FEMAs Map Modernization Initiative

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FEMAs Map Modernization Initiative
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Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization Goals

• Reduce the loss of life and property
• Minimize suffering and disruption caused by
  disaster
• Better prepare the Nation to address the
  consequences of flooding and other hazards
• ..large-scale overhaul of the nations flood
  hazard maps.

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Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization Vision

• Network the nation using Internet portal
  technology
• Easy access to digital flood hazard risk
  information
• Connecting all levels of government community
  map ownership
• Leverage the use of Federal, State, and local
  resources
• Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP)
• Business Planning Process

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Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization Vision

• Reduce processing time cost for map updates
• Increase accountability for spending with
  results-oriented systems
• Standards allow seamless data flow among partners
  
• Increase partners, stakeholders, users
  understanding of flood hazards and risks
• Communicate widely, effectively, consistently,
  and continuously
• Enable Multi-Hazard Risk Identification and
  Management

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Multi-Hazard Flood Map Modernization Performance
Metrics
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Overview
Program NEXT
Program NOW
Map production cycle time 5 years or more
Map production cycle less than 3 years
Centralized data collection/ ownership of flood
map data (FEMA does mapping)
Decentralized data collection/ownership of flood
map data
Outdated maps
All 20,000 communities digitally mapped
Flood data only
Enable access to Multi-Hazard data
Limited Leverage of CTP Funds
Increased CTP leverage more qualified CTPs
Many at-risk properties are uninsured
NFIP coverage for all at risk users informed
Decreasing public spent on flood emergencies
Better/more responsible flood plain management
Increased Trust
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MOD Team Organization
Department of Homeland Security Emergency
Preparedness Response Directorate Federal
Emergency Management Agency
White House Congress
Executive Steering Group
Program Executive Roz Trojan
Transformation Strategy
Group
Program Management Office IBM
Multi-Hazard Mapping Fernando Pasquel
IT/Data Management Ajay Rathi, IBM
Customer Care Center Jim Murphy
Regional Management Centers / IDIQs / CTPs Andrea
Ryon
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Program Management Office
PMO

• Program Management Office
• Business Management
• Transformation
• Program Controls
• Assessment Office

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IT / Data Management
IT

• IT / Data Management
• Development
• Operations and Maintenance
• Security
• Systems Engineering
• Testing

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Customer Care Center
CCC

• Customer Care Center
• Outreach Risk Communication
• CTP Program Development
• Learning Solutions
• Customer Relations Management and Compliance
• Special Correspondence

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Striking a new balance

• Centralized
• Program Management
• Planning
• Outreach and Partnerships
• Technology and Tools
• Reporting
• Engineering / Mapping Standardization and QC

• Empowerment
• Regional Budget
• Leverage CTP / Local Funds
• Accountability
• Execution
• Priorities
• Local Coordination
• Locally Managed Studies IDIQs, CTPs, OFAs

Partners Delivering Results Empowering User
Communities
Effective Program Management Enabling Technology
Shared Performance Goals
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Maps on the WEB results in significant cost
savings

• 108,000 current panels
• projected 350,000 panels by end of Map Mod
  Program

• Warehouse storage costs
• Historic components of GPO delivery
• Negatives
• Printing
• Distribution/Mailing
• BFE Notification Publishing

Potential 75M of savings in post-preliminary
processing over the duration of Map Mod Program
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Map Service CenterBuilding a Digital
Distribution Center
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Primary Functions of theMap Service Center (MSC)

• Customer call center
• Order processing
• Inventory management
• Distribution
• Fee collection and fee recommendation
• Accounting and financial reporting

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Current Way of Doing Business
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Building a State-of-the-Art Digital Distribution
Center
e-enterprise
e-products
Buildingback-office foundation
delivering products from electronic files
e-maps
e-commerce
selecting products textually and graphically
ordering from online FEMA store
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Contacts
FEMA Region VI (www.fema.gov)
(940-898-5178) Jack Quarles Project
Officer Gary Zimmerer Project Officer James
Orwat Project Officer Dale Hoff Compliance
Officer Region VI RMC (940-566-5655) Dan
Hoecker RMC Operations Manager Michael
Anderson Project Manager Steve Altman
Project Manager David Patterson Special
Projects Manager