e-Science Central is a widely used tool by e-scientists allowing them store, exchange and manipulate data in a secure environment. A single web portal is provided allowing access to (almost) all of the functionality, the one exception being the Service Development Kit (SDK), which still requires the user to download a desktop application. The aim of this project is to address this restriction by porting this SDK to a web portal and providing a more useable and learnable interface.

Cities are concentrations of flood risk because they are densely developed and tend to be situated in low-lying areas. Floods in UK cities of 2005 and 2007 have been a major driver for planning and research. However, risk from flooding from intense rainfall is particularly difficult to assess because it is sensitive to the spatial-temporal characteristics of rainfall, local runoff and surface flow processes, the performance of urban drainage systems and the exact location of buildings.