Simulator teaches flood management
Series: DTI Press Release ; (P/2004/074) 19 February 2004 (2)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: DTI has launched FloodRanger, a flood simulator, to raise the profile of the risks and effects of flooding around the UK. The aim of the simulator is to defend cities, towns and countryside in a fictional area of the coast over a 100 year period whilst maintaing levels of housing and jobs for an expanding population. Developed from the DTI's Foresight project on coastal and flood defences, the software is generic but could be tailored to particular environments with the developers. Press release http://213.38.88.221/gnn/national.nsf/TI/B0E239B68 DD4AEE580256E3F00416106?opendocument| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB4007-08 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 125205-1001 |
DTI has launched FloodRanger, a flood simulator, to raise the profile of the risks and effects of flooding around the UK. The aim of the simulator is to defend cities, towns and countryside in a fictional area of the coast over a 100 year period whilst maintaing levels of housing and jobs for an expanding population. Developed from the DTI's Foresight project on coastal and flood defences, the software is generic but could be tailored to particular environments with the developers. Press release http://213.38.88.221/gnn/national.nsf/TI/B0E239B68 DD4AEE580256E3F00416106?opendocument