To champion and promote the use of hazus in alaska, idaho, oregon, and washington. Mourad bouhafs,senior group manager hazusmh, hazusmh mr3, pushpendra johari, program manager hazusmh mr1, sandeep mehndiratta special thanks to esri for its assistance in coordinating arcgis with hazusmh. Hazus mh mr5 homeland security digital library at nps. The group is comprised of a wide variety of north carolina hazus practitioners ranging from the casual enthusiast to the power user and representatives of diverse disciplines such as planning, first response, local government decision making, gis analysis, emergency management and software development.
The hazus users manual explicitly states that running a scenario using default data can result in incomplete estimated losses and recommends including at least some usersupplied. Special thanks to the flood model user group, consisting of asfpm and other community officials, who provided. The mission of the northwest hazus user group is to develop, collaborate, and coordinate with public, private, and educational organizations on hazus data, analysis, and products which will be used to better understand hazards and their impact to communities in alaska, idaho, oregon, and washington. Combining earthquake hazards information from the us geological survey with stateoftheart engineering models enables hazus to present earthquake risk assessments in terms that are relevant to the policy choices faced by local officials. Project sponsorhsip and oversight department of homeland security, fema, mitigation division, washington, d. This is a handson coding user group with no presentations. Theyve been helpful in suggesting best practices to apply, quickly responding to urgent needs, editing report formats, and fixing the many mistakes made. Seismic vulnerability assessment of the seattletacoma highway corridor using hazus donald ballantyne1, mark pierepiekarz2, and dr.
Hazus 99 estimated annualized earthquake losses for the. Division of emergency management, tallahassee, florida. Hazusmh uses geographic information system software arcgis to map and display hazard data, the. Northwest wa gis users group western washington university. Arcgis securely integrates data from internet of things iot sensors, business systems, and your partners using the common language of location. Washington area user group partnemrs working together for our members meeting opportunities nctcug opcug wacug o meeting notice beginning january, 2009 membership dues. Washington the federal emergency management agency fema today announced that hazusmh mr5 has been released and is now available.
Fema region x service center 20700 44th avenue west, suite 110 lynnwood, washington 98036. The san diego and imperial county hazus user group sdihug was formed march of 2009. Multihazard loss estimation methodology earthquake model. Earthquake model hazusmh mr1 advanced engineering building module technical and users manual developed by. Multihazard maintenance release 4 hazus mh mr4 is damage and lossestimation software developed by fema to estimate potential losses from natural disasters. Multihazard loss estimation methodology earthquake model hazusmh mr5 user manual developed by. No coding is required, as students will create configurable applications using their own content. Installation hazusmh mr4 is certified to run on arcgis 9. Florida is a leade r in utilizing hazus mh and is c ited as a good case study for best practices for hazus mh utilization fema, 2012 additionally the state of florida has demonstrated a commitm ent to using hazus mh through the creation of t he florida hazus user group in. This paper addresses some of the problems in trying to use hazusmh to model levee related flooding in the sacramento region. Hazusmh mr5 provides users with a streamlined and upgraded version of its world class methodology for estimating. Washington dc software craftsmanship user group arlington. Using hazusmh and arcgis for a parcelbased case study of. Tests have shown that hazusmh mr2 is unable to fully function on the arcgis 9.
Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like philip schneider discover inside connections to recommended. The user manuals are designed to support model functionality, while the technical manuals provide detailed information about how the models work and how. Computer user groups in washington listings united states. San diego and imperial county hazus user group sdihug.
The hazus user group was formed by emd after the nisqually earthquake as a way of fostering the use of femas hazusmh software by local and county emergency mangers and gis professionals in order to help determine risk and vulnerability to both earthquakes and floods within washington communities. This paper examines earthquake model input parameters for. Apr 15, 2020 the group is comprised of a wide variety of north carolina hazus practitioners ranging from the casual enthusiast to the power user and representatives of diverse disciplines such as planning, first response, local government decision making, gis analysis, emergency management and software development. If you cant find what youre looking for, contact salesforce customer support. Hazus user group members include emergency managers. Federal, state, regional, and local governments use the hazus earthquake model for earthquake risk mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery planning.
Gis for public safety public safety mapping software esri. Washington technology solutions watech is the consolidated technology services agency rcw 43. Registration is free and open to the public, however space is limited to 350 attendees. Hazus is based off a geographic information systems gis software model and allows the user to plan for estimated future losses. Hazus user groups hugs provide a network of public and private sector organizations and industry partnerships to collaborate and disseminate hazus information and data throughout the nation. Department of homeland security federal emergency management agency mitigation division washington, d. Autopatching which provides users automatic updates to the current hazus software versionspatches. You cant create events here, but watch for events you might be interested in. Federal emergency management agency fema hazus estimates possible losses resulting from earthquakes, floods or other natural disasters. Florida is a leade r in utilizing hazus mh and is c ited as a good case study for best practices for hazus mh utilization fema, 2012 additionally the state of florida has demonstrated a commitm ent to using hazus mh through the creation of t he florida hazus user group in january 2006 to foster hazus mh use. Limitations of the hazusmh mr4 software installation hazusmh mr4 is certified to run on arcgis 9. Department of homeland security emergency preparedness and response directorate fema mitigation division washington, d.
Washington dc agile user group chevy chase, md meetup. The first step to a hazus analysis on user defined structures is delineating the study area and gathering the necessary data. Attention all hazus users the washington hazus user group will be hosting a meeting in lynnwood, washington, on june 26. Inside washington awc association for women in computing seattletacoma region the association for women in computing awc is a national, nonprofit, professional organization for women and men with an interest in information technology. Support for defining the usgs huc8 watershed geospatial boundaries as study regions in hazus. Hazus user groups northwest hazus user group nwhug. The purpose of a building inventory classification system is to group buildings with. This paper examines earthquake model input parameters. We give away free linux cds and open source software cds for other operating systems, help install linux, and run mailing lists providing free linux support. Installation hazus mh mr4 is certified to run on arcgis 9.
As someone that is both new to their software and the realm of guest housing in general, their support team has patiently assisted me through a myriad of calls, support tickets, and emails. Software site licenses washington state university. Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made. Hazusmh flood user manual acknowledgments hazusmh, hazusmh mr1, hazusmh mr2, hazusmh mr3, hazusmh mr4 and hazusmh mr5 flood model methodology development flood committee chairman, doug plasencia, amec, phoenix, arizona richard boisvert, cornell university, ithaca, new york. Tests have shown that hazusmh mr3 is unable to fully function on the arcgis 9. The northwest washington gis users group is an informal gathering of gis professionals meeting quarterly typically the 3rd friday of the month in march, june, sept. National institute of building sciences washington, d. Hazus is widely used lossestimation software that provides.
Hazusmh mr4 is certified to run on ms windows xp sp3 only. Multihazard risk assessmenthazus national institute of building. Philip schneider united states professional profile. Washington state 2019 arcgis online school competition. Hazus mh mr4 is certified to run on ms windows xp sp3 only. Watech operates the states core technology infrastructurethe central network and data center and supports enterprise. This online mapping competition sponsored by esri, is a great opportunity to engage students in researching a topic of interest, using geographic information systems gis, and presenting an interesting story to literally a worldwide audience. Sensitivity analysis of fema hazus earthquake model. View philip schneiders professional profile on linkedin. Chapter 5 of the hazusmh mr3 user manual details the reasons, procedures and potential sources for collecting additional data and chapter 6 describes importing additional data into hazus, which will be discussed in. The mission of the washington dc agile user group is to raise awareness, understanding and acceptance of agile practices, and support a community of local practitioners on their agile journey. The mission of the northwest hazus user group is to develop, collaborate, and coordinate with public. The washington state linux users group lug exists to promote the visibility and use of linux and other free and open source software. We are looking for stakeholders from various disciplines and organizations to join us.
Limitations of the hazusmh mr3 software installation hazusmh mr3 is certified to run on arcgis 9. Multihazard maintenance release 4 hazusmh mr4 is damage and lossestimation software developed by fema to estimate potential losses from natural disasters. Hazus program by attending the monthly national hazus user group. User groups are an excellent source of expertise whether your question relates to software operations, complex scripting, peripheral equipment, finding specialized data, or networking to find a job with your gis skills. Locations of meetings vary, ranging from everett, wa. The rocky mountain hazus user group rmhug serves the needs of fema.
Improved user depth grid import capabilities in the flood module by allowing multiple imports. This group is for software developers in the washington dc area that care about the quality of their work and want to practice and improve their programming skills, share what they know and learn new things from others. Pdf sensitivity analysis of fema hazus earthquake model. A user is allowed to install hazusmh mr4 on arcgis 9. Hazus damage and loss functions for generic model building types are. Stephanie chang3 abstract the seismic vulnerability of 214 bridges along three highways, i5, sr167, and sr99 between seattle and tacoma, washington, was modeled using hazus.
Sdihug aims to build partnerships and strategies to manage multiple hazards facing the southern border counties of california through the use of femas hazus software. Registration is free and open to the public, however space is limited to 350 attendees registration deadline. Welcome to the washington dc software craftsmanship user group. Mourad bouhafs,senior group manager hazus mh, hazus mh mr3, pushpendra johari, program manager hazus mh mr1, sandeep mehndiratta special thanks to esri for its assistance in coordinating arcgis with hazus mh. Site licenses allow washington state university to obtain the best possible price for these products. Site licenses are agreements between a software manufacturer or vendor and the university to copy and distribute their software.
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