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Data and technical methods

The public technical tools of Critical Infrastructure: the models and data behind them, how to reproduce a view and the uncertainty it carries.

01Workspace

The workspace for data and technical methods.

Build workspace

Critical infrastructure · Data and technical methods · Run R-3682 · Example interface, not a record

Run in progressGCRI · Critical Infrastructure

Runs

same inputs, versioned

R-1874Reliabilityv6.10.45Running
R-7493Systems engineeringv3.40.65Failed test
R-9017Network sciencev2.20.42Failed test
R-1813Sensors, IoTv7.70.70Passed

Model card

Method
Reliability and resilience engineering
Inputs
Asset register, Hazard layers
Validation
held-out period, skill reported
Label
MODELLED

Run log

  1. 00:00:56InfoIngest asset register
  2. 00:03:12InfoSchema and licence checks passed
  3. 00:07:40WarnGap filled by interpolation, flagged
  4. 00:12:03DoneCalibration complete
  5. 00:25:55GateIndependent test queued
Build workspace.Illustrative interface; not live data.

Critical Infrastructure · Build workspace. Build workspace: example names and illustrative values, not a record.

02Tools

What is published here.

Maps

Released maps

Open the released maps

Models

Reviewed models and scenarios

Open the reviewed models

Scenarios

Sector scenarios

Open the sector scenarios

03Fitness for purpose

What every infrastructure tool should state about itself.

Infrastructure tools serve operators, regulators and emergency managers. A specialist looks for network coverage, the dependency assumptions behind cascade outputs and the aggregation applied to sensitive assets. They build on network science and resilience engineering and support the interdependency and cascade and electricity and lifelines topics.

  • Network coverage of any infrastructure layer.
  • Aggregation applied to sensitive assets.
  • Dependency assumptions in cascade outputs.
04Process

How the process runs.

Process explorer · Process

Data and technical methods: Layers to published map

7 steps4 stages1 gate

Process

Data and technical methods: Layers to published map

Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.

  1. 01 Data

    1. 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
  2. 02 Harmonise

    1. 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
    2. 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
  3. 03 Analyse and check

    1. 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product’s own record.
    2. 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
  4. 04 Publish

    1. 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
    2. 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.

Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.

05Build environment

Working with the tools.

Analysis runs in Foundry for authorised projects. Public pages show released views only, each with its time and space reference and its rights.

06Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

07Pages

Pages in Data and technical methods.

08Questions

Questions and answers.

Can I use the data?
Each released view states its licence and terms. Data that is not released is not available through these pages.
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