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Federal Emergency Management Agency is the U.S. disaster-management agency within the Department of Homeland Security, founded on April 1, 1979, after President Carter's Executive Order 12127.[1] In EO workflows, FEMA is a consumer of satellite and aerial imagery rather than a satellite operator. It uses imagery and derived geospatial products from federal and commercial partners for disaster situational awareness, flood mapping, damage assessment, and hazard modelling.[2][3]
FEMA's Hazus risk-assessment GIS tool estimates losses from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, using terrain, land-cover, and hazard inputs for planning and response.[4] During the June 2024 Iowa flooding activation, NASA supplied optical and infrared imagery, water-extent products, and flood maps to support response partners including FEMA.[3]
- [1]FEMA Mourns Agency Founder President Jimmy Carter (HSToday)third party2026-06-20
- [2]Hazus Resources (FEMA.gov)agency doc2026-06-20
- [3]How Geospatial Imaging and IT Inform FEMA Disaster Response (GovCIO)third party2026-06-20
- [4]NASA Disasters Iowa Flooding June 2024agency doc2026-06-20