Making environmental information available is key to informing decisions, influencing actions and delivering sustained environmental improvements. The datasets have been made freely available by Defra and its agencies for your use. You can either download them as digital GIS data onto your desktop, or you can access them as an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS) or Web Feature...
A link to data from over 1500 sites across the UK that monitor air quality. They are organised into networks that gather a particular kind of information, using a particular method. There are two major types of network Automatic non-automatic networks For each monitoring site you can select a range of statistics which are relevant to the particular monitoring method. Basic statistics...
The Environment Agency flood-monitoring API provides developers with access to real time information covering: flood warnings and flood alerts flood areas which to which warnings or alerts apply forecast of flood risks over the next three days measurements of water levels and flows information on the monitoring stations providing those measurements Attribution: If you make use...
There are around 3500 allotment plots in Newcastle on 69 sites including Freeman sites / Duke of Northumberland and Privately owned sites. Allotment sites in Newcastle are self-managed by associatinos who elect a committee to the day to day running of their site on their behalf. Additional Information More information on Newcastle Alllotments can be found here: http://www.newcastleallotments.co.uk/
A dataset providing the background, list of solutions and outcome for the waste management lab. The lab was held on Monday 19th January 2015 and commissioned by Waste Management, Leeds City Council. Development question The goal was to develop a proof of concept after analysis of the recycling data. This could be an online education and engagement platform to encourage high levels of...
A dataset showing the location of war memorials maintained by Leeds City Council. Additional Information Please note this dataset is reviewed annually though may only be updated periodically. For further information please visit: http://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/Pages/Cemeteries-and-Crematoria.aspx
A dataset providing the daily solar pv generation for domestic and commercial properties in Leeds. Please note The daily meter readings file contains automated Meter readings in kWh (kilowatt hour) by site (note, some historic data still to be added). The locations file contains postcode outcode informtion on LCC domestic systems, and address level information on non-domestic systems, and the following photovoltaic panel...
This dataset and supporting document provides useful information to be able to easily access relevant flooding open data made available by DEFRA.
A dataset provding a comprehensive dataset outlining the quantities of some biomass resources available to Leeds City Council and the methodology used can also act as a guideline of assessment techniques suitable for other local councils to use in their own biomass assessments. Case study The aim of this study was to characterise and quantify the waste biomass resources available to Leeds City...
The following dataset provides data from a weather balloon science project conducted by the Year 6 students of Otley All Saints. The students entered and won a competition to win a 'space kit'. The kit enabled the class to launch, track and retrieve a weather balloon. The payload included a Go-Pro camera, a data recorder and a GPS device. Initially, it...
