| BFE | Base Flood Elevations | The water surface elevation as determined for the 1% annual chance of flooding |
| DFIRM | Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps | Digital version of the FIRMs |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Agency responsible for the coordination of disaster preparation, response and recovery |
| FIRM | Flood Insurance Rate Maps | Official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems | System that captures, manages, analyzes and displays all forms of geographically referenced information |
| NFIP | National Flood Insurance Program | Program that enables property owners in participating communities to purchase insurance protection from the government against losses from flooding |
| PLSS | Public Land Survey Systems | Method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels |
| SFHA | Special Flood Hazard Area | The base floodplain delineated on a FIRM |
| SRWMD | Suwannee River Water Management District | Agency that protects bodies of water and promotes recreational opportunities related to natural resources in the north-central Florida region |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey | Agency responsible for studying the landscape, natural resource and natural hazards in the United States |