Community Rating System Explorer

Factsheet

United States

Publication date: January 1, 2017

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The Community Rating System Explorer helps planners identify land eligible for Open Space Preservation credits in FEMA’s CRS program. With exportable data and interactive mapping, the tool supports CRS applications and helps communities plan future open space that reduces flood risk and lowers insurance premiums.

Subject Tags

  • Conservation Technology
  • Coastal
  • Climate risks

Abstract

The Community Rating System Explorer (CRS Explorer) is an app that helps planners identify areas that are eligible for Open Space Preservation (OSP) credits in FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS). This tool provides exportable information to support the application process and allows communities to interactively explore their data to identify future open space which would further reduce flood risk and premiums.