A flood mapping service has been launched on the Environment Agency's website, as rising waters continue to blight many parts of the country. FloodAlerts takes live data from the Environment Agency's nationwide network of monitoring stations and overlays it on detailed Microsoft Bing maps. A specially tailored version of the service has now been embedded in the EA website, presenting up-to-date information on water levels, updated every 15 minutes.
The service has proved critical to hundreds of thousands of users since it was unveiled, providing them with updates regarding ongoing risks.
John Curtin, head of incident management at the Environment Agency, said: “The Environment Agency has responded to feedback from the public during the summer floods of 2012 and improved the way we display live flood warnings on our web pages. This new service will ensure our flood information is more accessible and easier for the public and our partner agencies to locate flood alerts and flood warnings in their area.”
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