Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL)

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FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer for flood zone and SFHA analysis.

What is Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL)?

Access FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer data to identify Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA) and flood zones that affect facility siting, insurance requirements, and floodplain development permits.

Available Tools

queryAtPoint
Query flood zones at a specific coordinate
queryInBbox
Query flood zones within a bounding box
getServiceInfo
Get NFHL service metadata and available layers

Requirements

ENABLE_ENVIRONMENTAL_APIS
Set to 'true' to enable environmental connectors

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Choose your AI assistant below for specific setup instructions

Follow these steps to connect Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL) to Claude:

Step 1: Open Claude Settings

Launch Claude → Click the profile button (bottom left) → Navigate to Settings

Step 2: Access Connectors

Scroll down to the Connectors tab → Navigate to the bottom → Click “Add Custom Connector”

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the Connector

Paste the URL in the “Remote MCP Server URL” text box → Click Add

Step 6: Start Using

Your connector is now ready to use in Claude

Follow these steps to connect Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL) to ChatGPT:

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

Go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Enable Developer mode

Step 2: Create New Connector

Go back to Connectors page → Click “Create” (top right)

Step 3: Name Your Connector

Enter any name you'd like for this connector (descriptions are optional)

Step 4: Get the Connector URL

Step 5: Add the URL

Paste the URL in the “MCP Server URL” text box

Step 6: Set Authentication

Click the authentication dropdown → Select “No authentication” (PatchOps handles authentication internally)

Step 7: Create the Connector

Click “I understand and want to continue” checkbox → Press Create

Step 8: Using the Connector

Start a new chat → Click the + button (left of text box) → Open dropdown → Hover over three dots labeled “More” → Select your connector

Instructions for connecting Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL) to GitHub Copilot:

Coming Soon

Detailed setup instructions for GitHub Copilot will be added here.

For other MCP-compatible platforms:

Step 1: Get the Connector URL

Step 2: Add to Configuration

Add this configuration to your MCP settings file. Replace the URL with your specific connector URL from the /mcp page:

"Flood Zones (FEMA NFHL)-MCP": {
  "url": "https://...patchops.ai/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}

Example Configuration

Here’s an example using Cambria-MCP:

"Cambria-MCP": {
  "url": "https://cambria.patchops.ai/mcp/...",
  "type": "http"
}