AIMS Spatial Flood Defences (inc. standardised attributes)
Summary
This record is for Approval for Access product AfA345.
The Environment Agency's (EA) Spatial Flood defences layer is the only comprehensive and up-to-date dataset in England that shows flood defences currently owned, managed or inspected by the EA.
Flood defences can be structures, buildings or parts of buildings. Typically these are earth banks, stone and concrete walls, or sheet-piling that is used to prevent or control the extent of flooding.
A defence is any asset that provides flood defence or coastal protection functions. This includes both man-made and natural defences. Natural defences may include man-made elements to make them more effective or protect them from erosion. Normally a number of assets will be used together to manage the risk in a particular area, working in combination within a risk management system.
PLEASE NOTE: This data is updated daily. This is a large dataset and depending on the chosen download format, it may take 7-8 minutes to download the full national dataset.
Categories
Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2020. All rights reserved.
Technical information
Update frequency
daily
Lineage
This is a full extract from the Asset Information Management System (AIMS) where the following apply: • EA has operational powers to maintain or operate (whether or not we exercise those powers) the flood defence asset; • There is a liability on Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) for the flood defence asset; • Assets are attached to a Flood Risk Management Systems (FRMS). This product replaces AfA006 and was changed as a result of our asset migration from NFCDD to AIMS
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.943 to 55.816
- Longitude from: -6.236 to 2.072
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
8e5be50f-d465-11e4-ba9a-f0def148f590
Published by
Environment Agency
Contact publisher
Defra Data Services ForumDataset reference dates
Creation date
11 April 2020
Revision date
18 June 2024
Publication date
N/A
Period
- From: 19 June 2024
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Data and Supporting Information
| Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Download data by area of interest | N/A | Open link |
| Spatial Flood Defences (including standardised attributes) - WMS | Copy link | Preview |
| Spatial Flood Defences (including standardised attributes) - WFS | Copy link | N/A |
| OGC API - Features service | Copy link | Open link |
| Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
|---|---|---|
| AIMS_Spatial_Flood_Defences_product_description.pdf | Download |