Barren River ADD Mitigation Planning GIS Resource Guide
State and Federal Hazard Data Resources
Identifying Hazards in Region
Hazard Maps (view and download GIS Data related to various hazards)
National Climatic Data Center (climate and related information)
Kentucky Geological Survey (Geological Hazards, ex: landslides, earthquakes, etc.)
Kentucky Department of Insurance (various publications relating to risk and insurance costs)
ESRI & FEMA Partnership on Hazards (general hazard link)
Kentucky Information in Cyberspace (various links to authorities)
FIMA – Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
General Contact Information
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Institute for Business and Home Safety
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Sites and Districts
Identify Hazards
American Red Cross – local chapters
NOAA, National Geophysical Data Center
State Emergency Management Agencies
State Hazard Mitigation Officers
World Wide Weather and Climate Events
Profile Hazard Events
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Coastal and lake bathymetry and climate – NOAA National Data Center
Elevation, hydrology, land use, transportation, etc. – USGS National Mapping
Endangered species, etc. – U.S. National Biological Information Infrastructure
GIS Data Sources for Forest Areas – USDA Forest Service (USFS)
HAZUS instruction and technical information
National parks – National Park Service (NPS)
National Wetlands Inventory – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Seismic hazards – USGS National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
Spatial Data Resources by State
Inventory Assets
HAZUS instruction and technical information
Assess Risk
Building construction costs. Building Construction Cost Data, 2001.
Means. 2001.
Commercial and residential cost per square foot. Repair & Remodeling Cost Data, Commercial, Residential. Means. 1999.
Residential cost per square foot. Residential Cost Data, 2000. Means. Howard M. Chandler (Ed.). 2000.
General Hazard Information
FLOODS
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Copies of FIRMs, FISs, DFIRMs, Digital Q3 Flood Data, and FHBMs
Floodplain Management Association
Latest hydrological information (flooding, droughts, snow conditions, and water supply)
Real-time hydrologic data page
United States Army Corps of Engineers
USGS Stream flow Data Historical
EARTHQUAKES
Building Seismic Safety Council
California Division of Mines and Geology
Earthquake hazard history, by state
Earthquake maps and information
GIS data available on earthquakes
USGS National and regional custom earthquake risk maps
TORNADOES
WILDFIRES
Local wildfire observations and trend forecasts for fire weather forecasts zones
NOAA Fire Event Satellite Photos
Resolution Fire Danger Rating Fuel Model Map
Wild land Fire Assessment System
LANDSLIDES
American Planning Association-Landslide Hazards and Planning
How to do landslide hazard analysis
OTHER HAZARDS
Miscellaneous Risk Assessment Information
Association of Dam Safety Officials
Multi-hazard map production with GIS emphasis
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado
Vulnerability Assessment Techniques and Applications
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