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vision: innovation
FEMA's Flood Hazard Data Analytics dashboard enables the agency
to assess flood risk to specific populations, drawing upon the
agency's own flood hazard area data as well as datasets from the
U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Big Data Analytics
Powerful Web-Based Tools Aid in
Capital Planning, Risk Management
Public agencies are turning to "big data analytics" to assess program performance, manage assets, and support capital
planning. Dewberry is currently assisting several clients with analysis tools that use interactive data visualization software
to transform multiple, large datasets into visually appealing, easy-to-navigate dashboards. The dashboards help clients
understand their programs' impacts while also delivering insights on trends, anomalies, and narratives within their data.

Assessing Flood Risks

levees, miles of levees, accredited or non-accredited status

As part of the Strategic Alliance for Risk Reduction

of levee structures, type of structure, and population

(STARR II) team, which supports the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) with mapping,
risk assessment, mitigation planning, and risk
communications, Dewberry developed a comprehensive
flood hazard data analytics dashboard. Launched in
2016 and updated monthly, the dashboard provides a
summary of population at the national, regional, state,
congressional district, and county levels using data from
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer and Coordinated
Needs Management Strategy as well as U.S. Census
Bureau data and boundary information from the U.S.
Geological Survey. The dashboard provides context to
help FEMA officials understand the reach and impact of
their program in terms of population or housing units in
the flood hazard area at multiple scales, from national to
a local congressional district.
Dewberry has also created a levee analytics dashboard
for FEMA, detailing information such as the number of

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impacted. The national data can be accessed down to the
county level, enabling officials at all levels to understand
the levee landscape.

Addressing Transportation Priorities
For the New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority, Dewberry has created an
analytics tool to support the capital planning efforts
of the New York State Department of Transportation.
With layers of information that address road
capacity; maintenance and operational requirements;
placemaking and sustainability considerations; and
safety, resilience, and socioeconomic factors, the
datasets enable robust analysis that is documentable,
reproducible, defendable, and data-driven-all key
considerations for the capital planning process.



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