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2 1S FALL 2002 <br /> r A. yrc . _ ' <br /> Ta1 � 1 s �tt�° yes _ a �ve D r ��, ;, ti j 1 feeaaa,, sours rta � a P 'odue� 3 FF <br /> - ✓ l !s- .u" er, #.'3 yl .� i . s.. l ��:., � .� B�Lt �'j I .L'-+rJ `\ !lY <br /> Data Sources Map Products <br /> Base data Tompkins County Roads and bridges ; parcels ; <br /> Planning Department building footprints <br /> Population Demographic data from Tompkins Total population distribution, <br /> County Planning Department; median income, population <br /> Census Block Group data from distribution of residents age 65 <br /> U . S . Census Bureau and older <br /> Flood zones Flood Insurance Rate Maps , Flood zones <br /> Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency <br /> Fe <br /> Topography U . S . Geological Survey Elevation models <br /> Land use Tompkins County Planning Manufactured homes and <br /> Department manufactured home parks ; <br /> community facilities including <br /> facilities for disaster relief <br /> data for Tompkins County. Data collection and with the Red Cross ( e . g. , hotels , pharmacies , and <br /> mapping efforts took two years to complete . Maps grocery stores ) . <br /> for Tompkins County and its municipalities show With this information in hand , planners and <br /> the spatial distribution of flood hazards , populations emergency managers are now better able to gauge <br /> by demographic profile , structures , land uses , and the community's needs for disaster preparedness . <br /> transportation facilities that are vulnerable to For instance , the maps are useful in identifying gaps <br /> hazards . Examples of the types of data sets and in emergency services and the need for emergency <br /> sources produced for the project are summarized in shelters . Local officials in the Town of Dryden used <br /> Table 1 . large-scale maps ( Le . , zoomed to specific creeks , <br /> OUTCOMESresidential areas , bridges , etc . ) produced by the <br /> initiative for input into the town's hazard mitiga- <br /> Pre -disaster Planning and Mitigation tion plan. Dryden town officials recently imple - <br /> The maps and summary tables provide an inventory mented one of the recommendations in the hazard <br /> of hazardous areas ( e . g. , flood zones ) and an <br /> assessment of the vulnerability of residents and <br /> infrastructure to natural hazards . Of particular Mobile Homes and Flood Zones <br /> interest were the maps of locations of manufactured <br /> homes and manufactured home parks ( see Figure N 4 • ; • 0 ; Tom kins county <br /> 2 ) . The dense clusters of manufactured homes and t', .; . • N ' NI ek so <br /> a, ' <br /> manufactured home parks in some communities , '� ' .,.e most <br /> which were found to be populated by mostly youth riw- �. <br /> y Y •. yj. <br /> and seniors , sparked a deeper investigation into the 04 4IF <br /> accessibility to services and shelters to them, as well •s ' 1 , • - <br /> �w•Zyr �. •1r • MobAi Home <br /> as a closer examination of topographical conditions i i • ■ Mobs. Homy P�rM. <br /> �• `�� i0 MV111,li Mob®. Homo• <br /> in these vulnerable areas ( see Table 2 for illustrative • r•, ' ' ' . mHood zone N <br /> toss ,•..:� <br /> data output ) . Maps also show the locations of all " '® " A <br /> I I , • . <br /> relevant community facilities , including hospitals ,` ? = r .• ' `~ ' . F <br /> ',lam•... GEDD IFr <br /> shelters , schools , fire stations , county Red Cross too Few. r <br /> headquarters , the disaster operation center, emer- • <br /> gency operation center, aviation disaster facilities , = , <br /> and establishments that have vendor agreements Figure 2 <br /> :t r, <br />