2016 New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones

Description:

This polygon shapefile layer represents the Hurricane Evacuation Zones that are determined by New York City Emergency Management and represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge. Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

Resource Link:

http://hdl.handle.net/2451/34571

Identifier:

http://hdl.handle.net/2451/34571

Language:

English

Publisher:

New York (City). Department of City Planning

Provider:

NYU

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Subject:

Hurricanes, Evacuation of civilians, Disasters, and Emergency management

Temporal Coverage:

2016

Date Issued:

2016

Spatial Coverage:

New York, New York, United States

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile