Flood map

Sacramento’s network of levees and bypasses keep almost all of the city outside FEMA’s 100-year flood zone. That protection means that mortgage holders aren’t required to buy flood insurance, and residents who do purchase policies can get much lower rates.

Mapping Flood Damage: Millions More U.S. Homes At Risk Than Previously Thought

Flooding Diagrams for my 3rd Year Masterton Project

Mortice, Zach (2008). Second Chances. Scanned from LAM The New North (January 2017)

AA School of Architecture 2015 - Anastomising Rivers

Scientists, psychics, and fictional novelists all agree that the ocean is going to see a significant increase in the water level.

In the wake of dramatic environmental changes and the NASA reports of a new Asteroid interception mission, shocking future maps of the world created by doomsday theorists are looking more realistic every day.

Flood Map shows the map of the area which could get flooded if the water level rises to a particular elevation. Sea level rise map. Bathymetric map, ocean depth. Effect of Global Warming and Climate Change.

For me, maps are the perfect fusion of art, information, insight, and entertainment. They help us navigate both physically and in the realm of ideas. What separates a good map and a great one is that the latter doesn’t stop with just mapping the territory: it expands the borders of our imagination.