A major upgrade to the industry standard UK flood estimation software has been launched this week. WINFAP-FEH version 3 incorporates recent scientific advances to the Flood Estimation Handbook statistical methods, and offers improved functionality and ease of use.
The Flood Estimation Handbook, originally published in 1999, encapsulates scientific developments originating from the work of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology’s large team of flood science researchers over the last four decades.
The Flood Estimation Handbook methods continue to form the basis of most work on flood frequency estimation in the UK, including flood mapping studies, flood risk assessments, the design of flood alleviation schemes, and methods for assessing the rarity of notable rainfall and flood events which are of particular interest to insurers.
The procedures have been adopted as standard practice by the environment agency and are used by many other organisations engaged in flood frequency estimation in the UK.
The software has been developed under licence by Wallingford HydroSolutions Ltd, a spin-out company from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Andy Young, director of Wallingford HydroSolutions, said, “The partnership between Wallingford HydroSolutions and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is a great example of how to take the latest scientific research and quickly incorporate it into software for industry use.
"As well as incorporating the latest science the new release of WINFAP-FEH also includes significant improvements to the functionality of the software, many of which have been suggested by the ever expanding user base of WINFAP-FEH."
The Flood Estimation Handbook, originally published in 1999, encapsulates scientific developments originating from the work of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology’s large team of flood science researchers over the last four decades.
The Flood Estimation Handbook methods continue to form the basis of most work on flood frequency estimation in the UK, including flood mapping studies, flood risk assessments, the design of flood alleviation schemes, and methods for assessing the rarity of notable rainfall and flood events which are of particular interest to insurers.
The procedures have been adopted as standard practice by the environment agency and are used by many other organisations engaged in flood frequency estimation in the UK.
The software has been developed under licence by Wallingford HydroSolutions Ltd, a spin-out company from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Andy Young, director of Wallingford HydroSolutions, said, “The partnership between Wallingford HydroSolutions and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is a great example of how to take the latest scientific research and quickly incorporate it into software for industry use.
"As well as incorporating the latest science the new release of WINFAP-FEH also includes significant improvements to the functionality of the software, many of which have been suggested by the ever expanding user base of WINFAP-FEH."
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