Flood Risk Management Research Consortium:
Work Package “Exploiting New Data Types”
2004 - 2009

Participants in this work package
Martin Smith (IESSG)
Earl Edwards (Research Associate - IESSG)
Gary Priestnall

Funding
EPSRC, DEFRA, EA

Project Overview
The aim of the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium as a whole is to undertake an integrated programme of research to support effective flood risk management by: establishing a programme of “cutting edge” research to enhance flood risk management practice worldwide; short-term delivery of tools and techniques to support short term improvements in flood risk management in the United Kingdom; and development and training of the next generation of flood risk management professionals through their involvement in and exposure to the consortium’s research. One of the priority areas of the FRMRC is ‘Whole Systems Modelling’ and within this a key work package explored the potential for exploiting new data types for supporting flood modelling. Digital Surface Models (DSMs) are critical for underpinning flood models used to predict the extent and spatial pattern of flooding along river corridors and coastal regions. A report was produced which reviewed the state-of-the-art in DSM creation including photogrammetric techniques, LIght Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) and airborne radar.

Research Outcomes
Smith M J, Edwards E P, Priestnall G, Bates P, (2005) Creation of digital elevation models for flood inundation modelling. Report produced for the Flood Risk Management Research Consortium (FRMRC), Grant number GR/S76304/01, unpublished.

Related Links
www.floodrisk.org.uk