Data integration of urban surface and river bathymetry to support flood risk management
摘要
Urban flood modelling demands detailed terrain and bathymetry data. However, elevation models often omit street-level geometry, urban infrastructure, and river bathymetry. Here we present a high-resolution integrated urban surface–river bathymetry dataset for the Duero River (Spain). Its novelty lies in coupling surveyed river-channel bathymetry with sub-metre urban geometry. The dataset combines airborne LiDAR, orthophotos, cadastral data, and RTK-GNSS single-beam echosounder surveys, using hard breaklines that enforce continuity of façades, walls, streets, and under-bridge flow paths, plus geomorphology-guided bathymetry refinement. The dataset comprises a 1 m GeoTIFF raster, cross-sections, bathymetric profiles, and validation points. Validation against terrestrial and bathymetric control points is provided as residual layers, class-wise accuracy statistics, geostatistical uncertainty products, and street-level geometry checks. Paired 500-year flood simulations showed that omitting bathymetry and urban corrections substantially alters modelled flood hazard. Uncertainty concentrates where the surface was most modified, conditioning simulated flood patterns. Without a recorded reference flood, the hazard comparison remains relative. The dataset supports reuse in 2D hydraulic modelling for flood risk management and urban hydrological studies.