Location surrounding detail fields

Validation rules for fields related to surrounding details for a location.

Verisk Synergy Studio's individual risk methodology follows a structured, logical approach that groups building characteristics (SRCs) that are supported in a specific model. Refer to the "Secondary Risk Characteristics Matrix"—https://risksolutions.verisk.com/models/landing-pages/secondary-risk-characteristics/—which is available on the landing page on the Client Portal (login required)—that serves as a guide to the SRCs supported by each model. The landing page includes peril-specific SRC documentation. Users may also refer to a model's detailed description (available on the Client Portal).

Use the following links to get information about Location Building Detail fields, such as floor of interest and floor area, and about Location Connection Detail fields, such as Foundation Type.


Secondary risk characteristic	Supported country / peril	Description	Validation rules	Default value
Pounding	CA EQ HI EQ JP EQ NZ EQ US EQ	The distance between two structures. If the distance is not sufficiently long, the two structures may collide during earthquake shaking: Unknown/default (0) 0-0.25 m (1) 0.25-0.5 m (2) 0.5-1.0 m (3) 1.0-2.0 m (4) >2.0 m (5)	Optional	Unknown/default (0)
Tree Exposure	HI TC US TC US ST	Indicates the presence of trees, to identify the tree hazard around a structure: Unknown/default (0) No (1) Yes (2)	Optional	Unknown/default (0)
Small Debris Source	HI TC US ST US TC	Indicates the presence of small debris within 200 meters of a structure: Unknown/default (0) No (1) Yes (2)	Optional	Unknown/default (0)
Large Missile	HI TC US ST US TC	Indicates the presence of large missiles within 100 feet of a structure: Unknown/default (0) No (1) Yes (2)	Optional	Unknown/default (0)
Terrain Roughness	US ST US TC	The condition (or categorization) of the terrain surrounding a building: Unknown/default (0) Large city center (1) (type A) Urban and suburban areas, wooded areas (2) (type B) Open terrain with scattered obstructions (3) (type C) Flat, unobstructed areas (4) (D)	Optional Use this field in conjunction with the Adjacent Building Height field.	Unknown/default (0)
Adjacent Building Height	US ST US TC	Average height of buildings that are adjacent to the building: Unknown/default (0) Average number of stories (<N>)	Optional Use this field in conjunction with theFloor of Interest and Terrain Roughness fields.
Custom Flood Standard of Protection	CA IF CEU IF EU ETC IT IF JP IF JP TY MY/ID IF SK TY UK/ROI IF US IF US TC	Types of custom standards of protection for flood. A user-specified level of flood protection that overrides the company-defined level of protection during analyses: H = Height (above the ground surface at the building location). Enter the height in feet for Canada, Japan and Unted States models; in meters for Europe models. "0" indicates that the basement at this location has been equipped with flood protection to a level that is equivalent to the elevation of the adjacent ground surface. "-999" indicates that custom protection is not present.	Optional Can be a numeric value between 0 and 30000, inclusive, or -999.	-999
Custom Flood SOP Type – Return Period	CEU IF	For CEU IF models, the type may be entered as a Return Period. Enter the value in years. The application will apply the corresponding return period protection to this location.	Optional Models that use Custom Flood SOP but that do not use Custom Flood SOP Type only support `H` (Height) as the input. They do not support `RP` (Return Period).	Unknown
Custom Flood Zone	US IF US TC	User-specified flood zones. Indicates the FEMA flood zones in which the building is located: Unknown/default (0) Zone 1/Zone A (1) - within the 100-year floodplain Zone 2/Zone V (2) - coastal flood zone Zone 3/Zone X (3) - area with no flood hazard map or outside the 500-year floodplain Zone 4/Other Flood Zones (x500) (4) - beyond the 100-year floodplain and inside the 500-year floodplain	Optional	0
Custom Elevation	CA EQ CEU IF EU ETC IT IF JP IF JP TY MY/ID IF SK TY UK/ROI IF US IF US TC	User-defined elevation; used to filter locations for detailed loss analysis. Elevation of the local ground surface at a building (in feet for Canada, Japan and U.S. models, and in meters for Europe). `-999` represents Unknown/default. A value of other than `-999` overrides the underlying modeled digital terrain (DTM) elevation.	Optional
Base Flood Elevation	CA IF MY/ID IF SK TY UK/ROI IF US IF US TC	Possible measurement ranges used to define the elevation above sea level, for the base flood options Enter in meters for Europe models, in feet for the Canada, Japan, and United States models. `-999` represents "Unknown/default". We recommend that you do not code this field as "0".	Optional The BFE cannot be less than the local grade elevation, since both are measured with respect to NAVD88. If you set the BFE to a value that is less than the local grade elevation, the application assumes that the BFE is unknown. The value that you set for the first floor height overrides the BFE.
Defensible Space	AU WF US WF	The distance between exposures and combustible materials and other hazardeous materials. This space refers to a buffer zone around a physical structure or building or vegetation (forest) surrounded by other external sources. Blank or `-999` represents Unknown/default 0 to 4 (0) 5 to 29 (5) 30 to 100 (30) 100 to 199 (100) 200 to 299 (200) 300 or more (300)	A distance in feet (US) A distance in meters (outside US)	-999
Firewise Community Participation	US WF	Locations enabled to participate in Firewise USA™ (Firewise) Community program. 0 -- Unknown/default 1 -- No (disabled) 2 -- Yes (enabled) When this field is enabled, the model automatically assigns defensible space a value of 100 feet unless the user specifically changed the defensible space distance.		0 -- Unknown
Exterior Fuel Storage	US WF	Indicates whether the fuel is stored outside a building: Unknown/default (0) No Exterior Fuel Storage (1) Exterior Fuel Storage (2)		Unknown/Default (0)