AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Core Paths - South Ayrshire

Core paths, as the most important routes in the area, provide a basic framework of routes which meets community needs and minimises any potential conflict with land management operations. They provide opportunities for walking, cycling, horse riding and other activities for people of all abilities. Core Paths include existing paths or new paths and the surface may vary from beaten earth paths, to surfaced paths and tracks.

Tags: Core Paths, Land use, Outdoor Access, Transportation
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Topsoil Organic Carbon, Scotland WMS

This dataset is based on the digital (vector) version of the Soils of Scotland 1:250,000 maps and the Land Cover of Scotland 1988. The topsoil carbon percentage in this data set has been computed using data from the Scottish Soils Knowledge Base (SSKIB).

Tags: Soil, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
National Record of the Historic Environment: the Scottish Radiocarbon index (published on Canmore)

The  Scottish Radiocarbon index shows the location of archaeological sites in Scotland where radiocarbon dating has been undertaken. The spatial index includes a link to the relevant record on the Canmore database (https://canmore.org.uk/)  listing all recorded radiocarbon determinations with hyperlinks leading to individual results.
The database excludes those results that cannot be linked to an identifiable site record in Canmore. It does not represent a complete record of all radiocarbon determinations undertaken across Scotland but is relatively complete up to 2005.

Tags: Radiocarbon dating, archaeological site, archaeology
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones (Settlement Zone) - Argyll and Bute

Development Management Zones designated in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015. For the purposes of this plan the term settlement applies to the following development management zones: main towns and key settlements; key rural settlements, villages and minor settlements.
Main towns are the settlements of Campbeltown, Dunoon, Helensburgh, Lochgilphead/Ardrishaig, Oban and Rothesay; the main towns constitute a development management zone wherein there is a general capacity to successfully absorb small, medium and large scale development.
Key settlements is the collective term for six small towns and villages where the Argyll and Bute LDP seeks to focus employment-led investment and to concentrate larger scales of development opportunity.
Key rural settlements is the collective name for 27 small settlements that offer a range of services and some potential for up to medium scale growth including delivery by masterplans or community led action.
Villages and Minor Settlements are small, generally compact settlements containing at least 6 dwelling houses that constitute a development management zone wherein there is a general capacity to successfully absorb only small scale development.

Tags: Development, Environmental Policy; Planning, Land use, Plan
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Development Low Risk Area

The Development Low Risk Area is the part of the coal mining reporting area which contains no recorded coal mining legacy risks to the surface. New development within this defined area is subject to general Standing Advice from the Coal Authority. The development low risk areas are used by Planning Authorities to determine that a planning application is subject to general Standing Advice from the Coal Authority.

Tags: coal, energy, exploration, ground stability, mining, mining report, risk
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scapa Flow North and East Safeguarded Area

The north and east coast of Scapa Flow, from Stromness to St Mary’s, within an area 1,500m from the shore, is a strategically important area for potential future harbour development and/or activities in the longer term. Scapa Flow is a nationally significant harbour asset identified in National Planning Framework 4.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Natural risk zones, Protected sites, Safeguarding
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Outer Hebrides 2019 - 25cm DTM

A lidar survey of the Outer Hebrides was commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to improve the topographic data available for modelling coastal and surface water flood risk.  The aerial survey was carried out by Bluesky International Ltd. between June and September 2019.  The point cloud data was captured at 16 points per square metre (ppm) and processed by Bluesky using the OSGM15 geoid model, OSTN15 horizontal transformation and Newlyn datum.  The whole Outer Hebrides survey area had 11 ground control areas with RMSE values from 0.020m to 0.097m.  The data is available as open data under an Open Government Licence.  The 25 cm resolution data covers approximately 200 km² of the main settlement areas, including Stornoway.  This dataset reflects the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Elevation, Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Defra and JNCC Sentinel-2 Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

These data have been created by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in order to cost-effectively provide high quality, Analysis Ready Data (ARD) for a wide range of applications. The dataset contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 (Level 1C data processed into a surface reflectance product (Level 2)). Defra and JNCC data were processed on separate platforms using a common specification to produce complementary outputs.

The majority of data captured between July 2015 and August 2017 was processed by Aberystwyth University for Defra and later updated by JNCC to the same specification as the rest of this dataset.  Please see the image-level metadata for details of data lineage and processing.

Tags: ARD, Analysis Ready Data, Orthoimagery, Sentinel, Surface Reflectance
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Defra and JNCC Sentinel-1 Analysis Ready Data (ARD)

These data have been created by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) in order to cost effectively provide high quality, Analysis Ready Data (ARD) for a wide range of applications. The dataset contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-1 data processed into a normalised radar backscatter product on a linear scale in dB. Products acquired from ESA are Ground-Range Detected (GRD) Interferometric Wide-swath (IW) in the dual VV+VH polarisation (DV) mode, where both VV and VH polarisations are collected.  Defra and JNCC data were processed on separate platforms using a common specification to produce complementary outputs.

Sentinel-1 scenes processed before July 2021 have had a strip of data clipped from their northern edge to remove an artefact caused by a deprecated processing method.  Details can be found in the lineage statement of the metadata for all affected scenes.

Tags: ARD, Analysis Ready Data, Backscatter, Orthoimagery, Sentinel, Synthetic Aperture Radar
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
National Forest Estate Forest Parks GB

Description - 

The England Park boundaries are from various sources and the detailed accuracy of the boundaries cannot be guaranteed.
The names of the England Parks are taken from information obtained from the FC websites for these countries. Scotland's name are as supplied.

Attributes 

Forest_Par   
Area   
Hectares

Tags: Bio-geographical regions, Land use, Utility and governmental services, administrative
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Available Water Capacity, Scotland WMS

The proportion of water held in the soil at field capacity (5KPa) and at the permanent wilting point (1500kPa) was calculated for each soil horizon of each soil taxonomic unit (soil series) delineated within the 1:250 000 national soil map of Scotland based on pedotransfer functions (regression equations using median sand, silt, clay and organic carbon contents from the Scottish soils knowledge and information base (SSKIB) derived for soils in the UK (Hollis et al., 2015). The Available Water Content for each horizon was calculated by subtracting the water content at 1500 KPa from the water content at 5 kPa. The horizon thickness was then multiplied by the available water content (mm) and summed for the entire soil profile to 1 m or rock if <1m. The map shows the average available water capacity calculated using the areal proportions of all soils in each 1:250 000 soil map unit.

Gagkas, Z., Lilly, A., Baggaley, N. & Donnelly, D. (2019). Map of available water capacity of soils in Scotland. James Hutton Institute. Aberdeen.

Please note that this dataset differs significantly to the version of Available Water Capacity published in 2012. The difference results from the use of different regression equations to predict available water capacities (Hollis et al.) and bulk densities. In addition, the data values shown are weighted averages by polygon rather than the AWC of the dominant soil type in the polygon. The earlier version of AWC was published as Lilly, A, Baggaley, N and Donnelly, D. 2012. Map of available water content to 1 metre depth in soils of Scotland. Map prepared for EU project GS-SOIL-Assessment and strategic development of INSPIRE compliant Geodata-Services for European Soil Data. ECP-2008-GEO-318004.

Tags: Soil, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones - Argyll and Bute

Development Management Zones as defined in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015, comprising Main Towns and Key Settlements, Key Rural Settlements, Villages and minor settlements, Countryside zone, Greenbelt, Rural opportunity areas and Very sensitive countryside

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Environmental Policy; Planning, Land use
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Housing Land Audit 2017 - Moray

Housing Land Audit 2017 sites for housing with a capacity for 4 or more homes. The audit provides details of Moray's housing land supply as at January 2017. The audit has been produced using the guidance set out in Scottish Planning Policy, Planning Advice Note 2/2010 and Homes for Scotland Advice Note on Housing Land Audits. The audit meets the requirements of Scottish Planning Policy 2014. Further information can be found at Development Monitoring.

Tags: Land use, Scotland, planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Outer Hebrides 2019 - 4 PPM LAS (LAZ)

A lidar survey of the Outer Hebrides was commissioned by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to improve the topographic data available for modelling coastal and surface water flood risk.  The aerial survey was carried out by Bluesky International Ltd. between June and September 2019.  The point cloud data was captured at 4 points per square metre (ppm) and processed by Bluesky using the OSGM15 geoid model, OSTN15 horizontal transformation and Newlyn datum. The whole Outer Hebrides survey area had 11 ground control areas with RMSE values from 0.020m to 0.097m.  The data is available as open data under an Open Government Licence.  The 4 ppm resolution data covers approximately 1505 km² excluding the area captured at the higher resolution of 16 ppm. This dataset reflects the LAS point cloud data with a density of 4 ppm.

Tags: Elevation, Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Employment Land Audit 2018 - Perth and Kinross

The Perth and Kinross Employment Land Audit is prepared annually to provide up to date and accurate information on the supply and availability of employment land for business and industrial use within the Perth and Kinross Council area. This audit has been prepared from information provided in the Local Development Plan and through the monitoring of planning application approvals.

Tags: Land use, Planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 2 - DSM

The Scottish Public Sector LiDAR (Phase II) dataset was commissioned in response to the Flood Risk Management Act (2009) by the Scottish Government, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), sportscotland, and 13 Scottish local authorities. This extension of the Phase I dataset collected airborne LiDAR for 66 additional sites for the purposes of localised flood management. Data was collected between 29th November 2012 and 18th April 2014 totalling an area of 3,516 km2 (note the dataset does not have full national coverage). Aside from flood risk management, this data has also been used for archaeological and orienteering purposes.  This dataset reflects the Digital Surface Model (DSM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Secondary School Catchments 24/04/1996 - 23/10/2016 (non denominational) - Moray

Secondary School Catchments 24/04/1996 - 23/10/2016 (Moray) (non denominational)

In Moray, the education authority discharges its duty to secure adequate and efficient education for the local authority area by operating a “catchment area” system to enable parents/carers to comply with their duty to provide efficient education for their child(ren).  The zones (catchment areas) are shown as delineated areas on maps.  Information on these catchment areas is available at the Moray Council website. Most parents of children living within the catchment area will choose for their children to attend the designated primary and secondary school for their catchment area. If a parent wishes their child to be enrolled at a school which is not the designated catchment area school for their postal address, they must make an out-of-zone ‘placing request’.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Scotland, education
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
HabMoS - NVC Habitat Polygons - Non-overlapping - No Mosaics

This dataset provides a non-overlapping polygon layer containing a single dominant habitat code. This is derived from the NVC conversion data currently in the Habitat map of Scotland as of October 2023.   This dataset does not include the Saltmarsh survey 2013, Sand Dune Vegetation survey 2012 or Coastal Vegetated Shingle survey.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Availability of Superfast Broadband in PKC

Availability of Superfast (% of Premises) – Percentage of premises that have at least Superfast Broadband coverage (30Mbit/s or greater, includes premises with access to Ultrafast speeds) Availability of Ultrafast (% of Premises) – Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband coverage (300Mbit/s or greater) Sourced from Connected Nations Report by Ofcom. Data collected and analysed from major fixed telecoms operators (BT, Virgin, Sky, Talk Talk, Vodafone and KCOM). Contains Broadband Coverage from the operators aggregated at 2011 Census output area level (SNS Datazones). The coverage data was collected as a snapshot in January 2018. Due to variations in broadband performance over time, the file should not be regarded as a definitive and fixed view of the UK's fixed broadband infrastructure. However, the information provided in this file may be useful in identifying variations in broadband availability. More information from - https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-update-spring-2018

Tags: Broadband, Superfast, Utility and governmental services
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Coal Outcrops

Coal outcrops illustrate a location where a workable coal seam is present at or close to the surface. This layer identifies where an underground coal seam reaches rockhead, indicating coal that may have been worked at some time in the past. Whilst this dataset highlights areas of probable underground workings at shallow depth, it may also include areas where the un-viable seams of coal remain. This dataset contains a buffer of 50m on the dip side of the outcrops position as held by the Coal Authority.

Tags: coal, coal outcrops, ground stability, mining, mining report
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
CSGN - Integrated Habitat Networks

The approach employs a detailed desk study using digital data within a geographic information system (GIS) to identify Integrates Habitat Networks (IHNs). The spatial position and extent of functional integrated habitat networks were determined through a landscape ecology model from the BEETLE (Biological and Environmental Evaluation Tools for Landscape Ecology) suite of tools.

The BEETLE least-cost focal species approach negates the need to carry out a vast number of individual species analyses. The selection of the habitats to be modelled, and the species used to inform the analysis, were identified through a series of expert stakeholder workshops. The outputs can support the planning process, help prioritise conservation effort, prevent further fragmentation of biodiversity and aid connectivity of semi natural habitats.

BEETLE model analysis has been well referenced (Watts et al., 2005) and used in a variety of projects such as developing forest habitat networks across Scotland. The application of IHNs is the first time that the multiple habitat network approach has been used to solicit planning and development programmes in key areas.

Tags: Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, ecology, habitats
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 5 - LAS

The Scottish Public Sector LiDAR (Phase 5) was initially captured by Fugro for Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN) from 2020 to 2021 to monitor their overhead power cable network under their Virtual World Asset Management programme. The Scottish Government procured this dataset for public use in 2021. This dataset reflects the LAS point cloud data with a density of 4ppm (points per square metre).

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 4 - DTM

The Scottish Public Sector LiDAR (Phase 4) was initially captured by Fugro for Scottish Power Energy Network (SPEN) from 2017 to 2019 to monitor their overhead power cable network under their Virtual World Asset Management programme. The Scottish Government procured this dataset with a contribution from SEPA for public use in 2020. This dataset covers total 17,945 square kilometres (note the dataset does not have full national coverage). This dataset reflects the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Luing - DSM

Commissioned by Luing History Group in 2020, the contract was awarded to Fugro who conducted the survey and processed the data. The survey took place on 9th September 2020 and covered about 20 km². The average point density is about 25 last echoes/sqm.
The Digital Surface Model (DSM) is at 50cm resolution.
The data was collected for the Slate Islands off the west coast of Scotland offering a complete coverage of Luing and Torsa. A group of small islands to the west including Fladda and Belnahua, as well as the southernmost part of Seil and northern tip of Shuna were also scanned.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Development High Risk Area

The Development High Risk Area is the part of the coal mining reporting area which contains one or more recorded coal mining related features which have the potential for instability or a degree of risk to the surface from the legacy of coal mining operations. The combination of features included in this composite area includes mine entries; shallow coal workings (recorded and probable); recorded coal mining related hazards; recorded mine gas sites; fissures and breaklines and previous surface mining sites. New development in this defined area needs to demonstrate that the development will be safe and stable taking full account of former coal mining activities. This area was formally known as the Development Referral Area.

The development high risk areas have been defined to enable developers and planners to understand and consider the potential for instability or degree of risk from the legacy of coal mining operations. This information is also provided to asset managers for the management of the land assets of public bodies and major landowners.

Tags: coal, energy, exploration, ground stability, mining, mining report, risk
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Secondary School Catchments 24/10/2016 - 13/08/2017 (non denominational) - Moray

Secondary School Catchments 24/10/2016 - 13/08/2017 (Moray) (non denominational)

In Moray, the education authority discharges its duty to secure adequate and efficient education for the local authority area by operating a “catchment area” system to enable parents/carers to comply with their duty to provide efficient education for their child(ren).  The zones (catchment areas) are shown as delineated areas on maps.  Information on these catchment areas is available at the Moray Council website. Most parents of children living within the catchment area will choose for their children to attend the designated primary and secondary school for their catchment area. If a parent wishes their child to be enrolled at a school which is not the designated catchment area school for their postal address, they must make an out-of-zone ‘placing request’.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Scotland, education
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
FGS Target Area - Rhododendron Control

The Forestry Grant Scheme WIG Habitat & Species option provides support for capital work that will benefit a range of priority habitats and species, as defined in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and European Directives.
The Habitat & Species option is aimed at:
- improving the condition of native woodlands and restoring Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites to native woodland
- restoration or conservation of non-woodland habitats (such as lowland raised bogs and blanket bogs) that are present within the internal boundary of the woodland
- species associated with woodland edge (such as the pearl-bordered fritillary)
- Woodland Designed Landscapes

This dataset identifies the highest priority areas for rhododendron control as defined by the red and orange areas on the map.
Applications for areas out with the red and orange areas will need to make the case for being funded (e.g. by including a letter of support from Scottish Forestry or Scottish Natural Heritage).

Tags: Environment, FCS, FGS, Felling, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Habitats and biotopes, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot