HARRISBURG – More accurate floodplain maps are seen as one outcome of a new state law bringing greater oversight to use of GIS data. The law which took effect recently creates a state advisory board ...

LAWRENCE -- When Jude Kastens was developing a new floodplain mapping model more than a decade ago as part of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Kansas, he aimed to address a critical ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --The National Weather Service announced Wednesday it has expanded its real-time flood mapping tool to cover about 60% of the U.S. population, double its coverage from a year ago. The ...

More Luzerne County property owners along the Susquehanna River will be forced to buy flood insurance for the first time or pay higher rates under new federal flood maps tentatively set to take effect ...

Harris County residents now have an enhanced flood mapping tool to help them make more informed decisions about their flooding risks. The new tool updates a mapping application that was part of ...