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| Montana selects PBS&J to map flood hazards The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) awarded PBS&J its third conversion and floodplain map modernization contract. This follow-on effort, to be completed in the next two years, includes the conversions for up to three additional counties: Cascade, Lewis and Clark, and Fergus. In previous contracts, PBS&J completed maps for Missoula and Flathead counties, and is currently working on Yellowstone County. With more than 6,000 river miles of floodplain to manage and a steadily growing population, the Montana DNRC continually seeks ways to better understand flood potential and mitigate or prevent future flood disasters. Key to this effort is the comprehensive Montana Map Modernization project, a statewide effort begun in 2005 to complete Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) conversions and perform floodplain mapping and related work per Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) standards. As part of this effort, PBS&J engineers, certified floodplain managers (CFM) and geographic information system (GIS) professionals will rely on the PBS&J-developed Flood Map Desktop (FMD), an extension for ESRI's ArcGIS desktop software, to complete the Montana Map Modernization projects. PBS&J will complete all phases of floodplain mapping, including planning, scoping, outreach, field reconnaissance, hydrology, hydraulics, floodplain mapping, preliminary DFIRM production, and post-preliminary DFIRM processing for all communities in the designated counties. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |