USA Structures

<div><div style='text-align:center;'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:x-large;'>USA Structures</span><br />&nbsp;</div></div><p><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>This feature layer, utilizing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) data, displays footprints for all structures (buildings) greater than 450 square feet in the United States and its territories. According to </span><a target='_blank' href='https://gis-fema.hub.arcgis.com/pages/usa-structures' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'>FEMA</span></a><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>, “FEMA’s Response Geospatial Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the U.S. Geological Survey collaborated to build and maintain the nation’s first comprehensive inventory of all structures larger than 450 square feet for use in Flood Insurance Mitigation, Emergency Preparedness and Response.”</span></p><p><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>Note: these states and territories were updated in this cycle: Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Geogia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands.</span></p><div><div style='text-align:center;'><img src='https://fedmaps.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/9817bd365ef0433ab5e57df2170666bb/data' alt='FEMA_ORNL USA Structures _ 800x400 screen capture' /><br /><span style='font-size:large;'><i>Assembly Building in Dallas County, Texas</i></span></div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>Data currency:</strong>&nbsp;June 6, 2025</span><br /><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>Data source:</strong>&nbsp;</span><a style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' target='_blank' href='https://disasters.geoplatform.gov/USA_Structures/' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>FEMA's USA Structures State GDB Download Site</span></a></div><div><div><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>Data modification:</strong> added State FIPS, PROP_CNTY, and Global ID fields. The field type was changed from string to integer for POP_MEDIAN, POP_CI95_lower, POP_CI95_UPPER.</span></div><div><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>For more information:&nbsp;</strong></span><a target='_blank' href='https://gis-fema.hub.arcgis.com/pages/usa-structures' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>USA Structures</span></a></div><div><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>Support documentation:</strong></span></div><div><ul><li><a style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' target='_blank' href='https://fedmaps.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e1ea412dc95747d9a36b7ccb4c0025eb' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>Metadata</span></a></li><li><a style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' target='_blank' href='https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_hazus-inventory-technical-manual-4.2.3.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>Hazus Inventory Technical Manual</span></a></li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'><strong>For feedback please contact:</strong>&nbsp;</span><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line:none;' href='mailto:[e-mail]' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>[e-mail]</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style='text-align:center;'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:x-large;'>Federal Emergency Management Agency</span><br />&nbsp;</div><div><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>Per </span><a target='_blank' href='https://www.fema.gov/about' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>FEMA</span></a><span style='font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>, “We leverage a tremendous capacity to coordinate within the federal government to make sure America is equipped to prepare for and respond to disasters.”</span></div></div></div>