HAZUS

Organisation
FEMA
Model Name
HAZUS
Primary Hazard
River flood (fluvial)
Country
United States of America
License
Free, by request
Version
4.0
Info URL
https://www.fema.gov/hazus-mh-overview
Mathematical model
Probabilistic and Deterministic
First Release
1997
Last Release
2017
Actively Used In Sector
  • Disaster Risk Management
Secondary Hazard
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Financial module
(i.e. insurance
policy conditions)
Financial module (i.e. insurance policy conditions)
Not Included
Abstract
"Hazus is a nationally applicable standardized methodology that estimates potential losses from earthquakes, hurricane winds, floods, and tsunamis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed Hazus under contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Hazus uses state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software to map and display hazard data and the results of damage and economic loss estimates for buildings and infrastructure. It also allows users to estimate the impacts of natural disasters on populations, including direct damage, indirect damage, direct losses, and indirect losses. Estimating losses is essential to decision-making at all levels of government, providing a basis for developing mitigation plans and policies, emergency preparedness and response, and recovery planning."
Model Components
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Spatial Resolution
Hazard
Spatial Resolution Hazard
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Spatial Resolution
Exposure
Spatial Resolution Exposure
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Event Catalogue
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Vulnerability Modifiers
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Primary Modifiers
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Loss Amplification
Uncertainty
Accounted For
Uncertainty Accounted For
Comments
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Exposure Types
-
Supported platform
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Platform details
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Application Cloud
Hosting
Application Cloud Hosting
No
Client Requirements
Windows
Client Requirements
RAM/CPU
Client Requirements RAM/CPU
2GB/2.2GHz Dual Core
Browser Version
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Name
inaSAFE
Email Address /
Contact Details
Email Address / Contact Details
hazus-support@riskmapcds.com
Telephone
n/a
Supporting
Documentation
Supporting Documentation
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Services abstract
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Services downloads
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