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  • UNDERGRADUATE

    RESEARCH

    Brittany Oliver

  • Overview

    Research conducted in GEOG 4048: Introduction to GIS

    Semester long research

    Flash Flood Modeling Project: Physical Process and Numerical Models in GIS

    ArcGIS software

  • Overview of GIS

    Collection of data for creation of raster and vector layers

    Aerial photos

    GPS points

    Tabular data

    Digital maps

    Manipulation of data

    Joins/relates

    Statistical Calculations

    Run simulations

    Create maps/tables

  • Objective of Research

    Build a flash flood

    map/model to

    determine the

    likelihood of:

    Flooding in each block

    group

    Number of people

    affected

    Transportation

    infrastructure affected

  • Procedure

    Select location for

    research: Perry

    County, Kentucky

    Preliminary Data

    Collection

    Block groups

    Roads and streams

    Block Groups

  • Roads and Streams

    Vicco

    Hazard

  • Primary Procedure Flow Chart

    NLCD

    SSURGO

    2-year

    precipitation

    Storm

    Precipitation

    NED

    Storm > 2

    year

    Curve

    Numbers

    2 year

    Runoff

    2 year flow

    accumulation

    Storm Runoff Storm Flow

    Accumulation

    Final Flood

    Map

    Map

    Input Data

    layer

  • Procedure: Data Collection

    Primary Data Collection for Flood Map

    Census Data

    OID Name BLKGRP POP100 AREALAND (acres)

    0 Block Group 1 1 1,026 106,948,989

    1 Black Group 1 1 614 33,392,428

    2 Block Group 2 2 1,278 57,882,530

    3 Block Group 3 3 1,345 34,346,535