Model to be released next week at the HAZUS Conference August 10-12 in Raleigh, NC.
More information shortly.
HAZUS-MH MR4
Data:
Features schools data updated with the U.S. Department of Education data
Features transportation data updated with data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Features vehicle valuations (Flood Model only) updated by Jack Faucett Associates)
In the Flood Model:
Provides a dam/levee analysis capability
Incorporates NFIP entry dates that permit the Flood model to distinguish between census blocks that are PreFIRM and those that are PostFIRM
Modifies topological data for Census Track and Census Block geometrics in the state DVDs
Provides for consistent generation of debris results
Allows digital elevation mapping for Hawaii
Corrects mapping in the Inventory tables for utilities and day time and night time vehicle count and dollar exposure
Corrects percentage values in the detailed results tables for agricultural loss
Fixes 63 bugs in all
In the Earthquake Model:
Updates the probabilistic maps with the latest version from USGS HAZUS-MH MR4
In the Hurricane Model:
Permits the creation of a study region using a hurricane track
Other Features:
Corrects the Hawaii datum used in HAZUS
Deletes BIT and (Building Inventory Tool) and InCAST (Inventory
Collection Assessment and Survey Tool), which may have been superseded by CDMS 2.5 (Comprehensive Data Management System)
Deletes the third-party model option (FLDWAV, FLDVIEW, Aloha and Marplot), but maintains the existing capability to import GIS layers from these tools
Deletes the multihazard average annualized loss assessment capability
More details will be available shortly.