<p>Your feedback will help us understand how well the service is working for you and where we can make improvements.</p>

We are inviting you to share your feedback on the Data Services Platform (DSP).

Data Requirements Library Version History

Defra’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme has launched a new ‘Find Natural Capital Data’ search app. 

NCEA ‘Find Natural Capital Data’ search app launch

Updates to Water Quality data temporarily paused.

Updates to Water Quality data temporarily paused

Datasets Announcements

Climate Change Data

Detailed data list

Key changes resulting from new NaFRA and NCERM

Publishing Timescales

The datasets we publish and how to access them 

We have published a new ‘Risk of flooding from surface water’ dataset for flow direction.

The Environment Agency’s national flood and coastal erosion risk information

Information about changes to the national risk information for flooding and coastal erosion

Environment Agency national flood and coastal erosion risk information

Security update: TLS 1.0/1.1 no longer supported for DSP — action may be required

Communication re: TLS1.0/1.1 support removal on the Data Services Platform (DSP)

In line with Defra’s policy, and previous announcements, the DSP will concentrate on the provision of data in Open Standards - Esri Image services will not be supported or available from 15

Removal of Esri Image Services

Turning off the legacy Water Quality Archive (WQA)

Your feedback will help us understand how well the service is working for you and where we can make improvements.

Announcements and updates to our services

Service Updates

The DSP platform has always been built around open data standards but has previously provided this data via proprietary services as well. Following the procurement of a 

Creating a Modern Cloud-hosted Platform

Functionality Affected: ESRI Rest services

ESRI Announcement - Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Services on the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)

The Data Services Platform (DSP) is the authoritative source for externally published Defra data. The future focus for the DSP will be to concentrate on the provision of data in Open Standards. For spatial data services this will be based on Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Standards, including new OGC API-Features and Web Coverage Services (WCS). These will be additions to the current OGC Web Mapping (WMS) and Web Feature (WFS) Services. As a result, existing links to Esri REST and Image services will be gradually decommissioned.

ESRI Services on the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)

We are permanently turning off the legacy Water Quality Archive (WQA) on Monday, 08 December.

Water Quality Archive on the Data Services Platform

Throughout October, we will be intermittently disabling the Water Quality Archive API.

Water Quality Archive (WQA) APIs will be changing

Information about upcoming changes to our data and services

Upcoming Changes

Announcements

Catchment Data Explorer

Information and guidance about the Catchment Data Explorer

Catchment Data Explorer (CDE)

Ecology and Fish data explorer - API or data explorer

Ecology and Fish data explorer - bulk data downloads

Ecology and Fish data explorer - overview

Ecology and Fish data explorer - user interface not displaying correctly

Information and guidance about the Ecology and Fish Data

Ecology and Fish Data

1. What is the NCEA ‘Find Natural Capital Data’ search service?

2. Find Natural Capital Data service - Approach to classifying records

3. Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) privacy notice

Information and guidance about the ‘Find Natural Capital Data’ app developed by the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme

Find Natural Capital Data

How do I download data?

How do I find measures near a location?

How do I use the Flood Plan Explorer (FPE)?

How do I use the map?

The Flood Plan Explorer (FPE) is not working, what should I do?

What do measure scales mean?

What is the Flood Plan Explorer (FPE)?

Why can’t I see any measures listed on a page?

Why can’t I see any measures on a map?

Information and guidance about the Flood Plan Explorer

Flood Plan Explorer

General - definitions of the quality flags

General - how accurate is the data?

General - how can I download the data?

General - how often is the Hydrometric data updated?

General - I have an abstraction licence. Can I use this information?

General - is all the Hydrological data recorded in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?

General - what is a water day?

General - what is sub-daily data?

General - what is the difference between checked and unchecked data?

Groundwater - what does MAOD mean?

Groundwater - what is borehole depth?

Groundwater - what is the difference between dipped, logged and telemetered data?

Groundwater - why are there sometimes differences between dipped and groundwater telemetered data at the same site?

Rainfall - how do I download historic rainfall data?

Rivers - is river flow always a function of river level?

Rivers - there are differences between the data available on the Environment Agency’s website and the National River Flow Archive, which time series should I use?

Rivers - what is the difference between river level and river flow?

Rivers - why do river levels or flow sometimes increase or decrease unexpectedly?

Rivers - why is 15 minute (instantaneous) flow data only available for a small number of stations?

Rivers - why is Real-Time Flow data only available for a small number of stations?

Water Quality - how accurate is the data?

Water Quality - how are the Water Quality sites selected?

Water Quality - how do I analyse the data?

Water Quality - how is the data different to the Water Quality Archive data?

Water Quality - how often do we take readings?

Water Quality - what Water Quality Data is available?

Water Quality - why are some sites closed?

Water Quality - why do the Water Quality sites record different variables?

Information and guidance about the hydrometric and telemetered water quality data

Hydrology Open Data

How do I access the Public Register Online (PRO)?

I am unable to find a permit/registration due to postcode not being found

I am unable to search by European Waste Catalogue (EWC) code

I have a query about a licence/permit where do I send it?

No time to waste, listen to our new podcast...!

Public Register Online (PRO) - Flood Risk Activity exemptions

Public Register Online (PRO) -why is the telephone number not displayed?

Waste Carriers, Brokers and Dealers widget

Information and guidance about the Public Registers Online (PRO)

Public Registers Online (PRO)

How do I find a Compliance Assessment Report (CAR)?

Water discharge - what is a water discharge activity permit?

Water discharge - why are there missing water discharge activity permit documents?

What is a Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) form?

What is changing with Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) forms?

What is the 42-day holding period for CAR forms and why does it exist?

What is the EA's plan for publishing other Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) forms online?

Why has the EA decided to publish Compliance Assessment Report (CAR) forms online now?

Public Registers Online (PRO) – information about Permits and Compliance Assessment Reports (CARs)

Rainfall data - downloading rainfall data as a CSV (Excel)

Rainfall data explained

Rainfall data graph explained

Rainfall data - historic rainfall data

Rainfall data - how to access API rainfall data

Rainfall data - non-Environment Agency data

Information and guidance about the Rainfall Data

Rainfall Data

How have the Reservoir Flood Extents been produced?

Reservoir Flood Extents - additional information about dry day and wet day datasets

Why are the Risk of Flooding from Reservoirs (Flood Speed, Depth And Extent) datasets no longer available?

Information and guidance about the Reservoir Flood Maps

Reservoir Flood Maps

How do I access the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) land parcels data?

How do I find my Single Business Identifier (SBI)?

How Soon Will My Land Change Made Be Available For Download Or Access As A Web Feature Service?

What if the data looks wrong or I can’t see my fields, land covers or hedges in the preview?

What is a map REST service?

Information and guidance about the Rural Payments Agency Land Parcels

Rural Payments Agency Land Parcels

1. What is Shoreline Management Plan Explorer (SMP)?

2. How do I use Shoreline Management Plan Explorer (SMP)?

3. How Do I Download Data from Shoreline Management Plans (SMP)?

4. Shoreline Management Plan Explorer is not working, what should I do?

5. How can I report a problem with Shoreline Management Plan Explorer?

Information and guidance about the Shoreline Management Plans

Shoreline Management Plans (SMP)

How do I access the Water Quality Explorer (WQE)?

How do I use the keyboard to select and download data in the Water Quality Explorer (WQE)?

How do I use the Water Quality Explorer (WQE)?

Turning off the legacy Water Quality Archive

Water Quality Explorer - Wild Swimming

What’s new in the Water Quality Explorer (WQE)?

Information and guidance about the Water Quality Explorer (WQE)

Water Quality Explorer (WQE)

Apps

Are waves included in the Coastal Flood Boundaries?

Coastal Flood Boundaries - additional help and further information

How are levels within ‘Inland Extensions’ or ‘Estuaries’ derived?

How can I generate my Base Tide Curves?

How does the Coastal Flood Boundaries inform us about flood risk around the UK coast?

How is sea level rise accounted for in the Coastal Flood Boundaries?

How often is the Coastal Flood Boundaries dataset updated?

How should I use Coastal Flood Boundaries levels in estuaries and tidal rivers?

I am concerned about the large differences in values in some locations and the effects on my project

I’ve been given mean high water springs (MHWS) and highest astronomical tide (HAT) predicted Tide Levels by another source. They don’t match up to those in the Coastal Flood Boundaries. Which should I use?

Levels have fallen in my area of interest since the previous Coastal Flood Boundaries update. How can this be when sea levels are known to be rising?

What are the Coastal Flood Boundaries?

What are the key outputs of Coastal Flood Boundaries 2018?

What has been done to update the Coastal Flood Boundaries in 2018?

What has changed in Coastal Flood Boundaries 2018?

What information is included in the extreme sea levels shapefiles?

What is meant by Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) and which extreme sea level probabilities are included?

What is the accuracy of the Coastal Flood Boundaries extreme sea levels?

What is the base year for Coastal Flood Boundaries levels?

What is the vertical datum of the Coastal Flood Boundaries Level?

Where can I access the Coastal Flood Boundaries data and guidance documents?

Who should use the Coastal Flood Boundaries (CFB) data?

Why are regular updates, and therefore likely change in the estimates, necessary?

Information and guidance about the Coastal Flood Boundaries

Coastal Flood Boundaries

Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA): Administrative Boundaries - Internal Drainage Districts (IDD) in England

Bathing Waters Explorer - what is the delay between taking a sea water sample and reporting on the explorer?

Bathing Waters Explorer - why are some days blank on the scatter diagrams?

Consented Discharges to Controlled Waters with conditions - clarification of units

Does the Environment Agency provide historic Flood Warning data by postcode or coordinates?

Historic Flood Warnings

Historic Landfill Sites - Quarterly Summary

How can I access Ordnance Survey (OS) data through the Defra Data Services Platform (DSP)?

How can I get a copy of the National Receptors Dataset (NRD)?

How do I download Asset Management data and information as CSV?

How do I get a copy of the Aquifer Designation dataset?

How do I get a copy of the Groundwater Vulnerability dataset?

OS MasterMap Water Network - Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PGSA)

Recorded Flood Outlines (RFO) - dates of Flood Events

RICT Location Checker for Model 44 Input Variables

Saltmarsh Extent - what is the time period of the map, as it would be useful to have the correct baseline period?

Change your cookie settings