The FEMA Map Service website wouldn't create a Firmette properly today. It just creates a complete Flood Plain Map instead of the zoomed in area. Is this an improvement FEMA has made. I tried Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer and got the same results.
I got a little 8-1/2 x 11 without any options offered two days ago.?ÿ It was pretty quick, though, compared to the old routine.?ÿ See attached PDF.
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Can you print a zoomed in area?
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No, no way to choose the zoom level.
If you download the FIRM panel, the entire thing downloads and you can then edit as desired.
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Interesting, I thought the previous way of doing it was pretty handy... ??ÿ
I thought it was too. The new version leads you to believe it will print the zoomed in portion. I expect it's a flaw in the programming.
I make a copy using print screen. You can have a clear copy that way.
Note that Peter's FIRMette is using the National Flood Hazard Layer. To get a FIRMette using the 'current effective FIRM', navigate to the subject panel and 'view'. It should bring up the MAKE FIRMette tool.
I like using ARCView online ArcGIS?ÿ and downloading the most current aerials from the county.?ÿ Drop the FEMA maps over it and it's so much faster than making a firmette.?ÿ It also shows all the LOMR and LOMA's?ÿ ?ÿ Also dropped the NGS data there and a few other local goodies from the county GIS data.?ÿ?ÿ
An option I use frequently is FIRMette Desktop 3.2.6.?ÿ We don't have frequent updates on mapping, and keep copies of the maps we use the most on our in-house server.?ÿ That program will create the classic FIRMette easily, will fetch the map panel if you don't have it stored locally, and works if/when the FEMA site has issues.
Georeferenced FEMA map? I think I'll stick with trying to make a firmette.
