[TXHUG] [Fwd: New HAZUS Course and updated Flood Course based on MR2]

[Jack Kayser]

These are interesting courses.
 
What is the cost and where are the classes held.
 
Jack Kayser
TCEQ Dam Safety Engineer


>>> asebring at emforum.org 4/4/2006 9:22 AM >>>

More national training info -- ajs

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Subject:     New HAZUS Course and updated Flood Course based on MR2
Date:     Mon, 3 Apr 2006 23:08:35 -0400
From:     Ingargiola, John <John.Ingargiola at DHS.GOV>

<http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/Apply/>
Don't miss these new HAZUS Courses ar EMI. E317 has been completed
revamped and E172 is updated to the MR2 release. See below for
descriptions and dates. Apply at:
<http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/Apply/>

<http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/Apply/>http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/Apply/


E317 Comprehensive Data Management for HAZUS-MH, September 11-14.

This course will focus on the HAZUS-MH inventory.   It is recommended
for GIS analysts, database administrators, and others who will be
responsible for integrating local data into the HAZUS-MH database
structure.
It will include an in-depth discussion of the methodologies that were
used to develop and compile the HAZUS-MH provided inventory and it
will
identify the issues associated with using that inventory for purposes
other than that those for which it is intended.  A significant portion
of the course will be devoted to exploring a variety of strategies and
techniques for updating both the site specific and aggregate inventory
with local data.  Update processes for both the state geodatabases and
study region specific data will be covered.  The course will also help
students effectively prepare for their own data updating projects by
identifying those inventory elements that have the most impact on the
estimation of losses for flood, earthquake, and hurricane analysis
events.  Numerous hands-on exercises will be completed during the
course.

Prerequisites: It is recommended that participants of this course
complete the Basic HAZUS-Multihazards course and that they have skills
equivalent to those taught in the Introduction to ArcGIS for HAZUS-MH
Users course

E172 Advanced HAZUS-MH for Flood August14-17 ,

This course will provide in-depth instruction and hands-on exercises
that develop the skills needed to effectively use HAZUS-MH for
modeling
the impacts on communities from riverine and coastal flooding.  The
course provides a detailed review of the methodologies used to compile
the extensive out-of-the-box inventory that is provided with HAZUS. 
It
also discusses techniques for updating the inventory, which is largely
composed of best available national data sources, with more accurate
aggregate and site specific local data.  Of particular importance, it
identifies those inventory elements that should be given updating
priority in order to produce the best possible loss estimates.
Participants will become familiar with the many options that HAZUS-MH
provides for generating a flood depth grid including application of
the
Flood Information Tool which, when provided with user-supplied flood
study inputs, calculates the most accurate flood depth and elevation
information that can be produced by HAZUS-MH for riverine and coastal
flood hazards.  Following a review of the hazard development process,
the course will explore the multitude of maps, tables, and reports
that
HAZUS-MH generates with a focus on how to interpret the wealth of
information provided in these outputs.  Finally, it will end with a
discussion of the sensitivity of the model to variations in the
quality
of the inventory and hazard data.

Prerequisites: It is recommended that participants of this course
complete the Basic HAZUS-Multihazards course and that they have skills
equivalent to those taught in the Introduction to ArcGIS for HAZUS-MH
Users course.








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