development environment varies. Finishing of the data using ESRI's ArcGIS software.
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westBoundLongitude  -116.3
eastBoundLongitude  -113.6
northBoundLatitude  40.5
southBoundLatitude  38.3
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2011-11-16
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-800-358-9616
Address
500 C Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20472 Country USA
electronic Mail Address miphelp@riskmapcds.com
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scope level  dataset
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source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for streams, water bodies, USGS quadrangle index, and FIRM panel index.Source Type online
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 24000
source citation
Title Basemap for WHITE PINE County, NV
publication  Date   2003-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Contact information
Address
, Reston, VA
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2003-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for PLSS_LN and PLSS_AR.Source Type online
source citation
Title Basemap for WHITE PINE County, NV
publication  Date   1990-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  USDOI - Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Bureau of Mines
Contact information
Address
, Reno, NV
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  USDOI - Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Bureau of Mines
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2010-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial information for Transporation line features and political boundaries.Source Type online
source citation
Title Basemap for WHITE PINE County, NV
publication  Date   2009-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  United States Census Bureau
Contact information
Address
, Washington, DC
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  United States Census Bureau - TIGER/Line
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Temporal Extent
2009-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for POL_AR and POL_LN.Source Type online
source citation
Title Basemap for WHITE PINE County, NV
publication  Date   2010-02-17
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
Contact information
Address
, Washington, DC
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Temporal Extent
2010-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for S_POL_LN and S_POL_AR Forest Boundaries.Source Type online
source citation
Title Basemap for WHITE PINE County, NV
publication  Date   2007-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  United States Forest Service
Contact information
Address
, Washington, DC
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  United States Forest Service
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Temporal Extent
2010-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for NGS survey benchmarks.Source Type online
source citation
Title Horizontal and Vertical Geodetic Control Data for the Unites States
publication  Date   2003-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  Questions concerning this data may be addressed to Craig Larrimore EMail - Craig.Larrimore@noaa.gov Phone - 301-713-3257 x152
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NOAA, National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Contact information
Address
, NOAA Campus, Silver Spring, MD
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  NOAA, National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2010-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute information for S_WTR_LN features.Source Type online
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 100000
source citation
Title National Hydrography Dataset
publication  Date   2003-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is the surface water component of The National Map. The NHD is a comprehensive set of digital spatial data representing the surface water of the United States using common features such as lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, canals, and oceans.
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
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Address
, Eros Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  USDOI - U.S. Geological Survey
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
1990-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Eureka/WhitePine political boundary.Source Type hard drive
source citation
Title Basemap for White Pine County, NV
publication  Date   2010-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Eureka County
Contact information
Address
, Eureka County, NV
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Eureka County
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2010-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Detailed effective flood hazard data.Source Type hard drive
source citation
Title Flood Insurance Rate Map, City of Ely, NV
publication  Date   1984-06-15
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  no other details
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Contact information
Address
, Washington, D.C.
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
1984-06-15
source
source description  Source Contribution: Newly delineated approximate flood hazard data.Source Type hard drive
source citation
Title 2010 White Pine Countywide
publication  Date   2010-11-05
presentationForm  mapDigital
other Citation Details  Updated flood hazard data for White Pine County. All data created through approximate study methods.
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Contact information
Address
, Washington, D.C.
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  BakerAECOM
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2010-11-05
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  The DFIRM Database consists of countywide vector files and associated attributes produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FEMA FIRM. The published effective FIRM and DFIRM are issued as the official designation of the SFHAs. As such they are adopted by local communities and form the basis for administration of the NFIP. For these purposes they are authoritative. Provisions exist in the regulations for public review, appeals and corrections of the flood risk information shown to better match real world conditions. As with any engineering analysis of this type, variation from the estimated flood heights and floodplain boundaries is possible. Details of FEMA's requirements for the FISs and flood mapping process that produces these data are available in the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners. Horizontal accuracy was tested by manual comparison of source graphics with hardcopy plots and a symbolized display on an interactive computer graphic system. Independent quality control testing of FEMA's DFIRM database was also performed.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  The DFIRM Database consists of countywide vector files and associated attributes produced in conjunction with the hardcopy FEMA FIRM. The published effective FIRM and DFIRM maps are issued as the official designation of the SFHAs. As such they are adopted by local communities and form the basis for administration of the NFIP. For these purposes they are authoritative. Provisions exist in the regulations for public review, appeals and corrections of the flood risk information shown to better match real world conditions. As with any engineering analysis of this type, variation from the estimated flood heights and floodplain boundaries is possible. Details of FEMA's requirements for the FISs and flood mapping process that produces these data are available in the Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners. Vertical accuracy was tested by manual comparison of source graphics with hardcopy plots and a symbolized display on an interactive computer graphic system. Independent quality control testing of FEMA's DFIRM database was also performed.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description  Data contained in the DFIRM Database files reflect the content of the source materials. Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the source graphic, due to scale and legibility constraints. With new mapping, FEMA plans to maintain full detail in the spatial data it produces. However, older information is often transferred from existing maps where some generalization has taken place. Flood risk data are developed for communities participating in the NFIP for use in insurance rating and for floodplain management. Flood hazard areas are determined using statistical analyses of records of river flow, storm tides, and rainfall; information obtained through consultation with the communities; floodplain topographic surveys; and hydrological and hydraulic analysis. Both detailed and approximate analyses are employed. Generally, detailed analyses are used to generate flood risk data only for developed or developing areas of communities. For areas where little or no development is expected to occur, FEMA uses approximate analyses to generate flood risk data. Typically, only drainage areas that are greater than one square mile are studied.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description  Data contained in the DFIRM Database files reflect the content of the source materials. Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the source graphic, due to scale and legibility constraints. With new mapping, FEMA plans to maintain full detail in the spatial data it produces. However, older information is often transferred from existing maps where some generalization has taken place. Flood risk data are developed for communities participating in the NFIP for use in insurance rating and for floodplain management. Flood hazard areas are determined using statistical analyses of records of river flow, storm tides, and rainfall; information obtained through consultation with the communities; floodplain topographic surveys; and hydrological and hydraulic analysis. Both detailed and approximate analyses are employed. Generally, detailed analyses are used to generate flood risk data only for developed or developing areas of communities. For areas where little or no development is expected to occur, FEMA uses approximate analyses to generate flood risk data. Typically, only drainage areas that are greater than one square mile are studied.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description  When FEMA revises an FIS, adjacent studies are checked to ensure agreement between flood elevations at the boundaries. Likewise flood elevations at the confluence of streams studied independently are checked to ensure agreement at the confluence. The FIRM and the FIS are developed together and care is taken to ensure that the elevations and other features shown on the flood profiles in the FIS agree with the information shown on the FIRM. However, the elevations as shown on the FIRM are rounded whole-foot elevations. They must be shown so that a profile recreated from the elevations on the FIRM will match the FIS profiles within one half of one foot.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  FEMA, Map Service Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-800-358-9616
Address
P.O. Box 1038, Jessup, Maryland, 20794-1038 Country USA
electronic Mail Address miphelp@riskmapcds.com
contact Instructions
Data requests must include the full name of the community or county and the FIRM panel number(s) or the 7.5- minute series quadrangle sheet area(s) covered by the request.
Standard ordering process
fees Contact Distributor
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Format name ARCE
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Format name MapInfo Interchange file (MIF)
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Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://hazards.fema.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://hazards.fema.gov
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://hazards.fema.gov
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name  cdRom
medium Format  ISO 9600 ISO 9600 ISO 9600

Metadata data stamp:  2011-11-16
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name MipHelp
organisation Name  Federal Emergency Management Agency
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-877-336-2627
Address
500 C Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20472 Country USA
electronic Mail Address miphelp@riskmapcds.com
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  b94e971f-fd0d-4230-8470-53cb21ad2111

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)