HOWAS 21 - Database Attributes

Attributes per damaged object (Private households)

  • Feature ID
  • Census campaign ID
  • Flood event ID
  • Watercourse ID (Getty)
  • Beginning of the event (Date)
  • Beginning of the event (Time)
  • Event duration [h]
  • Local frequency class
  • Special event
  • Effective water level above ground [cm]
  • Water level basement [cm]
  • Water level ground floor [cm]
  • Flow velocity class
  • Type of contamination
  • Flotsam
  • Hazard situation
  • Location
  • Getty location ID
  • Building type
  • Building shape
  • Building period (begin)
  • Building period (end)
  • Construction material
  • Existence of basement
  • Number of floors
  • Building area [m2]
  • Building reinstatement value [€]
  • Household inventory reinstatement value [€]
  • Equipment standard class
  • Date of official flood warning
  • Lead time [h]
  • Highest affected floor
  • Building damage based on reinstatement value [€]
  • Building damage ratio [%]
  • Household inventory damage based on reinstatement value [€]
  • Household inventory damage ratio [%]

Attributes per damaged object (Commercial and industrial)

  • Feature ID
  • Census campaign ID
  • Flood event ID
  • Watercourse ID (Getty)
  • Beginning of the event (Date)
  • Beginning of the event (Time)
  • Event duration [h]
  • Local frequency class
  • Special event
  • Effective water level above ground [cm]
  • Water level basement [cm]
  • Water level ground floor [cm]
  • Flow velocity class
  • Type of contamination
  • Flotsam
  • Hazard situation
  • Ground elevation [m a.s.l.]
  • Location
  • Getty location ID
  • Post code
  • Street
  • House number
  • Building period (begin)
  • Building period (end)
  • Year of construction
  • Existence of basement
  • Number of floors
  • Total area
  • ISIC Sector
  • Number of employees
  • Turnover previous year [€]
  • Building reinstatement value [€]
  • Inventory reinstatement value [€]
  • Goods and stock reinstatement value [€]
  • Date of official flood warning
  • Lead time [h]
  • Highest affected floor
  • Building damage based on reinstatement value [€]
  • Building damage ratio [%]
  • Inventory damage based on reinstatement value [€]
  • Inventory damage ratio [%]
  • Goods and stock damage based on reinstatement value [€]
  • Goods and stock damage ratio [%]
  • Cleaning costs [€]
  • Number of cleaning persons
  • Cleaning duration per person [h]
  • Business interruption duration [h]
  • Business operational restrictions [h]
  • Business interruption costs [€]
  • Disposal costs [€]

Attributes per damaged object (Public thoroughfare, road and transport infrastructure,)


  • Feature ID
  • Census campaign ID
  • Flood event ID
  • Watercourse ID (Getty)
  • Beginning of the event (Date)
  • Beginning of the event (Time)
  • Event duration [h]
  • Local frequency class
  • Special event
  • Effective water level above ground [cm]
  • Flow velocity [m/s]
  • Type of contamination
  • Flotsam
  • Hazard situation
  • Ground elevation [m a.s.l.]
  • Location
  • Getty location ID
  • Post code
  • Street
  • House number
  • from street
  • to street
  • Construction material class
  • Total reinstatement value [€]
  • Road reinstatement value [€]
  • Sidewalk/cyclepath reinstatement value [€]
  • Railroad track reinstatement value [€]
  • Building reinstatement value [€]
  • Miscellaneous reinstatement value [€]
  • Prior total damage class
  • Prior road damage class
  • Prior sidewalk/cyclepath damage class
  • Prior railroad track damage class
  • Prior building damage class
  • Prior miscellaneous damage class
  • Date of official flood warning
  • Lead time [h]
  • Affected total area [m2]
  • Affected road area [m2]
  • Affected sidewalk/cyclepath area [m2]
  • Affected railroad area [m2]
  • Affected building area [m2]
  • Affected miscellaneous area [m2]
  • Total damage [€]
  • Road damage [€]
  • Sidewalk/cyclepath damage [€]
  • Railroad track damage [€]
  • Building damage [€]
  • Miscellaneous damage [€]
  • Urgency of disposal
  • Total costs of traffic interruption [€]
  • Total costs of provisional measures [€]
  • Total cleaning costs [€]

Attributes per damaged object (Watercourses and hydraulic structure)


  • Feature ID
  • Census campaign ID
  • Flood event ID
  • Watercourse ID (Getty)
  • Beginning of the event (Date)
  • Beginning of the event (Time)
  • Event duration [h]
  • Local frequency class
  • Special event
  • Water body category - catchment area
  • Effective water level above ground [cm]
  • Flow velocity class
  • Flow velocity [m/s]
  • Type of contamination
  • Flotsam
  • Hazard situation
  • Water body element ID
  • Catchment area [m2]
  • Catchment area class
  • Location
  • Getty location ID
  • Coordinate begin X
  • Coordinate begin Y
  • Location begin
  • Coordinate end X
  • Coordinate end Y
  • Location end
  • Ground elevation [m a.s.l.]
  • Structure condition prior to event
  • Structure condition prior to event - description
  • Design water prior to event [m3/s]
  • Reinstatement value [€]
  • Reinstatement value proof
  • Organisation level
  • Name of organisation
  • Date of official flood warning
  • Hazard potential description
  • Total gross damage [€]
  • Extent of damage length [m]
  • Extent of damage width [m]
  • Extent of damage height [m]
  • Extent of damage area [m2]
  • Extent of damage volume [m3]
  • Damage class
  • Prior damage class
  • Prior damage description
  • Qualitative description
  • Urgency of reconstruction class
  • Urgency of reconstruction description
  • Impact on protection measure class
  • Impact on protection measure description
  • Impact on ecology class
  • Impact on ecology description
  • Impact pattern class
  • Impact pattern description