MD iMAP: Maryland Community Flood Risk Areas

Description

This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information on http://imap.maryland.gov. Coastal storm and flood events may increase the likelihood of danger or damage to life and property as a consequence of inundation and shoreline erosion. These hazards are caused by storms and exacerbated by sea level rise. The Community Flood Risk Areas represent residential areas at risk to coastal flooding where populations may be less equipped to prepare for - respond to - or recover from a coastal hazard event. Risk Areas are ranked from 1 to 5 to indicate relative risk - with 1 indicating very low risk and 5 indicating very high risk. Risk rankings incorporate population density - social parameters (i.e. age - income - language proficiency) - and probability of exposure to a flood hazard event in any one given year. 2013 US Census Bureau American Community Survey - 2010 Maryland Department of Planning land use land cover - and effective FEMA floodplain data as of December 2015 were used to identify and rank risk areas. Last Updated: 3/31/2016Feature Service Link: http://geodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Environment/MD_CoastalResiliencyAssessment/FeatureServer/4 ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 http://data.imap.maryland.gov/datasets/a3f31811f225482da591e8931c9c6c70_4

Tags

  • environment
  • chesapeake-bay
  • dynamic
  • resiliency
  • md-imap
  • wms
  • tnc
  • hazard-reduction
  • risk
  • marsh-protection-potential
  • envl
  • vector
  • coastal-bay
  • coastal-zone
  • maryland
  • maryland-department-of-natural-resources
  • dnr
  • climate-change
  • shoreline
  • md
  • the-nature-conservancy
  • wfs
  • shoreline-hazard

Topics

  • Local Government

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