{"id":2944853,"date":"2025-10-22T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2944853"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:59:23","slug":"mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood","title":{"rendered":"Mapping flood risk to essential services in Houston\u2019s Meyerland neighborhood"},"author":317312,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,37171,24371],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[36711,36581],"class_list":["post-2944853","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-business","category-public-safety","product-bus-analyst","product-arcgis-living-atlas"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":317312,"user_firstname":"Elif","user_lastname":"Bulut","nickname":"Elif Bulut","user_nicename":"ebulut","display_name":"Elif Bulut","user_email":"ebulut@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-08-24 18:23:17","user_description":"Elif is a Product Engineer of Social Analysis and Data Science on the ArcGIS Business Analyst team. She holds a PhD in Sociology and applies spatial data science and social research to help users explore demographic trends, community characteristics, and access to resources. She is passionate about turning complex data into clear insights that support real-world decision-making.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Elif-Bulut_Nov-24_2021_profie-pic.jpeg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"},{"ID":21351,"user_firstname":"Andrew","user_lastname":"Makowicki","nickname":"Andrew Makowicki","user_nicename":"amakowicki","display_name":"Andrew Makowicki","user_email":"amakowicki@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-03-31 11:51:01","user_description":"Andrew Makowicki is a Product Engineer for Business Analyst in the ArcGIS System. He has a Master of Science degree in Geoinformatics from the University of Salzburg in Austria and has worked in four different countries spanning from Europe, to the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Using his interdisciplinary skill set, Andrew applies his passion of science and data analytics to enhance the creative use of GIS.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10672222_850921914959409_4353833096008335958_n_850921914959409-e1585659088342-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"Map flood risk to essential services in Houston\u2019s Meyerland to reveal how flooding impacts community access to food, fuel, and medicine.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Flooding is one of the costliest and most frequent natural hazards in the United States. When essential services such as grocery stores, gas stations, and pharmacies are disrupted, entire neighborhoods can quickly lose access to food, fuel, and medicine. Understanding where these vulnerabilities exist is critical for both public and private sector decision-makers.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945014,"id":2945014,"title":"Road flooding","filename":"01_road_flood_fair_use_image-scaled.jpg","filesize":636488,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image","alt":"flooded road","author":"21351","description":"Image of a road closure due to flooding.","caption":"Road impacted by flooding event.","name":"01_road_flood_fair_use_image","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 11:51:02","modified":"2025-10-23 11:52:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1719,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-scaled.jpg","medium-width":389,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":516,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-scaled.jpg","large-width":1608,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-1536x1031.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1031,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-2048x1375.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1375,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-693x465.jpg","card_image-width":693,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01_road_flood_fair_use_image-1609x1080.jpg","wide_image-width":1609,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This blog article demonstrates how analysis performed in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App can help identify and protect community assets before disaster strikes. By overlaying FEMA\u2019s USA Flood Hazard Areas from ArcGIS Living Atlas with business location data from Data Axle, we can reveal which critical services lie in high-risk flood zones\u2014and how those risks affect the people who depend on them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We chose the Meyerland neighborhood in Houston, Texas (ZIP code 77096) because it\u2019s one of the city\u2019s most flood-prone areas, repeatedly impacted by major storms like Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Allison, and Tropical Storm Imelda. The area of interest follows along Brays Bayou, a watershed notorious for frequent flooding and high-density residential development, making it an ideal case study for examining where community access is most at risk from flooding.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who benefits from this work<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This workflow, evaluating essential businesses in flood-prone areas, supports a wide range of users:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local government: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">City and county planners can pinpoint flood-prone corridors that may need infrastructure upgrades or new drainage improvements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"572\">Emergency management:<\/strong> Emergency managers can identify neighborhoods that will lose access to essentials like groceries or pharmacies during a flood and plan resource distribution accordingly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commercial sector: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Businesses and retailers can evaluate flood exposure before opening new stores or warehouses to improve long-term operational resilience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Nonprofits and community groups:<\/strong> Community organizations and public agencies can target outreach and preparedness efforts for residents who rely on these services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By bringing together natural disaster hazard data and business data, this analysis builds a shared understanding of vulnerability that bridges public safety and business continuity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data and method<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This workflow can be completed with a Standard license in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App. The analysis uses authoritative data from \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/livingatlas.arcgis.com\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/esri-demographics\/latest\/arcgis-places\/data-axle.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Data Axle business listings<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> point of interest (POI) data to assess flood exposure for businesses in Meyerland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>Note<span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Data Axle POI data is updated three times a year; results reflect up-to-date business locations for planning and outreach.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Define the study area<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First, we\u2019ll map the ZIP code containing Meyerland. From the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Define Areas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> menu, click <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Select geography<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and then <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Search<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. We entered the ZIP code in the search field to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/business-analyst\/web\/create-sites.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_51E804DDE9A7452E94F72CE168177068)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">create our site for the analysis<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: <\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945017,"id":2945017,"title":"Select geography ZIP code","filename":"02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","filesize":16957,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code","alt":"Select geography BA Web App","author":"21351","description":"The process of selecting a specific ZIP code geography.","caption":"Select ZIP code geography in search field of BA Web App.","name":"02_select_gegraphy_zip_code","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 11:57:44","modified":"2025-10-23 11:58:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":345,"height":398,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","medium-width":226,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","medium_large-width":345,"medium_large-height":398,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","large-width":345,"large-height":398,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","1536x1536-width":345,"1536x1536-height":398,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","2048x2048-width":345,"2048x2048-height":398,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","card_image-width":345,"card_image-height":398,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/02_select_gegraphy_zip_code.png","wide_image-width":345,"wide_image-height":398}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This ZIP code covers most of the Meyerland neighborhood and surrounding flood-prone areas along Brays Bayou.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To ensure clear visibility when overlaying flood zones and POIs, we styled the ZIP code boundary by selecting <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No fill<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">We updated the border color to make the ZIP code boundary easier to identify during analysis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945018,"id":2945018,"title":"ZIP code symbology","filename":"03_border_thickness.png","filesize":313461,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/03_border_thickness","alt":"Update symbology","author":"21351","description":"ZIP code symbology feature update.","caption":"Apply no fill, increase border thickness, and change the border color to the ZIP code feature.","name":"03_border_thickness","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 11:59:00","modified":"2025-10-23 12:04:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":675,"height":561,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","medium-width":314,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","medium_large-width":675,"medium_large-height":561,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","large-width":675,"large-height":561,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","1536x1536-width":675,"1536x1536-height":561,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","2048x2048-width":675,"2048x2048-height":561,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness-559x465.png","card_image-width":559,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/03_border_thickness.png","wide_image-width":675,"wide_image-height":561}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Add flood hazard data<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next, we added the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bateam.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=2b245b7f816044d7a779a61a5844be23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">USA Flood Hazard Areas<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> layer from ArcGIS Living Atlas using the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/business-analyst\/web\/web-maps-and-layers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Add web maps and layers workflow<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945020,"id":2945020,"title":"Flood Hazard Layer","filename":"04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","filesize":144540,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas","alt":"Add Living Atlas layer","author":"21351","description":"Flood hazard Living Atlas layer selected for analysis in BA Web App.","caption":"USA Flood Hazard layer from the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World selected for analysis.","name":"04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:05:08","modified":"2025-10-23 12:06:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":756,"height":574,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","medium-width":344,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","medium_large-width":756,"medium_large-height":574,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","large-width":756,"large-height":574,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","1536x1536-width":756,"1536x1536-height":574,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","2048x2048-width":756,"2048x2048-height":574,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas-612x465.png","card_image-width":612,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/04_flood_hazard_layer_living_atlas.png","wide_image-width":756,"wide_image-height":574}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This dataset incorporates FEMA flood classifications, showing areas at varying degrees of flood risk:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 % Annual Chance Flood Hazard (100-year floodplain)<\/li>\n<li>0.2 % Annual Chance Flood Hazard (500-year floodplain)<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory Floodway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These distinctions help differentiate between occasional and extreme flood risk. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/business-analyst\/web\/use-map-tools.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_DF2D3F0AB0F04EA3A3E858DF7B6AAC74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Opening the legend<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on the web map shows how the flood hazard layer represents the demarcation of flood inundation zones. A large majority of the ZIP code covering the Meyerland neighborhood is within a flood zone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945021,"id":2945021,"title":"Flood layer legend","filename":"05_flood_layer_legend.png","filesize":202202,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/05_flood_layer_legend","alt":"Flood hazard legend.","author":"21351","description":"Flood hazard layer legend.","caption":"USA flood hazard layer legend describing flood inundation zones.","name":"05_flood_layer_legend","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:06:56","modified":"2025-10-23 12:07:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1187,"height":515,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":201,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":333,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","large-width":1187,"large-height":515,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","1536x1536-width":1187,"1536x1536-height":515,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","2048x2048-width":1187,"2048x2048-height":515,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend-826x358.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":358,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/05_flood_layer_legend.png","wide_image-width":1187,"wide_image-height":515}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Add essential business locations<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next, we\u2019ll perform a points of interest search to map business that represent essential services. Under <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Create maps<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, click <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Points of interest (POI) search<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Use Data Axle as the POI data source and search by <strong>Category<\/strong> for:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grocers-Retail<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pharmacies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Service Stations-Gasoline &amp; Oil<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945022,"id":2945022,"title":"Search POI 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class=\"TextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\">We named <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\">saved <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231925520 BCX8\">search \u201cEssential Services.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW231925520 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945024,"id":2945024,"title":"Save POI 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start=\"4\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Style and overlay the data<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We overlaid the essential-service points directly on the USA Flood Hazard Areas layer to visually confirm which facilities fall inside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance flood zones (and note any within the Regulatory Floodway).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">Selecting the<\/span> <\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">Style <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">section<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\"> of the workflow pane<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">, we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">used<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\"> the drop-down menu <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">cho<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">se <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">Place <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">to symbolize each business location based on the category of services that business offers.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\"> Then select<\/span> <\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">Show style options <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">and toggle off <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">Cluster points<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240629598 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW240629598 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945025,"id":2945025,"title":"Update POI 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points off","filename":"09_cluster_points_off.png","filesize":167576,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09_cluster_points_off.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/09_cluster_points_off","alt":"Turn off cluster points.","author":"21351","description":"Toggle off cluster points.","caption":"Turn off Cluster points in style options.","name":"09_cluster_points_off","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:12:59","modified":"2025-10-23 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data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Summarize and interpret results<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resulting map reveals a dense concentration of essential services running parallel to Brays Bayou, much of which lies inside the 100-year floodplain. Several pharmacies, grocery stores, and gas stations overlap directly with high-risk flood zones, underscoring how floods can quickly disrupt critical supply chains.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In contrast, a few facilities along the southern and western edges of the ZIP\u2014outside the flood zone\u2014could serve as temporary alternatives when central Meyerland businesses are inaccessible.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945027,"id":2945027,"title":"Flood inundated regions","filename":"10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","filesize":296538,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone","alt":"Flood inundation areas.","author":"21351","description":"Regions prone to flooding.","caption":"Regions where essential POI are prone to flooding events.","name":"10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:13:02","modified":"2025-10-23 12:16:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1275,"height":732,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","medium-width":455,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":441,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","large-width":1275,"large-height":732,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","1536x1536-width":1275,"1536x1536-height":732,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","2048x2048-width":1275,"2048x2048-height":732,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone-810x465.png","card_image-width":810,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10_cluster_of_poi_flood_prone.png","wide_image-width":1275,"wide_image-height":732}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking at the Results pane, we identified 159 essential business locations in the Meyerland area. The top business types include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pharmacies (47)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Grocery &amp; Retail (43)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gas &amp; Service Stations (40)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Convenience Stores (16)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roughly 56% of these are independent businesses, with most having fewer than 10 employees\u2014highlighting how small, locally owned stores are disproportionately affected by flood events.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945028,"id":2945028,"title":"Business category results","filename":"11_Business_Category_Results_Pane.png","filesize":11350,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11_Business_Category_Results_Pane.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/11_business_category_results_pane","alt":"Business category statistics","author":"21351","description":"Business category results.","caption":"Business category Results pane for essential business types.","name":"11_business_category_results_pane","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:13:05","modified":"2025-10-23 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class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">We can even <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">filter<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\"> independent businesses to see where they are in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">the existing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW19427029 BCX8\">flood prone<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\"> regions.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">In the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">Filters<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">section<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\"> select <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">Show filters<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">under<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\"> the field Business Category <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">select the value <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">Independent<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19427029 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW19427029 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945029,"id":2945029,"title":"Filter independent businesses","filename":"12_Filter_Independent_Businesses.png","filesize":72212,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12_Filter_Independent_Businesses.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/12_filter_independent_businesses","alt":"Filter independent businesses","author":"21351","description":"Filter independent businesses","caption":"Filter independent essential businesses.","name":"12_filter_independent_businesses","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:13:06","modified":"2025-10-23 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start=\"6\">\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Share results <\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can share your results as an <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS web map<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> directly from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Business Analyst Web App<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (available with a Standard license) to your ArcGIS Online Organization. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nder Share results select<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> ArcGIS web map <\/span><\/b>to create a<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> new web map containing the essential business POIs and the USA Flood Hazard layer. You can edit these layers\u2014e.g., customize pop-ups for the essential businesses \u2014 or use the data for further analysis. The web map can also be embedded in apps and shared with stakeholders, the community, or other departments within a local or state government through your ArcGIS online organization.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2945030,"id":2945030,"title":"Share to web map","filename":"13._share_web_map.png","filesize":229556,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/13._share_web_map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/mapping-flood-risk-to-essential-services-in-houstons-meyerland-neighborhood\/13-_share_web_map","alt":"Share results to ArcGIS web map.","author":"21351","description":"Share essential business and flood hazard layer to a new ArcGIS web map.","caption":"Share essential business and flood hazard layer to a new ArcGIS web map.","name":"13-_share_web_map","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2944853,"date":"2025-10-23 12:13:09","modified":"2025-10-23 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14:14:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1296,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","medium-width":313,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":640,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","large-width":1296,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","1536x1536-width":1296,"1536x1536-height":1080,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","2048x2048-width":1296,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2-558x465.gif","card_image-width":558,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/flood_map_instant_app_gif_v2.gif","wide_image-width":1296,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conclusion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flood events like Hurricane Harvey have shown that community resilience depends on more than just levees and drainage\u2014it depends on access. When pharmacies or grocery stores are under water, neighborhoods can be left stranded for days.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By using ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App with Living Atlas flood data and Data Axle business listings, local governments, emergency planners, and businesses can proactively identify where vulnerability meets necessity\u2014and make informed decisions about mitigation, relocation, or disaster response.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Meyerland flood prone essential business case study illustrates how location intelligence can help cities protect what matters most: the essential services that keep communities running when it matters 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