Acronyms and abbreviations
From R3levees
The acronyms and abbreviations listed below will regularly be encountered by FEMA mapping partners, stakeholders, and users that are actively involved in the Flood Map Modernization Program, particularly those interested in the evaluation and mapping of levees.
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A, B
- ACSM
- American Congress of Surveying and Mapping
- ASCE
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- ASFPM
- Association of State Floodplain Managers
- ASPRS
- American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- BFE
- Base Flood Elevation
C
- CAC
- Community Assistance Call
- CAP
- Community Assistance Program
- CAV
- Community Assistance Visit
- CCO
- Consultation Coordination Officer
- CEO
- Chief Executive Officer
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CRS
- Community Rating System
- CTP
- Cooperating Technical Partners (Program)
D
- DEM
- Digital Elevation Model
- DFIRM
- Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map
- DFO
- Disaster Field Office
- DOQ
- Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle
- DTM
- Digital Terrain Model
F
- FEDD
- Flood Elevation Determination Docket
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FHBM
- Flood Hazard Boundary Map
- FIRM
- Flood Insurance Rate Map
- FIS
- Flood Insurance Study
- FLIS
- FEMA Levee Inventory System
- FMAC
- FEMA Map Assistance Center
G, H, I
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
- GPO
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- H&H
- Hydrologic and Hydraulic (Analyses)
- HMGP
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
- HQ
- Headquarters (FEMA)
- I
- IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contractor
L, M
- LAG
- Lowest Adjacent Grade
- LFD
- Letter of Final Determination
- LFFE Lowest Finished Floor Elevation
- LOMC
- Letter of Map Change
- LOMR
- Letter of Map Revision
- MAS
- Mapping Activity Statement
- MNUSS
- Mapping Needs Update Support System
- MOD
- Mapping on Demand (team)
- MSC
- Map Service Center (FEMA)
N
- NAD27
- North American Datum of 1927
- NAD83
- North American Datum of 1983
- NAFSMA
- National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
- NAVD88
- North American Vertical Datum of 1988
- NFIF
- National Flood Insurance Fund
- NFIP
- National Flood Insurance Program
- NGVD29
- National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
- NGS
- National Geodetic Survey
- NRCS
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- NWS
- National Weather Service
P
- PAL
- Provisionally Accredited Levee
- Portable Document Format
- PE
- Professional Engineer
- PID
- Permanent Identifier
- PL
- Public Law
- PM
- Procedure Memorandum (FEMA)
- PMR
- Physical Map Revision
- PO
- Project Officer (FEMA HQ)
R, S, T
- RIP
- Rehabilitation and Inspection Program
- RO
- Regional Office (FEMA)
- SC
- Study Contractor
- SFHA
- Special Flood Hazard Area
- SWEL
- Stillwater Flood Elevation
- SWFL
- Stillwater Flood Level
- TBM
- Temporary Bench Mark
- TIN
- Triangulated Irregular Network
U, W
- USACE
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- USGS
- U.S. Geological Survey
- WSEL
- Water-Surface Elevations
