SCIMAP-Flood 2022 User Guide
Sim Reaney, Durham University 2022 Overview SCIMAP-Flood is a spatial targeting tool for flow slowing natural flood risk management schemes. The tool considers the spatial… Read More »SCIMAP-Flood 2022 User Guide
Training
SCIMAP Overview from CDUG 2020
A short video about SCIMAP and the web-based FIO version. This video was presented at the Catchment Based Approach’s Catchment Data User Group meeting in… Read More »SCIMAP Overview from CDUG 2020
my.SCIMAP Training for Trent Rivers Trust by CaBA Support
This training video was produced by Michelle Walker from the Rivers Trust for Trent Rivers Trust staff to show how to run the myScimap model… Read More »my.SCIMAP Training for Trent Rivers Trust by CaBA Support
my.scimap exporting to QGIS using WMS
This video gives an overview of how to use the ‘Web Mapping Service’ (WMS) to take the outputs from the web based my.scimap to a… Read More »my.scimap exporting to QGIS using WMS
Expertise needed to run SCIMAP
Users need to understand the key hydrological processes within their area of interest and basic GIS skills. The user needs to understand what the results… Read More »Expertise needed to run SCIMAP
Limitations of SCIMAP
The key limitation with an application of SCIMAP is the quality of the input data (garbage in, garbage out). Therefore, care must be taken to… Read More »Limitations of SCIMAP
Where is SCIMAP applicable?
The standard implementation of the SCIMAP framework is applicable where the topographic controls dominate the movement of water and pollutants through the landscape. Therefore, SCIMAP… Read More »Where is SCIMAP applicable?
What are the scale and data requirements for SCIMAP?
SCIMAP can be run across large catchment (2000 km2 +) as well as for targeted sub-catchments (e.g. < 1km2). The normal grid resolution is 5m… Read More »What are the scale and data requirements for SCIMAP?
What is the scientific basis of SCIMAP?
SCIMAP is based on the identification of locations of critical source areas (Heathwaite et al. 2005). within the landscape. These locations are based on the… Read More »What is the scientific basis of SCIMAP?
How SCIMAP aids the spatial targeting of diffuse pollution mitigation measures
SCIMAP aids spatial targeting by identifying the locations in the landscape that are most likely to be contributing to an observed diffuse pollution issue. SCIMAP… Read More »How SCIMAP aids the spatial targeting of diffuse pollution mitigation measures