The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) produced this report with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under a cooperative agreement between the FEMA and the ASFPM entitled:
Stakeholder Support - Flood Map Modernization EMW-2004-CA-0528
“To provide Technical Support to FEMA's Flood Map Modernization initiative”
This report was prepared by the ASFPM Science Services staff located at the Executive Office and Mapping Specialists LLC, Madison, Wisconsin: Jeffrey D. Stone, GISP, CFM, Alan Lulloff, PE, CFM, and Adam Derringer, Mapping Specialists, LLC
The web-based survey and phone interview questions were reviewed and edited with the assistance of the following people: Mike Howard, (retired), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Bill Nechamen, CFM, New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation; Mike Powell, CFM, Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources. Additional review and comments were received from Sally McConkey. P.E., CFM, Illinois State Water Survey; Tim Trautman, CFM, Mecklenburg County, NC; and Kait Laufenberg, CFM, Chapters and Training Coordinator, ASFPM.
Special thanks to the National Flood Determination Association (NFDA) for sharing their related insights and recommendations via correspondence, meeting presentations and a survey of NFDA members.
Insightful review, detailed comments and discussion were provided by Paul Rooney of the Risk Analysis Division, FEMA. The Association is also grateful to Claire Drury, FEMA for her support in maintaining the working relationship between the Association and the FEMA under this Stakeholder Support agreement.

Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Background -- Stakeholder Survey and Interviews -- Summary and Recommendations -- Appendix A - ASFPM Digital Flood Map Transition Survey Questions -- Appendix B – ASFPM/FEMA Stakeholder Interview Questions Guide

The objective of this project was to (1) provide FEMA with a list of impediments or adverse impacts of limited paper map distribution, (2) present the current status of stakeholder understanding with regards to the digital transition and (3) to provide recommendations to FEMA that may be used to improve or modify the policies related to the digital transition. ASFPM surveyed selected members via a web-based survey and phone interviews to assess State and local capabilities to adopt and utilize digital FIRMs. Additionally, a review and evaluation of FEMA's Map Service Center's digital products and tools was conducted.