FIM library creation, Step 5, Geospatial Processing
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Figure 6. In the final step, the inundation maps are overlaid onto city maps, and the entire set of maps is collected into a flood inundation map library. The community can use both the individual maps and the entire series understand the pattern of flooding in their areas and identify the areas and resources most at risk.
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