Our case studies highlight learning and innovations from ResilienTogether. They share new approaches and techniques that can be replicated by other schemes and organisations across the country. They also demonstrate how practical innovative actions can work to improve resilience to flooding,

ResilienTogether is working to connect the public and stakeholders with the Pix Brook and their local environment.

ResilienTogether is creating a Smart Catchment, through innovative technologies and techniques, to reduce flood risk to people and places, enhance the water environment in the Pix Brook catchment and improve community resilience in the face of climate change. The project is achieving this through a close-knit partnership that collaborate to deliver six inter-related work packages. This case study relates to all work packages and the wider project as GIS is used to create, manage, analyse, share and map all types of data. It improves accuracy of communications, enhances efficiency and informs decision making in project work and across the flood risk sector.

Read more about QGIS Cloud, its benefits and why this innovation is important:  QGIS Cloud: Case Study

Utilising QGIS Cloud is an innovative approach to multi- agency collaboration that overcomes data visualisation and sharing boundaries by offering a place for partners to view geographical data and collaborate together.

QGIS is a widely used desktop application (similar to ArcGIS) used by many organisations. It is open source and free for businesses to use.

QGIS Cloud Pro is a low-cost Web-GIS platform used for publishing QGIS projects on the internet to securely share spatial data with a chosen audience.

For a £55.50* monthly subscription fee to host, and free for users to access, QGIS Cloud Pro allows for:

  • Sharing of maps and WMS with restricted access SSL support
  • 10 PostGIS 3.1 databases (max. 500 MB total)
  • Daily database backups
  • Editing in WebGIS client
  • Viewer customisation (e.g. logo).

There are also options for additional storage, additional databases and custom domain names.

Data sharing

QGIS Cloud overcomes usual data sharing boundaries. This was enabled by an open approach from partners to sharing data and established data sharing agreements.

Multi-agency collaboration

The ResilienTogether QGIS Cloud is a space where all organisations involved can view the same data. It can be utilised in meetings and workshops, providing valuable information that will inform delivery of the technical working groups’ objectives.

Legacy

QGIS Cloud has functionality beyond the lifetime of ResilienTogether, allowing for continued data sharing and collaboration between the stakeholders and partners continuing to enhance the Pix Brook

"This product overcomes the barriers of data sharing we were previously facing. With no more massive zipped files sent over email. QGIS Cloud offers a location where everyone can view the same data in the same way. It is also ideal for hosting interactive workshops, with live high definition maps."

Melody Burgess, ResilienTogether Project Support - JBA Consulting