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Exposure Module Data

USFA NERIS - RELEASE 1.0.1, November 4th 2024

The NERIS data framework provides fields and definitions for the data.

Exposure Module - the exposure content for all incidents with exposure fires
   

Grouped Fields

location

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
exposure_polygon Multipolygon WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident. -
exposure_location Module Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.


See shared.mod_civic_location
exposure_location_use Module How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use.


See shared.mod_location_use
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exposure_people_present Boolean Whether people were present at the time of the incident. -
 
 

displacement.aggregated

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
exposure_displaced_number Integer Number of people displaced. -
 
 

displacement

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
exposure_displaced_cause Array[Text] Cause for displacement. -
 
 

general

Attribute Type Definition / Comment Mandatory
exposure_type Text Type exposure being reported.


See type_exposure_loc
exposure_item Text Type of property damaged or destroyed from the originating source of the hazard.


See type_exposure_item
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exposure_point Point WGS84 latitude and longitude of the exposure. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.


Decreasing order of priority given to: submitted point, location geocode, submitted polygon centroid
-
exposure_parcel Module Characteristics of the parcel at which the exposure occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel.


See augmentation.mod_parcel
-
exposure_damage Text Rating of damage to the exposure.
 
 

 

Individual Fields

Group of Fields: ‘location’

Field ‘exposure_polygon’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_polygon
Type Multipolygon
Overview WGS84 polygon of the footprint of the incident.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘exposure_location’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_location
Type Module
Overview Location, generally an address, of the incident. Consists of the fields of mod_civic_location.
Comments See shared.mod_civic_location
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘exposure_location_use’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_location_use
Type Module
Overview How the location is being used. Consists of the fields of mod_location_use.
Comments See shared.mod_location_use
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘exposure_people_present’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_people_present
Type Boolean
Overview Whether people were present at the time of the incident.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single
 
 

Group of Fields: ‘displacement.aggregated’

Field ‘exposure_displaced_number’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_displaced_number
Type Integer
Overview Number of people displaced.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Single

| Computed | mod_exposure.displaced_cause | 

 

Group of Fields: ‘displacement’

Field ‘exposure_displaced_cause’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_displaced_cause
Type Array[Text]
Overview Cause for displacement.
Mandatory False
Cardinality Multi
Reference
 
 

Group of Fields: ‘general’

Field ‘exposure_type’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_type
Type Text
Overview Type exposure being reported.
Comments See type_exposure_loc
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘exposure_item’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_item
Type Text
Overview Type of property damaged or destroyed from the originating source of the hazard.
Comments See type_exposure_item
Cardinality Single
Reference
 
 

Field ‘exposure_point’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_point
Type Point
Overview WGS84 latitude and longitude of the exposure. If a latitude and longitude are not submitted but a location is, the location geocoding result (if successful) will be used.
Comments Decreasing order of priority given to: submitted point, location geocode, submitted polygon centroid
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘exposure_parcel’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_parcel
Type Module
Overview Characteristics of the parcel at which the exposure occurred. Consists of the fields of mod_parcel.
Comments See augmentation.mod_parcel
Cardinality Single
 
 

Field ‘exposure_damage’

Attribute Value
Key exposure_damage
Type Text
Overview Rating of damage to the exposure.
Mandatory True
Cardinality Single
 
 

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