Using the Data Services Platform

• ★ How do i add WFS layers in ArcGIS and QGIS?
• ★ Why do I get a error message when loading WMS or WFS data?
• ★ How to draw your own Area of Interest (AOI)
• ★ Data Services Platform user guide
• Who can register on the Data Services Platform?
• When viewing a WMS in MapInfo, why can’t I view the polygon info?

See all 12 articles

Using the Forum

• ★ How do I provide feedback or report an issue?
• ★ How to post a question
• How do I submit a Freedom of Information or Subject Access Request?
• How do I register for the forum?
• How do I follow a post or announcement?
• How to know if someone adds comments to one of your posts

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water

• Can I Download Large Areas Of Risk of Flooding from Surface Water Data?
• What is the difference between RoFSW and uFMfSW?
• How do I download the Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (ROFSW)
• What is the Risk of Flooding from Surface Water?

River Flow Data

• Can I automate a download for multiple sites?
• Can I download the data?
• Will you be adding other types of data in the future?
• Why does the website use Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) rather than British Summer Time (BST)?
• Why are metric measurements used rather than imperial measurements?
• Are you able to show the duration and frequency (return periods) for each site?

See all 23 articles

Survey Data Catalogue

• In what format is the Lidar data available?
• How do I download Lidar data?
• When/where will you be surveying LIDAR data?
• What is the vertical accuracy of your LIDAR data?
• How do I use LIDAR data / I can't open the LIDAR files I download?
• What projection information is used?

See all 8 articles

Legal

• ★ Terms and Conditions
• Privacy Notice

Data Licensing

• Licence conditions
• Is the data issued under an Open Government Licence or Conditional Licence?

Public Registers Online

• Why is the telephone number not displayed?
• I have a query about a licence/permit where do i send it?
• I am unable to search by EWC waste code
• I am unable to search Water Quality exemptions by name
• I am unable to find a permit/registration due to postcode not being found

Datasets

• How do I download Asset Management Data and Information as CSV?
• Historic Flood Warnings
• How to download Rainfall data as a CSV (excel)
• The Catchment Data Explorer
• Historic Landfill Sites - Quarterly Summary
• How can I access Ordnance Survey (OS) data through the Defra Data Services Platform?

See all 12 articles