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Flood Map of Great Britain Released

posted by Sunburned Surveyor on Thursday April 24, @02:30PM   Printer-friendly   Email story  Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
Infoterra Ltd, a leader in the provision of geospatial products and services, has launched the first comprehensive flood risk model of Great Britain to incorporate all the major causes of flooding, significantly assisting in the assessment of risk at a property level.

The full story can be read here, at GISCafe.com.

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