rapid impact assessment and disaster response. Requirements Although Hazus-MH itself is free, it requires the users to have ArcGIS with ArcView license level. In addition, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension is required for Flood Model. Furthermore, it currently is only available for use with ArcGIS version 10.4 (Current version is 10.6). As part of a major effort to modernize Hazus, a number of updates are in progress. In late 2014, an update was released to bring Hazus up to compatibility with ArcGIS 10.2.2 and Windows 8. Later in the Hazus Modernization process, new functional enhancements will be implemented in the flood module, and the underlying code of Hazus will be re-designed to align with current practices, enabling future development. Advanced analysis Mapping results from the Advanced Engineering Building Module (AEBM) for earthquake hazards Salt Lake Community. User community Hazus has a substantial user group community that includes a Hazus LinkedIn group and several Hazus User Groups across the nation "providing a network of HAZUS users, promoting and supporting the application of the FEMA HAZUS software for disaster mitigation, planning, response and recovery. This group is supported by HAZUS.org the independent on-line voice for the HAZUS user community and the ultimate resource for everything HAZUS". Its reach includes 40 User Groups managed by 38 User Group Leaders, "Hazus User Groups (HUGs) provide a network of public and private sector organizations and industry partnerships to collaborate and disseminate Hazus information and data throughout the nation. Hazus User Group members include emergency managers, Geospatial Information System (GIS) specialists, geologists, state and local planners, consultants and other stakeholders who use Hazus software for risk assessment activities.". Each Hazus User Group conducts its own training, holds seminars, and occasionally holds group-wide User Group Conference calls. References External links FEMA Hazus website USEHAZUS An All Hazus Web Space Hazus website Hazus LinkedIn Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency management software Science software