Presentation template NGA Talking Points What is the mandated role of your agency in flood response NGA provides timely relevant damage assessments and flood extents through commercial imagery for affected areas which are prioritized by FEMA ID: 1048029
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1. NASA Flood Response WorkshopPresentation template
2. NGA Talking PointsWhat is the (mandated) role of your agency in flood response?NGA provides timely relevant damage assessments and flood extents through commercial imagery for affected areas, which are prioritized by FEMA. What is your agencies’ capability with respect to flood response, e.g. what data, support or decisions does your team/agency provideWhat format do you use/prefer for data? We provide our mission partner with shapefiles and finished PDF map graphics of affected areas. How often do you need to receive updates for data? During an event our team requires daily communication with local, state, and regional response officials in order to adjust our remote sensing plan. Are modeled outputs and forecasts accepted by your agency? We work closely with the NOAA liaison to FEMA, NWS, and other agencies in order to define specific affected areas. What are the three main challenges you would identify in terms of flood response that your agency faces, e.g. data transferability, interoperability, access to right/better data, etc.Flash FloodingIdentify populated areas which are affectedPrioritization/TimingHow, in your opinion could NASA (i.e. satellite and airborne) data and developed models assist in meeting your agency goals?Provide FEMA with training and tools in order to exploit flooding What should NASA provide to assist your agency in supporting flood responseAutomation of anomalies (damage assessments)By partnering with USGS, Army Corps, and The Water Center to discuss how water gauges can automate satellite collection.