UK flood map, or rather, the lack of it

24Jul07

With the worst flood in over 60 years ravaging the country, one would have expected some decent flood maps available for anxious property owners. But no, the flood map effort by the UK Environment Agency is almost laughable if the situation isn’t so grim. When was this base map made? Back in the 50’s?

What’s even more absurd is when someone who actually tried to load EA’s flood data into a Google mash-up, broadcasting vital information to a wider audience with new technology, he got a call from the lawyer. I thought these data were collected with public funding in the first place?

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