FAQs
Using the Data Services Platform
- ★ How do i add WFS layers in ArcGIS and QGIS?
- ★ Why do I get a “Query Parameters must include Request” error?
- ★ How To Draw Your Own Area of Interest
- ★ 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?
Using the Forum
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?
Survey Data Catalogue
- 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?
- Is there any data available in my area of interest?
Legal
Data Licensing
Public Registers Online
Datasets
- 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?
- How can I access Marine Management Organisation (MMO) datasets?