AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Tranquil Areas Wales

This data collation is made up of two datasets showing tranquil areas across Wales for 1997 and 2009. A map of the land of Wales, graded to show levels of Tranquillity.  It results from combining several underlying layers of data, covering different factors that either contribute to tranquillity or detract from tranquillity. Produced to provide a strategic baseline for monitoring change in tranquillity in Wales to inform strategic planning and policy-making.   Tranquillity is an aspect of the Welsh Government's Noise Action Plan (in response to the European Noise Directive) and is one of the qualitative measures of natural resources benefits provided by landscapes, as used in SoNaRR 2016. An accompanying technical report details the methodology used and provides map images of underlying data layers and the resulting Tranquil Areas Map. Caveats: 1. The resolution of some layers that informed the map were coarse, meaning that those parts of the data are unsuitable for using at a detailed scale.  2. Tranquillity was not formally defined in the accompanying technical report.  Welsh Government has more recently defined the term and Natural Resources Wales adopted this definition for SoNaRR 2016.  Tranquillity is is an untroubled state, which is peaceful, calm and free from unwanted disturbances. This can refer to a state of mind or a particular environment.  The 2009 dataset repeats more or less the same methodology used for a similar study in 1997.  This allows change over time to be reported. Other projects in other parts of the UK using data at better resolution and with more sophisticated analysis means that the Wales 1997 and 2009 studies are regarded as crude.  However to date the 2009 study is the most recent Tranquil Areas map available for Wales.

Tags: Cultural Services (SMNR), Ecosystem Services (SMNR), Landscape (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Soil and Land (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015., agriculture (farming) (see also related subjects e, health and well-being, landscape management, tranquil areas
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Historic General Quality Assessment (GQA) Headline Indicators of Water Courses

The General Quality Assessment (GQA) Headline Indicator scheme or GQAHI (previously known as GQA) was the national indicator for water quality in rivers and canals. It was designed to provide an accurate and consistent assessment of the state of water quality and how it changes over time. These assessments were made for Biological, Chemical and Nutrients and undertaken for discrete river stretches.  This is now a static dataset and 2009 was the final year of the scheme.

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR), water quality, water quality monitoring
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Urban Tree Cover 2013

This spatial dataset relates to Phase 3 (2013) and consists of 3 individual layers, being Points (individual trees), polygons (groups of trees) and urban extents (the extent of the study areas). The technical report (see Related Titles and lineage) shows what is covered in each Phase (page 25), and provides more detail on the methodology behind the different layers in the dataset in Appendix A2.1 (page 132).

Tags: Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Urban (SMNR), Woodlands (SMNR), trees (see also specific species), urban forests, urban woodland
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Woodland sub-compartment data

The NRW Woodland Sub-compartment Database (SCDB) is to be our authoritative data source, giving us information for recording, monitoring, analysis and reporting which supports decision-making on the whole of the NRW woodland estate. Information from the SCDB is used by NRW, wider government, industry and the public for economic, environmental and social forest-related decision-making. Furthermore, it supports forest related national policy development and government initiatives, and helps us meet our national and international forest-related reporting responsibilities.   The Inventory SCDB, will help provide a definitive measure of trends in extent, structure, composition, health, status, use, and management of NRW land holdings. We require this to meet national and international commitments, to report on the sustainable management of forests as well as to help us through the process of business and Forest Design Planning. As well as helping with the above, the SCDB helps us address detailed requests from industry, government, non-government organisations and the public for information on our estate. NRW's growing national and international responsibilities and the requirements for monitoring and reporting on a range of forest statistics have highlighted the technical challenges we face in providing consistent, national level data.

Tags: Coastal Margins (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Woodlands (SMNR), boundaries (boundary)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Historic LIDAR Archive

Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is an airborne mapping technique, which uses a laser to measure the distance between the aircraft and the ground. Up to 100,000 measurements per second are made of the ground, allowing highly detailed terrain models to be generated at spatial resolutions of between 25cm and 2 metres. The Natural Resources Wales composite dataset contains digital elevation data derived from surveys carried out over several years and covers approximately 70% of Wales. We are making available 25cm, 50cm, 1m and 2m datasets, supplied as terrain models (a representation of the ground level) or surface models (a representation of object heights such as vehicles, buildings and vegetation). In addition to the height information, geo-referenced, coloured, shaded relief images at the same resolution as the input LiDAR data grids are available.

Tags: Landscape (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR), Soil and Land (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR), remote sensing
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
LIDAR terrain and surfaces models Wales

This dataset shows the extent of data in each individual tile that went into the merging process to create the LIDAR Composite DSM & DTM. Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is an airborne mapping technique, which uses a laser to measure the distance between the aircraft and the ground. Up to 100,000 measurements per second are made of the ground, allowing highly detailed terrain models to be generated at spatial resolutions of between 25cm and 2 metres. The Natural Resources Wales composite dataset contains digital elevation data derived from surveys carried out over several years and covers approximately 70% of Wales. We are making available 25cm, 50cm, 1m and 2m datasets, supplied as terrain models (a representation of the ground level) or surface models (a representation of object heights such as vehicles, buildings and vegetation). In addition to the height information, georeferenced, coloured, shaded relief images at the same resolution as the input LiDAR data grids are available.

Tags: remote sensing
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Marine Licences

The records contain coordinate data associated with current marine licence applications in Wales. The location of disposal sites is also available. This data allows the locations of licence applications to be mapped to assess their impacts on designated sites and combined effects with other proposals. Data related to historic and expired marine licence applications are held as a separate dataset (NRW_DS119099).

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Geological (SMNR), MARINE, Management Areas (SMNR), Marine (SMNR), Minerals (SMNR), Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (, Sea and Coast (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), licences
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Species Data on the NBN Atlas

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) species data held on the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Atlas. This includes marine, terrestrial and freshwater species records for a variety of taxonomic groups. Data was collected to support core NRW functions including statutory and non-statutory reporting, condition monitoring and decision making. The NBN data portal is the main route for the publishing NRW species data. Details of each NRW species data can be viewed through the NBN Atlas.

Tags: Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR), Fish taxonomy-related counts, Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts, National Biodiversity Network [NBN], Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Surface Water Cycle 2

This dataset is a GIS layer identifying the Surface Water Transfer (SWT) waterbodies managed under the Water Framework Directive and any related programmes. This includes SWT which are reported to Europe as artificial rivers. These waterbodies are represented by their centreline, and can be linked to other Water Framework Directive (WFD) data using the unique water body ID (WB_ID). WFD River, canal and SWT Waterbodies Cycle 2, is a subset extracted from the Natural Resources Wales Detailed River Network, with attributes removed and merged on the WB_ID.  Updated to 2018 version

Tags: Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Framework Directive (WFD), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Canals Cycle 2

This dataset is a GIS layer identifying the canal waterbodies managed under the Water Framework Directive and any related programmes. This includes canals which are reported to Europe as artificial rivers. These waterbodies are represented by their centreline, and can be linked to other WFD data using the unique water body ID (WB_ID). 'WFD River, canal and SWT Waterbodies Cycle 2' is a subset extracted from the Natural Resources Wales Detailed River Network, with attributes removed and merged on the WB_ID.   Updated to 2018 version

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Framework Directive (WFD), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwaterbodies Cycle 2

Water Framework Directive (WFD) Groundwaterbodies Cycle 2 (2014-2019) is a spatial (polygon) dataset which has been created for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Article 2, clause 2 of the WFD defines them as '…all water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil'. For the purposes of reporting under the WFD a groundwater body represent a distinct body of groundwater flow with a coherent flow unit including recharge and discharge areas with little flow across the boundaries. These reflect hydrogeological characteristics containing information on flow and stage properties, recharge and vulnerability to pollution. This has been undertaken through defining aquifers into different types and broken into catchment units at Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) scale.

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Framework Directive (WFD), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR), classification, inland waters
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
The Wales Outdoor Recreation Survey

The Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey (WORS) provides information on participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, from climbing to picnics, which take place in all areas from local parks to mountains and the sea. It also covers people's attitudes towards biodiversity and details any actions they might have taken to help protect the environment. It is the largest survey of public engagement with the environment by people living in Wales.

Tags: Coastal Margins (SMNR), Cultural Services (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Ecosystem Services (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Marine (SMNR), RECREATION, Sea and Coast (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), coastal recreation (see also coastal paths), countryside recreation, outdoor recreation
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Welsh Permitted Waste Operations

The EU Waste Framework Directive (2008/98EC) provides the legislative framework for the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste. The directive requires all Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure waste is recovered or disposed of without endangering human health or causing harm to the environment and includes permitting, registration and inspection requirement. Article 28 of the Waste Framework Directive specifically requires Member States to publically make available any data relating to waste facilities. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) issue waste permits across Wales to anyone who deals with waste of any kind. This dataset contains details, obtained from the returned permits, of the waste facilities located across Wales. These waste sites are categorised into groups with each sub-type of waste site being linked to the overarching category.

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Waste (SMNR), waste, waste disposal, waste management
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Open Access - Other Statutory Access Land (CRoW Act)

The CRoW Act provides for public access on foot to certain types of land, amends the law relating to public rights of way, increases measures for the management and protection for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and strengthens wildlife enforcement legislation, and provides for better management of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Under Section 4 of the CRoW Act it states the following: It shall be the duty of the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW now forms part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW))  to prepare, in respect of Wales, maps which together show; (a) all registered common land, and (b) all open country.  This dataset contains all Common Land with a higher right of access (Urban Commons, Commons with Deeds for Access, 1899 Commons Act) for areas of Wales, and Elan Valley Estate. This dataset does not include the Registered Common Land dataset. Digitisation took place in 2014 for all Wales. When using this data for Open Access, it should be used in conjunction with Open Country, Registered Common Land and Public Forests from the same years. Contact your local authority for access to and information about Registers of Common Land.

Tags: Coastal Margins (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR), Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Open Access, Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR), Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR), Soil and Land (SMNR), Soils (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Urban (SMNR), Woodlands (SMNR), common land, geographical information systems (GIS)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Open Access - Other Dedicated Land (CRoW Act)

Dataset showing the area of land that has been dedicated under Section 16 of the CRoW Act by organisations/individuals other than Natural Resources Wales (NRW). When using this data to understand the extent of Open Access, it should be used in conjunction with Open land, Open Country, Registered Common Land, Other Statutory Access Land and Other Dedicated Land from the same years.

Tags: Coastal Margins (SMNR), Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act), Ecosystem (SMNR), Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR), Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR), Soil and Land (SMNR), Soils (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Urban (SMNR), Woodlands (SMNR), forest management, woodland (woodlands)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
River Levels Application Programming Interface (API)

This dataset covers monitoring data that is updated on our systems on a minimum of a daily update cycle. This is increased during times of flooding etc. Measurements of the height (m) of water in a river, lake or coastal site taken using automatic field devices, are given usually every 15 minutes. Information is available for NRW river monitoring sites throughout Wales, as well as some reservoirs and coastal sites.

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Flooding (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR), flood risk
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
End of life vehicles - Authorised Treatment Facilities - Public Register

Permitted End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) sites that can meet the required standards in the ELV Directive for de-polluting vehicles. Authorised sites can have access to the DVLA Certificate of Destruction (CoD) scheme.

Tags: Management Areas (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Waste (SMNR), waste disposal, waste management
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Ancient Woodland Inventory

This dataset comprises of the boundaries of Ancient Woodland sites in Wales. Each site is categorised as either Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), Restored Ancient Woodland Site (RAWS), Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) or Ancient Woodland Site of Unknown Category (AWSU). Initially all woods greater than 2 ha shown on the Ordnance Survey (OS) 1:25 000 1st Series maps surveyed between 1880 and 1960 were considered. Evidence as to which of these were ancient was provided by presence on the earlier 19th century OS 1st Edition Maps (surveyed 1805 - 1873; scale 1:63 360). The general presumption was that woodland on 1800s maps was ancient, unless there was other evidence that the wood originated between 1600AD and 1800. Supportive indications of ancient status included the wood's name, its situation in the landscape, and the nature of both the surrounding pattern of enclosure and the pattern of boundaries within the wood. Where available, field survey data such as the presence of indicator species, or other historical maps and documents were also used. In mountainous areas such as Wales the first edition Ordnance Survey 1 inch maps were hard to interpret because the heavy hatching used to indicate steep slopes tended to obscure tree symbols.  The 2021 update to the ancient woodland inventory includes changes to the 2011 version resulting from the provision of additional evidence presented to NRW through public enquiries. This includes private estate maps, tithe maps, management records and photographs. The evidence has been considered by a panel of NRW experts and the inventory amended if the evidence indicates that a site has had another land use for a significant period, i.e. woodland is absent from the site in two consecutive epochs of OS historic maps, or there has been significant ground disturbance to the site, e.g. quarrying, mining or development. Amendments include removal of sites from the inventory, adjustments to boundaries or changes to the ancient woodland category of sites.   The 2011 version remained static until it was replaced by the 2021 version The 2021 version is being updated at least annually as new evicence becomes available.  An older 2004 version of the dataset also exists - please see metadata for dataset number NRW_DS125363 - Ancient Woodland Inventory for Wales 2004 (AWI2004) https://libcat.naturalresources.wales/folio/?oid=125363

Tags: Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Ecosystem Services (SMNR), Energy (SMNR), FORESTRY/WOODLANDS, Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (, Provisioning Services (SMNR), Supporting Services (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Woodlands (SMNR), ancient woodland (ancient trees) (veteran trees), broadleaves (broadleaved woodland), deciduous woodland, native woodland, private woodlands, semi-natural woodland, small woodland, woodland (woodlands), woodland ecology
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Water Framework Directive (WFD) Acid Sensitive Waterbodies Cycle 2

Water Framework Directive (WFD) Acid Sensitive Waterbodies Cycle 2 (2014 - 2019) is a spatial (polygon shapefile) dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined, for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). To implement the guidance on managing forests in order to minimise adverse impacts in acid-sensitive areas, two categories of acid sensitivity have been identified. These are defined as 'failing due to acidification' and 'at risk of failing due to acidification'.   Water bodies identified as currently 'failing' have been classified through the Water Framework Directive monitoring as being of less than 'good' status and the cause of that failure has been attributed to acidification. The 'at risk of failing' water bodies have been identified, via the findings of the Welsh acidification risk assessment, as being at risk of failing to achieve 'good' status by 2027, due to acid deposition. The risk assessment combines chemical and biological data and an assessment of the environment's ability to neutralise the predicted acid pollutants.

Tags: Ecosystem (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Marine (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Framework Directive (WFD), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR)
Organization: Natural Resources Wales
Flood Risk Forecast Application Programming Interface (API)

The flood risk forecast is produced by the Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) on a daily basis. It is issued more frequently when serious flooding is forecast. It provides the indication of the potential for flooding for five days: the day on which it is issued and the subsequent four days ahead.The forecast highlights flood risk on a county by county basis and includes a short commentary on the situation. It covers flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water and groundwater for Wales and England.This dataset is produced in partnership with the Met Office Flood Forecasting Centre and the Environment Agency and is intended to complement the Flood Warning Service provided by Natural Resources Wales.

Tags: Coastal Margins (SMNR), Ecosystem (SMNR), Flooding (SMNR), Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR), Hydrological Processes (SMNR), Management Areas (SMNR), Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (, Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR), Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR), Water Quality (SMNR), Water Resources (SMNR), flood modelling, flood risk, flood risk management
Organization: Natural Resources Wales