shrug-l: Multiple Hazards

Thu Nov 15 18:26:50 EST 2007

Jonathan

Excellent question, and this gives me the opportunity to introduce some 
new data ...at our next meeting with the Regional Planning Councils, we 
will further discuss this new data and exactly what it means to the 
Regional Evacuation Studies project, which I am sure is why you are asking 
about it.

For all of you SHRUGgers,

Data for several of these hazards is now available through MEMPHIS 
(Mapping for Emergency Management, Parallell Hazard Information System), a 
web based system to allow emergency managers to easily access a variety of 
hazard related data for Florida.

MEMPHIS is available at http://lmsmaps.methaz.org/lmsmaps.

This data is in support of the Florida Local Migitation Strategy project, 
and was created to assist local governments in identifying hazards within 
their community. The data was created by Kinetic Analysis Corporation, 
which you may recall from the TAOS (The Arbiter of Storms) data model and 
analyses. It is an update of the data that was distributed in 1999 by the 
Division of Emergency Managment.

I have only looked over it a bit, but for several of the hazards you have 
mentioned, it looks like we have good, authoritative data sources that can 
be recommended for several hazards. Here's a couple of notes on specific 
hazards...

EARTHQUAKES-
I assume the MEMPHIS data took advantage of these data sources -- USGS 
Seismic Hazard maps 
(http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/hazmaps/products_data/index.php) and 
this nifty Earthquake Probablity Mapping utility 
http://eqint.cr.usgs.gov/eqprob/2002 based upon 2002 data.

TSUNAMI -
I do not know of a source outside of MEMPHIS.

SINKHOLES -
The MEMPHIS data includes sinkholes from both the Florida Geologic Survey 
(but I have cross-checked to make sure they used the most recent data 
available from 
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/gisdatamaps/sinkhole_database.htm ) and 
the USGS.

TORNADOES-
The Tornado History Project available at 
http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com is a great source of data and a great 
visualization tool. What is missing is what MEMPHIS has apparently done, 
take the points and tracks and create a surface. I am sure there is a lot 
of room for debate on the size of the surface grid cells (they used 90m) 
and how to factor in severity, speed, etc, but I think the annual 
probablity available through MEMPHIS is a good starting point if not in 
fact a suitable end point.

WILDFIRE - 
This is the hazard which I am most relucant to recommend-- as I think we 
may want to look to DOF as the authority on this hazard. I have asked some 
folks at DOF for some input and guidance. More information on what DOF has 
to offer is available at http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire/wf_fras.html.

We are now entering into a phase II contract regarding MEMPHIS, and I 
understand that our intentions are that the University of Central Florida 
become more involved in making hazard data available. Let me know if you 
would like to be kept informed of further developments.

Thanks,
Richard Butgereit
GIS Administrator, Florida DEM
richard.butgereit at em.myflorida.com
www.floridadisaster.org/gis
850-413-9907

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shrug-l: Multiple Hazards

Hello Shruggies,

Can anyone direct me to good data-sets for the following hazard risks in 
NE Florida?

Earthquake (risk areas)
Tsunami (inundation areas)
Sinkhole Potential (risk areas)
Tornados (risk areas)
Wildfire (risk areas)

Thank you in advance!

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