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"@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "WebPage", "additionalType": "Project", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/ohio-kentucky-indiana-water-science-center/science/flood-inundation-mapping-ohio-kentucky", "headline": "Flood Inundation Mapping in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana", "datePublished": "July 26, 2016", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Moon Kim", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/moon-kim" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kathleen Fowler", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kathleen-fowler", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-0107-3848" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Boldt", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/justin-boldt", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-0771-3658" } } ], "description": [ { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Developing a Flood Inundation Map Library" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Floods are the leading cause of natural-disaster losses in the United States. The USGS Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) program focuses on developing FIM libraries for communities across the country. USGS and the National Weather Service (NWS) are helping keep these communities safe from flood waters by combining FIM libraries, real-time streamgage data, and NWS flood forecasts." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "All of the Indiana and Kentucky FIM libraries can searched throug a map interface or list of available FIMs on the Flood Inundation Web Site." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Flood inundation maps (FIMs) translate the stage of a river (shown on a hydrograph) to a map showing the extent and depth of flood waters. FIMS are created by combining datasets calculated by hydraulic models with ArcGIS, a geographic information system. FIMs can be used in conjunction with USGS real-time data and National Weather Service Flood Forecasts to plan and prepare for flood events. FIMs are part of a library which includes high-resolution maps, a technical report describing the method of creating the FIM, GIS layers, and the USGS FIM Online Mapper." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "A FIM library is the collection of high-resolution maps, technical reports, GIS layers, and the online maps (available through the USGS FIM mapper web site) for a particular section, or reach, of a stream or river. Building a FIM library includes" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "More than 75 percent of declared Federal disasters are related to floods, and annual flood losses average almost $8 billion with over 90 fatalities per year. Although the amount of fatalities has declined due to improved early warning systems, economic losses have continued to rise with increased urbanization in flood-hazard areas. By using FIM libraries, real-time streamgage data, and NWS flood forecasts together, communities can estimate the extent of forecasted flooding and take steps to mitigate flood risks." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Indiana and Kentucky FIM Libraries" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Here's how the these tools work:" } ], "funder": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/oki-water" }, "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Flood Inundation Mapping" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Environmental Health" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Peak Flows" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Streamflow Estimation" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Discrete Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Hydrologic/ Hydraulic Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "SW Quantity" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Science Technology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "High Water Marks" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Continuous Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "FIM" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Floods, Droughts, and Hazards" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Flood Science" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Energy" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Surface Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Information Systems" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Streamflow Projections" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analysis" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Water" } ]
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