U.S. Natural Hazard Maps Including Hurricanes and Landslides

FEMA's Multi-Hazard Mapping Initiative maintains a collection of geospatial hazard data for advisory purposes. The data includes historical North Atlantic hurricane tracks, tropical cyclone tracks, and a landslide overview map for the conterminous United States. It is provided by the organization SCIOPS via the NASA Earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial overlap of different hazards like Landslide Events and Fault Lines for multi-hazard risk assessment.
• Mapping Historical North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks to identify regions with frequent landfall events.
• Studying geological features such as Calderas and Craters in relation to other hazard zones.
• Visualizing Glacial Limits/Extent and Metamorphism - Facies data for environmental change studies.

Strengths

• Data integrates multiple hazard types including hurricanes, landslides, and geological faults for a multi-hazard view.
• Includes specific, named data layers like Historical North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Tracks and Landslide Overview Map.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, row counts, and temporal coverage for individual layers are not provided.
• The description lists derived data from the USGS National Atlas, which may indicate secondary sourcing and potential update lags.

Provenance

Source

FEMA Multi-Hazard Mapping Initiative (MMI), with data derived from sources like the USGS National Atlas.

Collection Method

Collection and exchange from a network of hazard and base map providers, as per the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.

Time Range

Historical data for events like hurricanes; specific date ranges are not provided.

Geography

Focus on the United States, including conterminous U.S. for landslides and North Atlantic for hurricane tracks.