Floods are probably the most recurring, widespread, disastrous and frequent natural hazards of the earth. Flood Hazard Mapping is a vital component for appropriate land use planning in coastal regions and areas in the vicinity of rivers/ water bodies. It creates easily-read, rapidly-accessible digital maps which facilitate the administrators, planners and insurance companies to identify areas of risk and prioritize their mitigation/ response efforts.
Intec has experience of digitizing and attributing FIRM maps from FEMA and OSGB (Ordinance Survey of Great Britain) and overlaying these on landuse or parcel layers to accurately define the flood zones. Services provided by Intec for flood mapping are: |
