kmz files, so please revisit this page occasionally to obtain the latest version. įEMA anticipates future improvements to the. All product options and services are available through FEMA's Map Service Center (MSC) at. In using the NFHL in GIS software, use the NFHL GIS data or NFHL Web Map Service (WMS) or Representative State Transfer This technique is unlikely to work with the kmz files provided below. Some Geographic Information System (GIS) software can import GIS data encoded in the kmz format used for Imagery and other map information displayed with the flood data meet FEMA's standards for map accuracy. If you plan to use mapped flood information displayed in Google Earth for official purposes, insure that This action should start Google EarthĪnd provide the opening view for the application. kmz), and clicking on save.Īfter saving the file, double-click on the file on your computer. Do this by right-clicking on a hyperlinked file name below,Ĭhoosing "Save Target as" (Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As" (Firefox), changing the file name if you wish ( be sure kmz files, first save them to your computer. Performance, please do not open both, and do not have more than one copy of each, in Google Earth at the same time. Each is described below, and each has its own. įEMA offers two applications: "Stay Dry" and "FEMA NFHL." Stay Dry is more simple and focused. Information about the system requirements needed for your computer to run the software is available through. The starting point for obtaining the software is. You must already have the Google Earth application installed on your computer to use these files. This web site provides zipped Keyhole Markup Language (.kmz) files through which users can view map overlays created from FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer on Google Earth images. Google Earth is a popular Internet application through which users can view maps. Google Earth version 7.3 or higher must be used for this service. Below are direct links to download the newest kmz version.
Effective, the new version (V3.2) incorporates Coastal Barrier Resource System (CBRS) data directly from the authoritative source at the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), rather than as a feature in FEMA's NFHL. The previous version of the FEMA NFHL V3.1 file will no longer work properly.
Notice: A new version (V3.2) of the Keyhole Markup Language (.kmz) file for viewing the FEMA NFHL overlays in Google Earth has been released. Using the National Flood Hazard Layer Web Map Service (WMS) in Google Earth™
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