"We saw the potential for innovation during the flood events last winter when we released some of our flood data free of charge. Developers came up with a range of solutions to help – from a phone service that connects people with their energy supplier in the event of a power cut to an app that alerts Twitter users to volunteering opportunities in their local area.
We hope that removing cost barriers to our data through Open Data will create more opportunities for developers to create web and mobile applications for businesses and the public to help local communities understand their local environment and better protect themselves from flood risk," writes Miranda Kavanagh in her blog post on the Environment Agency's website.
The following datasets have been made available:
- Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
- Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Properties in Areas at Risk
- Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea – Postcodes in Areas at Risk