Sandy Damage Estimates by Block Group
type: Dataset
description: A FEMA housing inspection for renters is used to assess personal property loss and for owners to assess damage to their home as well as personal property. This inspection is done to determine eligibility for FEMA Individual Assistance. For both rental and owner inspections, if the property has flood damage the inspector measures the height of the flooding. They indicate the highest floor of the flooding (for example, Basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, etc…) and the extent of the flooding in that room. In addition, for the units without flooding, HUD has estimated minor/major/severe damage based on the damage inspection estimates for real property (owner) and personal property (renter). In an effort to maintain the confidentiality of residents this file only presents data on block groups with ten or more damaged housing units. The suppression of block groups with fewer than ten damaged housing units results in an exclusion of approximately 6% of the total flooded units. These data reflect Hurricane Sandy damage in the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. These data are incomplete, as each day there are additional registrants and inspections. This should be a viewed as a preliminary snapshot to assist with planning. To learn more about HUD's long-term recovery efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy visit: https://www.hud.gov/sandyrebuilding, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov.
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keyword: Boundaries
keyword: Damage
keyword: Economy
keyword: FEMA
keyword: Governmental Units
keyword: HUD.Official.Content
keyword: Location
keyword: Sandy
keyword: Society
keyword: UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
keyword: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
keyword: and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries
issued: 2014-10-06T18:29:51+00:00
modified: 2023-08-21T22:05:37.103000+00:00
publisher: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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