Transnational Internet Map Information System on Flooding

The project «TIMIS flood» provides the foundation for an extensive flood protection for Luxembourg, the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate as well as for the French regions Alsace and Lorraine. In particular, «TIMIS flood» produces

• hazard maps for approx. 100 rivers (approx. 3000 km length)
• risk maps for selected test sites
• a transnational observational network for water gauges and run-off
• a transnational system for flood forecast
• a transnational GIS on flooding
• internet-based services on flooding

EBP is the prime contractor. Together with the German Hydrotec GmbH (Aachen) and other subcontractors the following services are carried out:

• acquisition of the data basis (i.e., surveying of cross-sections, airborne LiDAR scanning, transnational mosaic of ortho-rectified aerial photographs)
• derivation of run-offs for ten specified flood events
• determination of water gauges using hydraulic modelling
• coordination of forecasting and warning activities
• provision of a user guide and training of the staff of the contractors in terms of an extended quality management
• project communication

By mid of 2008, all internet-based services by «TIMIS flood» will be online and are targeted to the public, the authorities and the research community. The project is co-funded by the INTERREG IIIB NWE programme.