Abstract
 GIS Challenges Exposed by FEMA Appeals Period Track: Database Design, Automation, and Management Author(s): Brandon Grimm, Jacob Spenn, Elle Anderson, John Grounds III With the completion of the most technologically advanced flood insurance study in U.S. history, community officials, engineers, and the public were charged with reviewing the final product and producing GIS data in support of their appeals. A void was realized among those who did not have direct interaction with the project. Did GIS technology pass them by? The format of the 250 appeals varied significantly and posed great challenges for the integration of data into a seamless geodatabase. The data types ranged from hand-annotated notes to edited HEC-RAS models. The data was edited using functions in the ArcGIS environment, which allowed the geodatabase to be modified and seamlessly integrated back into the master dataset. The Appeals Period was completed in an unprecedented manner and the GIS processes will be used as a model for future FEMA map modernization efforts. The GIS highlights and pitfalls will be showcased. Brandon Grimm Grounds Anderson, LLC. GIS 3801 Kirby Dr. Suite 340 Houston , TX 77098 US Phone: 832-613-9800 E-mail: bgrimm@groundsanderson.com Jacob Spenn Harris County Flood Control District Planning Department 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston , TX 77092 US Phone: 713-684-4071 E-mail: Jacob.spenn@hcfcd.org Elle Anderson Grounds Anderson, LLC. 3801 Kirby Dr. Suite 340 Houston , TX 77098 US Phone: 832-613-9800 E-mail: eanderson@groundsanderson.com John Grounds III Grounds Anderson, LLC. 3801 Kirby Dr. Suite 340 Houston , TX 77098 US Phone: 832-613-9800 E-mail: jgrounds@groundsanderson.com |
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