A floodplain map has three key components: base map imagery and/or cartographic line work, an elevation model representing the earth’s surface or “terrain,” and flood study results generated from ...

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are now opening new possibilities for faster and more accurate flood mapping, ...

The new map shows an expanded proposed Base Flood Elevation or BFE, which shows the 1 percent annual chance of flooding. It has also been called the 100-year floodplain. The BFEs are required for ...

Are enough Hoosiers up to date on statewide floodplain mapping? How are landowners being notified about changes to those maps? And should property owners have more say, overall, in what areas are ...