Overall Floods Directive Knowledge Framework PAI: Flood Danger and Risk Maps

Geospatial data layers implementing the European Floods Directive 2007/60/EC. The dataset likely contains maps of flood hazards and risks across EU member states, produced under the framework established by the directive. The data is provided by the Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale via a WMS service.

Use Cases

• Modeling flood hazard exposure for insurance purposes based on mapped flood danger zones.
• Prioritizing flood defense investments based on comparative risk maps.
• Assessing compliance with EU Floods Directive requirements for member states.
• Integrating flood risk data into environmental impact assessments for new developments.

Strengths

• Data is structured according to a formal EU legislative framework (Directive 2007/60/EC).
• Serves a defined legal purpose for flood risk assessment and management across member states.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale

Collection Method

Likely compiled by national authorities under the EU Floods Directive framework.

Geography

European Union member states