Can the data within Flood Maps (NI) be licensed for commercial use?

The GIS flood hazard data (including flood defences) for fluvial, coastal & surface water are available to be licensed commercially as products through our business partners Land & Property Services (LPS). You can find license details specific to Rivers Agency under “Digital 15 Form and Digital 16 Form” at the following web link:

 Below is a list of the range of flood products available.

Product Short Product Description and Hyperlink to Produst Sheet
Floodplain Rivers Floodplain Rivers is a multi layered predictive flood mapping product providing a composite of detailed mapping and strategic mapping.
Floodplain Tidal Floodplain Tidal is a multi-layered predictive flood mapping product providing a composite of detailed mapping and strategic mapping.
Surface Water Surface Water is a multi-layered predictive flood mapping product providing a strategic overview of areas across Northern Ireland that could be affected by surface water flooding.
Historical Flooding Historical Flooding is a multi layered dataset which shows known areas that have been inundated by flood water in the past.
Floodplain Rivers Premium Floodplain Rivers Premium is a multi-layered predictive flood mapping product providing detailed mapping for rivers / culverts that have been hydro-dynamically modelled using the latest (1D/2D) modelling software.
Floodplain Tidal Premium Floodplain Tidal Premium is a multi layered predictive flood mapping product providing detailed mapping, for tidal areas that have been hydro-dynamically modelled using the latest (1D/2D) modelling software.
River / Tidal Models River / Tidal Models consists of the individual calibrated and verified models that have been used to create the detailed flood mapping content for the river & tidal floodplain products within Flood Maps (NI).

For licensing queries please contact: digital.supply@finance-ni.gov.uk

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