Developing In-House Modelling Capabilities at Lustre Consulting
- Alastair Sheppard
- Apr 12, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 7
Simon Stoate
Principal Consultant
"We knew that by investing in Flood Modeller, Lustre Consulting would not only have world class flood modelling tools, but that Flood Modeller would allow us to deliver our projects in the most effective way possible."
Introduction
As a company looking to expand its in-house capabilities to include flood modelling, we needed to ensure we’d choose the right software to give us the right tools to deliver for our clients as well as allowing the company to grow its capabilities in a cost-effective manner.
Why Flood Modeller
Flood Modeller was the standout choice for multiple reasons including its widespread adoption throughout the industry, its powerful capabilities, intuitive and user-friendly interface, as well as the ability to upgrade the software as our projects and requirements evolve.
Initially, with limited sized projects requiring detailed flood modelling, the Lite edition of Flood Modeller was ideal for our project requirements, enabling site specific studies to be effectively undertaken.
As our capabilities have grown, we have upgraded to the Standard edition of the software, which has allowed us to undertake larger, more complex projects. During this process, all of our queries were quickly answered along with a clear and transparent summary of all the different options available, such as monthly and annual terms. The upgrade itself has gone very smoothly and has been a very cost effective way in developing the Water Team at Lustre Consulting.
Due to its intuitive GIS interface, Flood Modeller is extremely easy to use allowing flood models to be setup quickly and easily. This is invaluable for Lustre Consulting when introducing flood modelling to junior members of the team. The software makes it very easy to display, analyse and extract data from flood models, which provides an easy and effective way to communicate the results to relevant stakeholders and regulators.
Flood Modeller has a vast array of tools to assist in flood modelling, hydrology and scenario building, which helps makes the whole process organised and effective. The inclusion of the 1D urban solver, allowing for sub-surface drainage networks to also be represented, provides us with the certainty that we can enhance our offering to our clients.
One of the main selling points for Lustre Consulting is the proactive team developing the software. We knew that by investing in Flood Modeller, Lustre Consulting would not only have world class flood modelling tools, but that Flood Modeller would allow us to deliver our projects in the most effective way possible.
