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| Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 19970601 Publication_Time: 1200 Title: Digital inventory of the location of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Studies in Kansas, July 1, 1996 Edition: 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 97-237 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Lawrence, Kansas Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu Description: Abstract: This digital data set provides an inventory of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) that have been conducted for communities and counties in Kansas as of July 1, 1996. Each study location is represented by a point that was digitized from 1:24,000-scale U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangles. This digital inventory was produced in cooperation with the Kansas Water Office and was funded in part from State Water Plan funds. Purpose: This digital data set was developed to provide an inventory of FEMA Flood Insurance Studies completed for Kansas as of July 1, 1996. The inventory may be used to determine where and when FEMA Flood Insurance Studies were conducted as well as the type of map available from each study. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19960701 Time_of_Day: 1200 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.1 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.6 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.0 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.0 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: flood maps Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Kansas Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Kyle Juracek Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Hydrologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 4821 Quail Crest Place City: Lawrence State_or_Province: Kansas Postal_Code: 66049-3839 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-832-3527 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-832-3500 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kjuracek@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00-4:30 CST Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: fema Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Snapshot of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) locational inventory for Kansas as of July 1, 1996 Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: This data set was created in a Unix environment using Arc/Info software (V. 7.0.4). Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Datasets delivered to the Data Access and Support Center are quality assurance tested for major documentation and topological errors using macros. The databases are evaluated based on questions similar to the following: Does the database's documentation properly explain the dataset? Does the data import properly into its native dataset environment? Is consistent methodology used throughout the data? Are all of the database's fields and values legitimate compared to the documentation? Is the database's topology free of errors that could impair the functionality of the data? Once the data is tested a report is written describing the evaluation. A copy of the report is then forwarded to the data originator for his/her review. If errors are found, the data originator is expected to make any necessary corrections and then provide those corrected coverages. After these steps have been taken data is considered archivable and made available for distribution. Data that is archived by DASC has been tested and corrected. Completeness_Report: Points representing locations of flood studies were digitized from 1:24000 scale source map of cities in Kansas. The points representing county-wide studies are located at or near the county's centroid. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The first step in the creation of the digital inventory was a compilation of available information. The primary source of information was the State Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources (DWR) which is the coordinator for FEMA Flood Insurance Studies in Kansas. As part of its responsibilities, DWR maintains a community status list for Kansas communities relative to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Information obtained from DWR's data base included the following: community name, community number, county code, community status, status effective date, date of study, date of map, map type, map revisions (Y/N), study contractor, number of NFIP policies, community population, flood-plain population, number of flood-plain residential structures, and number of other flood-plain structures. The actual Flood Insurance Study reports were also searched to provide additional information on the study contractor, study method, and vertical datum. Finally, the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) county codes were also obtained. The second step was the creation of a digital data set that consisted of point locations representing the sites where Flood Insurance Studies had been completed. In Kansas, there are 422 Flood Insurance Studies that have been completed for individual communities or counties as of July 1, 1996. The digital data set was created by making a copy of an existing USGS digital map of populated places in Kansas. The digital map (that is, Arc/Info coverage), titled "PPL," was created by digitizing point locations from 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangles. The PPL digital map is projected in the Lambert Conformal Conic projection with parameters that have been approved as a standard by the Kansas State GIS Policy Board. The PPL digital map was copied to a digital map titled "FEMAMAP." The FEMAMAP digital map then was edited to include only the 422 communities or counties for which Flood Insurance Studies have been completed. Each point representing a county was located at or near the centroid of the county. All editing was performed using the Arcedit module of Arc/Info (V. 7.0.4). The final step was the attribution of the digital inventory. All of the attribute information (described above) was compiled and formatted as an ASCII file and used to create an INFO data file in Arc/Info. The resultant INFO data file then was joined to the digital map using the JOINITEM command in Arc/Info. Process_Date: 199609 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Kyle Juracek Contact_Position: Hydrologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 4821 Quail Crest Place City: Lawrence State_or_Province: Kansas Postal_Code: 66049-3839 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-832-3527 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-832-3500 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kjuracek@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00-4:30 CST Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 1st Standard Parallel 33 0 0.000 2nd Standard Parallel 45 0 0.000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -98 15 0.000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 36 0 0.000 False_Easting: 0.0 False_Northing: 0.0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,206.4 Meters Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This coverage consists of 422 point entities that represent the locations where Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Studies have been completed in Kansas as of July 1, 1996. The attributes include information on the community name, county codes, community number (assigned by FEMA), community status (as to its participation in the National Flood Insurance Program), date of the flood study, map type and date, method used in the flood study, vertical datum used in the flood study, number of structures on the flood plain, and community population. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: AREA Definition: The area of the feature (in square meters). Legitimate entries: Because the map consists only of point features, the only legitimate value for this attribute is zero. PERIMETER Definition: The perimeter of the feature (in meters). Legitimate entries: Because the map consists only of point features, the only legitimate value for this attribute is zero. FEMAMAP# Definition: See Understanding GIS--The ARC/INFO Method. Revision 6. 1992. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA. p. 5-9. FEMAMAP-ID Definition: See Understanding GIS--The ARC/INFO Method. Revision 6. 1992. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA. p. 5-9. COMMUNITY Definition: The name of the town or county for which the Flood Insurance Study was conducted. CO_CODE Definition: The 2-letter county code used by the State of Kansas. Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE COUNTY ---- ------ AL Allen AN Anderson AT Atchison BA Barber BT Barton BB Bourbon BR Brown BU Butler CS Chase CQ Chautauqua CK Cherokee CN Cheyenne CA Clark CY Clay CD Cloud CF Coffey CM Comanche CL Cowley CR Crawford DC Decatur DK Dickinson DP Doniphan DG Douglas ED Edwards EK Elk EL Ellis EW Ellsworth FI Finney FO Ford FR Franklin GE Geary GO Gove GH Graham GT Grant GY Gray GL Greeley GW Greenwood HM Hamilton HP Harper HV Harvey HS Haskell HG Hodgeman JA Jackson JF Jefferson JW Jewell JO Johnson KE Kearny KM Kingman KW Kiowa LB Labette LE Lane LV Leavenworth LC Lincoln LN Linn LG Logan LY Lyon MP McPherson MN Marion MS Marshall ME Meade MI Miami MC Mitchell MG Montgomery MR Morris MT Morton NM Nemaha NO Neosho NS Ness NT Norton OS Osage OB Osborne OT Ottawa PN Pawnee PL Phillips PT Pottawatomie PR Pratt RA Rawlins RN Reno RP Republic RC Rice RL Riley RO Rooks RH Rush RS Russell SA Saline SC Scott SG Sedgwick SW Seward SN Shawnee SD Sheridan SH Sherman SM Smith SF Stafford ST Stanton SV Stevens SU Sumner TH Thomas TR Trego WB Wabaunsee WA Wallace WS Washington WH Wichita WL Wilson WO Woodson WY Wyandotte FIPS Definition: The 3-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) county codes for Kansas. Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE COUNTY ---- ------ 001 Allen 003 Anderson 005 Atchison 007 Barber 009 Barton 011 Bourbon 013 Brown 015 Butler 017 Chase 019 Chautauqua 021 Cherokee 023 Cheyenne 025 Clark 027 Clay 029 Cloud 031 Coffey 033 Comanche 035 Cowley 037 Crawford 039 Decatur 041 Dickinson 043 Doniphan 045 Douglas 047 Edwards 049 Elk 051 Ellis 053 Ellsworth 055 Finney 057 Ford 059 Franklin 061 Geary 063 Gove 065 Graham 067 Grant 069 Gray 071 Greeley 073 Greenwood 075 Hamilton 077 Harper 079 Harvey 081 Haskell 083 Hodgeman 085 Jackson 087 Jefferson 089 Jewell 091 Johnson 093 Kearny 095 Kingman 097 Kiowa 099 Labette 101 Lane 103 Leavenworth 105 Lincoln 107 Linn 109 Logan 111 Lyon 113 McPherson 115 Marion 117 Marshall 119 Meade 121 Miami 123 Mitchell 125 Montgomery 127 Morris 129 Morton 131 Nemaha 133 Neosho 135 Ness 137 Norton 139 Osage 141 Osborne 143 Ottawa 145 Pawnee 147 Phillips 149 Pottawatomie 151 Pratt 153 Rawlins 155 Reno 157 Republic 159 Rice 161 Riley 163 Rooks 165 Rush 167 Russell 169 Saline 171 Scott 173 Sedgwick 175 Seward 177 Shawnee 179 Sheridan 181 Sherman 183 Smith 185 Stafford 187 Stanton 189 Stevens 191 Sumner 193 Thomas 195 Trego 197 Wabaunsee 199 Wallace 201 Washington 203 Wichita 205 Wilson 207 Woodson 209 Wyandotte FEMA# Definition: The community number assigned by FEMA. Legitimate entries: The community number is a 6-digit number, which may also have an "A," "B," or "C" appended to it. The "A" indicates the first issue (release) of the FIRM (that is, the Flood Insurance Rate Map). The "B" indicates the second issue of the FIRM. The "C" indicates the third issue of the FIRM. STATUS Definition: The status of the community as to its participation in the NFIP (that is, the National Flood Insurance Program). Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE EXPLANATION ---- ----------- E Emergency Flood Insurance Program. R Regular Flood Insurance Program. R-M Minimally flood prone. S Suspension from Regular Flood Insurance Program; hence, sanctions apply. Z Nonparticipating community. DATE Definition: The effective date of the community status. FIS_DATE Definition: The date on the FEMA Flood Insurance Study report. MAP_DATE Definition: The date on the FEMA map. MAP_TYPE Definition: The type of map available. Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE EXPLANATION ---- ----------- NSFHA No Special Flood Hazard Area. H FHBM (Flood Hazard Boundary Map). HLI FHBM converted by letter to a FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map). IH FIRM map adapted from a FHBM. IE FIRM with elevations included. IE-F FIRM with elevations and a separate floodway (FBFM) map. IFE FIRM with floodway and elevations included. LOMA/LOMR Definition: An indication as to whether or not any changes have been made to the original map as evidenced by a letter of map amendment (LOMA) or a letter of map revision (LOMR). Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE EXPLANATION ---- ----------- N No changes have been made to the original map. Y Changes have been made to the original map as evidenced by a letter of map amendment (LOMA) or a letter of map revision (LOMR). blank The record has not been examined enough to make a Y/N determination. STUDY_CONTRACTOR Definition: The name of the organization (for example, agency, consulting firm) that conducted the Flood Insurance Study. METHOD Definition: The method used in the flood study. Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE EXPLANATION ---- ----------- E-431 U.S. Geological Survey E-431 step-backwater computer program. HEC-2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HEC-2 step-backwater computer program. WSP-2 U.S. Geological Survey WSP-2 step-backwater computer program. N/A Information not available. DATUM Definition: The vertical datum used in the study. Legitimate entries: The legitimate entries are provided in the table below. CODE EXPLANATION ---- ----------- 1929 National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. 0 Information not available. NFIP_POLICIES Definition: The number of NFIP policies in the community. FP_POP Definition: The population in the flood plain as estimated by the community. Because many of the communities do not update this estimate, the accuracy of the flood-plain population is unknown. FP_RES_STRUCT Definition: The number of residential structures in the flood plain. Because most communities do not regularly update this number, the accuracy of the number is unknown. FP_OTHER_STRUCT Definition: The number of other structures in the flood plain. Because most communities do not regularly update this number, the accuracy of the number is unknown. COMM_POP Definition: The total community population based on the 1990 Census. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Data Access and Support Center Contact_Person: Staff Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Kansas 1930 Constant Avenue, West Campus City: Lawrence State_or_Province: Kansas Postal_Code: 66047-3726 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-864-3965 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-864-5317 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dasc@mongogis.kgs.ukans.edu Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Distribution_Liability: The State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Core Database's digital data have been tested and their documentation carefully reviewed. However, the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Policy Board's Data Access and Support Center and its representatives make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the digital data and their documentation, their quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The digital data are distributed on "as is" basis, and the user assumes all risk to their quality, the results obtained from their use, and the performance of the data. In no event will the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Policy Board or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from and defect in the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Core Database's digital data or in their documentation. This disclaimer of warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, express or implied. No agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE Transfer_Size: 144,526 Kilobytes Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu Access_Instructions: The State of Kansas FEMA database is stored in ESRI's Arc/Info Interchange Format and can be downloaded from the DASC home page or by connecting directly to the DASC anonymous FTP server at gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu. To connect to the FTP server use the login name of anonymous and your E-mail address as the password. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM, 3.5 inch floppy disk, 4 mm cartridge tape, or 8 mm cartridge tape Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: Under the Kansas Public Records Law, DASC will attempt only to recover the costs related to the processing and distribution of core database requests. The following is a description of our Basic and Supplemental Conversion Services, as well as costs associated with the distribution of digital data: Basic Conversion Services-DASC will provide coversion services to all Federal/State/municipal tax-support agencies/entities for the cost of media and shipping and handling. Basic conversion services shall include the exportation of the Core Database in their native projection and tiling scheme into DASC supported spatial data exchange formats and technical support for the loading and importation of the data. Basic conversion services are provided to other than tax-supported organizations on a fee-for-service basis. Supplemental Conversion Services-DASC will provide supplemental conversion services to all organizations on a fee-for-service basis. Secondary services shall include the alteration of a Core Database's native projection, tiling scheme, or topological structure. Supplemental services also includes custom map production. Where applicable, recoverable cost include: 1. Labor to process the request 2. Computer processing time to extract/convert database 3. Magnetic media to distribute the data 4. Shipping and handling charges 5. Tax Below are the fees associated with each of the recoverable items: 1. Labor: $35.00/Hour 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) computer time: $.14/Minute 3. Media: 3.5" HD floppy $.90 DC 2120 Mini data cartridge tape $22.00 8mm-112m Data cartridge tape $19.00 4mm-120m Data cartridge tape $20.00 Compact Disks $15.00 Network Transfer No Charge 4. Shipping and Handling: Varies 5. Tax (State of Kansas): 6.90% Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19971001 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Kyle Juracek Contact_Position: Hydrologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 4821 Quail Crest Place City: Lawrence State_or_Province: Kansas Postal_Code: 66049-3839 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-832-3527 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-832-3500 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kjuracek@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00-4:30 CST Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 1.0 |
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