Risk of Flooding from Surface Water: GIS Layer of Modelling Parameters

A retired GIS layer from the UK Environment Agency detailing the modelling parameters used for the Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) mapping. The dataset includes information such as the software used and whether local outputs replaced national model results. It was produced by the Environment Agency and is not suitable for property-level assessment.

Use Cases

• Validate regional flood model outputs based on documented modelling software and parameters.
• Assess the integration of local versus national model data for surface water flood mapping.
• Support broader environmental planning studies with information on model methodology.

Strengths

• Provides specific modelling metadata, such as software used and data source hierarchy.
• Originates from the authoritative UK Environment Agency.

Limitations

• The record is retired and has been superseded by another dataset.
• Explicitly not suitable for property-level flood identification.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency, UK

Collection Method

Output from Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) mapping.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely covers England, based on the source organization.