Texas Geographic Society

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Texas Geographic Society
The mission of the Texas Geographic Society
(TXGS) is to unite public, private and nonprofit
resources to improve government, education, and
other public services through shared development
and use of digital geographic data and related
technologies.
PROJECTS

• TXGS received a Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant
  (HMPG) from FEMA as a sub-grantee of the Texas
  Governors Division of Emergency Management
• The project, Texas Hazard Mitigation Package
  (THMP), is an Internet-based GIS data
  distribution tool at www.thmp.info
• THMP (pronounced thump) contains an online Map
  Viewer, downloadable data and other resources
  that can be used by state and local hazard
  mitigation planners and emergency managers in
  identifying potential natural hazards and
  assessing relative vulnerabilities

Major Flood Events
Hurricane Risk Zones
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THMP currently contains over 60 GIS data layers
in 11 hazard categories, including Hurricanes/Trop
ical Storms, Tornadoes, Floods, Other Storms,
Drought, Outdoor Fires Extreme Temperatures,
Coastal Erosion, Earthquakes, Hazardous Materials
and Subsidence
Population Vulnerability to Floods
THMP also contains maps and data on Population
Vulnerability and Property Value Vulnerability to
various hazards in order to determine relative
vulnerability and what might be investigated
further for emergency response or mitigation
planning purposes

• Summary www.thmp.info
• THMP is free, easy-to-use, and you already have
  it!
• Use THMP Map Viewer to identify and provide
  necessary data and maps
• for mitigation plans and other related risk
  assessment activities
• Use THMP to download data into your own
  GIS/mapping system
• to support or initiate your specific projects
• Use THMP Map Viewer for preliminary
  investigation of vulnerable areas
• to analyze in HAZUS

OUTREACH TRAINING
The Texas Geographic Society (TXGS) is committed
to educating Texans about the use and benefits of
THMP and other hazard-related tools, including
HAZUS-MH, an application from FEMA

• HAZUS-MH is a planning tool that estimates
  damage and
• losses from natural hazards (Flood, Hurricane and
  Earthquake)
• It also assesses population needs and allows
  users to
• compare scenarios involving mitigation techniques
• It can be used in conjunction with THMP, whereby
  hazard identification and preliminary
  investigation was performed

TXGS offers the unique feature of a mobile
training lab to conduct on-site computer-based
instruction to THMP and HAZUS-MH users. We may
also conduct training at your facility or in
conjunction with an event. Currently, training is
provided free or at a very minimal cost.
Contact Info Craig Eissler at 512-912-9695 or
craig_at_texasgs.org OR Roddy Seekins at
512-507-8515 or roddy_at_texasgs.org