- Enabled timely completion of planning application on 40 acre, £40m development project
- Physical topographic study not permitted due to ecological constraints
- Team turns to EA LiDAR digital terrain model data to support flood risk assessment and drainage strategy
- Data provided in just two days and for £150
Structural engineering firm, Craddy Pitchers
Davidson, has completed a flood risk assessment and drainage strategy essential
for a planning application for a £40m development project, using EA LiDAR
Digital Terrain Model data from our Promap
service. The team at
Craddy Pitchers Davidson overcome a hurdle of not being able to physically survey
the land due to ecological constraints by instead accessing LiDAR data, which is
a fraction of the cost of a topographic survey, and was completed in two days,
compared to several weeks.
Simon Pitchers, Director of Craddy Pitchers
Davidson confirmed: “In order to progress the planning application, we needed
to produce a flood risk assessment and a drainage strategy, both of which
require a good understanding of site levels.
However, with protected species identified on the site, dense vegetation
could not be removed and physical topographic surveying to establish levels was
not possible. We contacted Landmark’s Promap team and were advised
about EA LiDAR Digital Terrain Model data.
This really saved the day. The EA LiDAR data is accurate to +/-5cm to
15cm, which was perfectly adequate for our initial needs, plus it was delivered
in just two days and for £150.”
LiDAR is a remote sensing technology that
measures distance by illuminating a target with a laser and analysing the
reflected light. Via Promap, high
accuracy mass-capture datasets are available in a range of resolutions and
formats, including Digital Terrain Models. This provides a topographic model of
the underlying terrain of the earth's surface, which is derived by digitally
removing the cultural (man-made) and vegetation features of a given area. The EA LiDAR data has an accuracy of +/-5cm
to 15cm, with the spatial resolutions ranging from 25cm to 2 metres and are suitable
for a range of environmental applications, including flood risk assessment.
Continues Simon Pitchers: “Not being able to
undertake the physical site survey had the potential to delay the entire
project. Without it we simply couldn’t
completed the planning application. Now, if ever we need to undertake a basic initial
appraisal of a site before commissioning the full topographic survey, we will
be using EA LiDAR data again. While it doesn’t replace physical surveys, it
gives us a great insight into a plot without visiting, which is ideal if it is
far away for example. LiDAR data is a
great discovery; it’s not expensive, provides a good level of accuracy and as
far as I see it, it’s a real advantage for us and our customers.”
Carole Ankers, Product Development Director,
Landmark Information Group said, “When faced with an obstacle of having to
undertake a flood risk assessment and drainage strategy on a densely overgrown 40
acre site, with ecological constraints, the team at Craddy Pitchers Davidson needed
to find an alternative option. Our EA LiDAR datasets are accurate, quick to
produce and are extremely cost effective. Instead of paying thousands for a
physical survey, LiDAR is available from £100 and can be relied upon for many
purposes. We are pleased to have been able to help the team progress with this
important development project.”
With over 25,000 users, our Promap
service is used by surveyors, architects, property and land developers,
environmental consultants and other industry professionals that require instant
access to Ordnance Survey maps and related digital mapping data, including 3D
models, height data, aerial photography and geo-data, including environmental,
planning and geological reports to identify potential site issues.
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Credit for the fast processing turnaround goes to Alice Devereux and Matt Wills in the Exeter based data team.
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