text: Figure 3 Global Map Version1 - Global Percent Tree Cover As an example of its many applications, Global Map is used for runoff analysis in Integrated Flood Analysis System (IFAS) developed by the International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM), Public Works Research Institute of Japan (Figure 4). The main objective of IFAS is to reduce flood damages in developing countries where hydrologic information is not sufficiently available. In addition to satellite-based and ground-based rainfall data, Global Map Land Use and Land Cover data is used for setting parameters such as roughness and surface permeability in combination with other data such as soil and geological data. Global Map Elevation data are used for creating a basin boundary and a water flow network.