AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Site of Special Scientific Interest (Scotland)

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are those areas of land and water (to the seaward limits of local authority areas or MLWS) that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) considers to best represent our natural heritage - its diversity of plants, animals and habitats, rocks and landforms, or a combinations of such natural features. They are the essential building blocks of Scotland's protected areas for nature conservation. Many are also designated as Natura sites (Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation).

The national network of SSSIs in Scotland forms part of the wider GB series. SNH designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage the protected natural features of an SSSI.

SSSIs were first designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.  The majority of these were later re-notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. All 1981 Act SSSI designations are carried forward, and all new SSSI designations are now made, under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.

Tags: Protected sites, nature conservation policy
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)

Biosphere Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems promoting the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use. Biosphere Reserves serve to demonstrate integrated management of land, water and biodiversity.

For more information visit https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/international-designations/biosphere-reserve

Tags: Nature conservation, Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
DESNZ Non-consolidated Performance Related Pay

Departments and their agencies are responsible for publishing aggregated information on their annual spend on non-consolidated performance related payments (in-year and end-year) for their staff (SCS and delegated grades) for each performance year. For most departments this is 1 April to 31 March. The scope of the exercise is departments and their agencies (but not NDPBs).

Organization: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Treatment Plants

Please note: This dataset has been retired as it relates to the 2016 calendar year and is now out of date. The most recent data available for England is for the 2022 calendar year, which can be found here: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/d7e2c57b-110a-462b-97a0-9833e7d26cc2/wastewater-treatment-in-england. The most recent data available at UK level is for the 2018 calendar year and can be found on Waterbase as part of EU reporting here: https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/data/dbbccc77-ec41-4b19-8ec5-093bba1ba7a8.

Spatial dataset containing wastewater treatment plants monitored and reported under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in England. These plants serve population equivalent (PE) greater than 2000 if discharging to freshwater or greater than 10000 if discharging to coastal/transitional waters. Details include load, treatment types and performance. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, nutrient removal, phosphate removal, primary treatment, secondary treatment, sewage, sewage treatment system, tertiary treatment, urban wastewater, waste water discharge, waste water quality, waste water treatment, waste water treatment plant
Organization: Environment Agency
LDNPA Tree Preservation Orders

A Tree Preservation Order (TPO) is a legally enforceable order made by the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to protect trees and woodland in the interests of public amenity. The power to make a TPO is contained in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Town and Country (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012

Tags: Land use, administration, national_park
Organization: Lake District National Park Authority
Scottish Land LiDAR Programme - 2025 capture - LAS

The Scottish Land LiDAR Programme is the result of collaboration across government to capture LiDAR data for the country. The Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) team and Digital Directorate teams have worked collaboratively with the UK's Government Digital Service, who have provided our mechanism for data collection through the Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Project. 
 
The programme is funded jointly by Scottish Government (including Agriculture and Rural Economy, Environment and Forestry, RESAS, Agricultural Reform Programme, and Digital Directorate), Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Foresty and Land Scotland, NatureScot, Scottish Water and Scottish Forestry.

The data are collected and processed by Bluesky International Limited.

The data will be captured between 2025 to 2027.  This dataset is from the 2025 capture, and is supplied as:
-	Point cloud (.laz format) with a resolution of 10 points per square metre
-	Digital Terrain Model and Digital Surface Model (DTM and DSM), available for download as GeoTIFF, and also supplied via WMS by JNCC.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Land LiDAR Programme - 2025 capture - DTM

The Scottish Land LiDAR Programme is the result of collaboration across government to capture LiDAR data for the country. The Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) team and Digital Directorate teams have worked collaboratively with the UK's Government Digital Service, who have provided our mechanism for data collection through the Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Project. 
 
The programme is funded jointly by Scottish Government (including Agriculture and Rural Economy, Environment and Forestry, RESAS, Agricultural Reform Programme, and Digital Directorate), Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Foresty and Land Scotland, NatureScot, Scottish Water and Scottish Forestry.

The data are collected and processed by Bluesky International Limited.

The data will be captured between 2025 to 2027.  This dataset is from the 2025 capture, and is supplied as:
-	Point cloud (.laz format) with a resolution of 10 points per square metre
-	Digital Terrain Model and Digital Surface Model (DTM and DSM), available for download as GeoTIFF, and also supplied via WMS by JNCC.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Surface Coal Mining

Surface Mining Areas denote an area of coal extracted by surface excavations in the past or are being excavated currently, these sites do not necessarily reflect the extent of the excavation. Coal resources may still be available within these areas due to the inefficiencies of some historic mining techniques. These areas are often referred to as “opencast mining”.
Together with the Surface Coal Resource Area data, provide information to Mineral Planning Authorities for assisting in defining Mineral Safeguarding Areas in policy strategy.

Tags: Coal Mining
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Land LiDAR Programme - 2025 capture - DSM

The Scottish Land LiDAR Programme is the result of collaboration across government to capture LiDAR data for the country. The Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) team and Digital Directorate teams have worked collaboratively with the UK's Government Digital Service, who have provided our mechanism for data collection through the Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Project. 
 
The programme is funded jointly by Scottish Government (including Agriculture and Rural Economy, Environment and Forestry, RESAS, Agricultural Reform Programme, and Digital Directorate), Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Foresty and Land Scotland, NatureScot, Scottish Water and Scottish Forestry.

The data are collected and processed by Bluesky International Limited.

The data will be captured between 2025 to 2027.  This dataset is from the 2025 capture, and is supplied as:
-	Point cloud (.laz format) with a resolution of 10 points per square metre
-	Digital Terrain Model and Digital Surface Model (DTM and DSM), available for download as GeoTIFF, and also supplied via WMS by JNCC.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Coal Mine Entry

The Coal Authority has records of over 175,000 mine entries within the UK captured in the National Coal Mining database, derived from sources including abandonment plans, geological and topographical plans.  Coal mining activity is recorded as far back as the 13th century, but prior to 1872 there was no requirement to deposit abandonment plans. It is therefore believed there may be many unrecorded mine entries of which the Authority has no information or knowledge. These entries do not, therefore, appear within the Authority's national dataset as described here.

Tags: Adit, Coal Mining, Ground Stability, Mine Entry, Mining Report, Shaft, Underground
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Contract Register

The data lists the contracts awarded by the Council with tender/contract values over £5,000.

Data has been excluded or redacted from the publication in line with guidance issued by the Local Government Association.  

There are occasions when data items have been removed (redacted) for the following reasons:

- REDACTED PERSONAL DATA where the data would identify an individual in the context of their private life. 
- REDACTED COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY where the release of information could prejudice the conduct of business or was provided in confidence. 
- REDACTED OTHER where revealing information would compromise security, health & safety or crime prevention.

The Council manage 4 distinct processes – 
1. Tendering.
2. Awarding a Contract. 
3. Ordering Goods and Services via a Purchase Order as required. 
4. Paying an Invoice or awarding a Grant. 

This means that the same or similar information may be duplicated over datasets published by the Council. An example of this process would be a contract being advertised via an Invitation to Tender, awarded to a stationery supplier, a purchase order will then be raised to order 200 pens, the goods will be delivered and then an invoice submitted to the Council for payment. This information will be contained in the Invitation to Tender declaration, the Contract Register, Purchase Order Information and the Spend Data. 

It is likely that the values contained in the Invitation to Tender, Contract Register, Purchase Order data and Spend Data will not reconcile. This is because the timeframe whereby each item of data is captured will be different and actual spend varies over time. For example, the Invitation to Tender will be the estimated maximum value for the full contract term at the point the contract is advertised, the Contract Register will be the estimated maximum contract value over the full term, Purchase Orders may reflect requirements over a much shorter time or a single “call off” and the spend declaration reflects when we pay for the goods and services. 

Definitions: 
- Contracts: documents evidencing a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Purchase Orders may be raised against these Contracts. 

- Framework agreements: are legally compliant routes to pre selecting suppliers who are able to supply goods and services. Contracts are awarded to bidders when the work is allocated. Such contracts will be listed on the contract register if they are over £5,000 and are classified as “frameworks”. 

- Invitations to tender: are open advertisements to the market which represent opportunities for interested parties to express an interest in participating in a competitive procurement process for the supply of goods, services or works.

If you have queries with any of the payments listed in the data, please email foi@rochdale.gov.uk specifying the name of the file you are referring to, the transaction reference or invoice or contract number, the amount and what additional information you require.

Organization: Rochdale Borough Council
1962 Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) European Continental Slope RV Sarsia Cruise No. P1 July

Records from the RV Sarsia Cruise No. P1 in July 1962 to the European continental slope. Samples were collected by a number of methods including long line hooks, rectangular dredge and Agassiz dredge. Records supplied by Dr. Eve Southward and collated by DASSH as part of the 'Dredging the Depths' project.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Biodiversity metric projections for zooplankton, phytoplankton, benthos and fish assemblages for the NE Atlantic 1993-2099

This dataset contains spatial projections (.asc files) of biodiversity metrics 
(alpha, beta and gamma diversity Hill number 0, plus the regional fraction of 
rare species) for 4 assemblages: zooplankton, phytoplankton, benthos and fish, 
for years 1993-2099, across the shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP) climate 
scenarios SSP1-2.6,  SSP2-4.5, and  SSP5-8.5 (`Chapter 4 | Climate 
Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis`_), over the NE Atlantic region 
(Kristiansen et al. 2024). These projections were made in order to investigate 
biodiversity change across metrics and assemblages into the future, to 
demonstrate the shifting baseline of diversity due to climate change. There is 
one .asc file for each biodiversity metric, assemblage, climate scenario and 
year. These datasets relate to the manuscript: Fromplanktonto
fish: 21st-century redistribution of marine biodiversity and the changing 
role of rare species, Couce, E. & Greig, L. et al. 2026 (*recently submitted*
).


.. _`chapter 4 | climate change 2021: the physical science basis`:
    https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/chapter/chapter-4/

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
North Yorkshire Article 4

An Article 4 Direction is a planning measure used by local authorities to remove specific permitted development rights, meaning residents must now apply for planning permission for works that would normally not need it. This is typically done to protect the character and appearance of an area, especially within Conservation Areas, by controlling minor alterations, extensions, and changes of use. Examples of affected works can include changes to roofs, painting of previously unpainted elevations, and construction of extensions. 

Organization: North Yorkshire Council
Middlesbrough Brownfield Land Register

In April 2017, the Government published regulations requiring Local Planning Authorities to prepare and publish a Brownfield Land Register by 31 December 2017 and keep it up to date annually. The Register will provide publicly available information on previously developed (brownfield) sites in Middlesbrough which offer realistic potential for housing development. Brownfield land is land that has been previously developed. It can include land with buildings as well as cleared sites. 

The Brownfield Register comprises a spreadsheet completed in accordance with the government's published Data Standard, this is accompanied by mapping information.
 


Organization: Middlesbrough Borough Council
Contract register

This dataset list contracts where a tender, quote or framework process has been run. This information is published as part of the Local Government Transparency Code.
The information about the Council's tender opportunities and current contracts can be found at YORtender eportal.
To see the register:

  Click on the Contract register link just above the login button ( you do not need to log in).
  Click on the + next to Extended search and enter 'Calderdale' or 'Calderdale Council' in the Published by field
  Click on Search contracts.

Tags: FOI, contract, contracts, procurement, register, tender, transparency, yortender
Organization: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Local Development Plans - Scotland

Development plans set out the long term vision for development in each planning authority and are used to assess planning applications.
The latest available local development plan (LDP) spatial data for Scotland is shared here. Where a planning authority has their own data portal where the LDP data is stored, a link is provided. Where this is not available, a data download is provided.
This data should be reviewed in conjunction with the LDP documents and with the National Planning Framework 4 policy that now forms part of all local development plans.
Data is unavailable for the City of Edinburgh LDP

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Land use
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Land Classification of Shetland 1974 web map service

This is a web map service for the Land Classification of the Shetland Isles. The classification was originally developed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (ITE) in 1974 as a framework for ecological sampling and is a stratification of the land into a set of sixteen environmental strata at a 1km resolution. Each strata is an area sharing similar environmental characteristics (such as altitude, geology, distance from sea). The web map service contains two layers: 1) EnvironmentalStrata - all sixteen land classes; 2) OverviewOfStrata - land classes arranged into four related groups. The strata may briefly be described thus: Classes 1-4 - Coastal strata with few rivers running into the sea, gentle terrain; Classes 5-8 - Coastal strata with more sea and steeper slopes; Classes 9-12 - High altitude inland group, with few small water bodies; Classes 13-16 - Lower altitude zones with much peat and freshwater lochans. The four strata within each of these groups contain subtly different variations.

Tags: Bio-geographical Regions, statistical sampling, strata, stratification
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
WMS for sulphur and nitrogen atmospheric Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED), 2011-2013

This web map service (WMS) provides Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED) values of sulphur and nitrogen atmospheric deposition for 5x5 kilometre (km) grid squares of the UK averaged over the years 2011 to 2013. The maps show deposition values (kg ha-1 year-1) for oxidised nitrogen (NO2/NO3), reduced nitrogen (NH3/NH4) , non-marine sulphur (SO2/SO4) and base cations (Ca+Mg) . These total deposition values are the sum of four components calculated separately: wet deposition, dry deposition of gases, dry deposition of particulate matter and cloud droplet deposition. Habitat-specific data are provided for (i) moorland/short vegetation everywhere, and (ii) forest everywhere. Additionally, the grid square average over multiple land cover types (i.e. arable, grassland, forest, moorland, urban) is also provided. 

Tags: Atmospheric Conditions, Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED), base cations, deposition, nitrogen, pollutant, sulphur
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain [Countryside Survey] web map service (WMS)

This web map service shows estimates of stock (length) of linear features across Great Britain in 2007, 1998, 1990 and 1984. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey in each of those years, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as the estimated mean length of linear features (hedgerows, walls, fences, banks, grass strips and tree lines) per 1km square within 45 different Land Class types based on the ITE Land Classification. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside, carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to linear features, habitat areas, species plot, soil plot, freshwater habitat and satellite map data are also produced by Countryside Survey.

Tags: Land Cover, banks, fences, grass strips, hedgerows, hedges, tree lines, walls
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2007 (1km percentage aggregate class, GB) Web Map Service v1.2

This is a web map service (WMS) for the Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007), percentage cover at 1km for aggregate classes. Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007) is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. The map updates and upgrades the Land Cover Map of Great Britain (LCMGB) 1990 and LCM2000. Like the earlier 1990 and 2000 products, LCM2007 is derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes obtained mainly from Landsat, IRS and SPOT sensors. It also covers Northern Ireland and incorporates information derived from other ancillary datasets. LCM2007 was classified using a hierarchical nomenclature corresponding to Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompasses the entire range of UK habitats. In addition, it recorded further detail where possible , incorporating land cover classes sought by other users. LCM2007 is produced in both vector and raster formats, with a number of different versions containing varying levels of detail and at different spatial resolutions. This WMS is for Great Britain only.

Tags: Great Britain, Land Cover
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Countryside Survey Environmental Zones View Service

This view service displays Environmental Zones which are aggregations of ITE Land Classes; these classes are derived from repeatable multivariate analysis of environmental data collected for each 1 km square in the country. Thus the classes, and hence the zones, are determined by combinations of environmental characteristics, not by just one or two. This means that the naming of classes (and zones) is not straightforward and cannot be achieved by reference to single parameters such as altitude. The approach taken with the ITE Land Classes is to give each a numeric identifier, rather than a text name, and to supplement these Land Class numbers with a brief description of the class. 

Tags: Bio-geographical Regions, ITE Land Class
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Web Map Service of Climate suitability for Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae infection in the UK

This web map service shows the suitability of climate conditions for infection of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae across the UK. Suitability is mapped for individual years 2007 to 2011; the average and standard deviations for the whole period are also provided. The model is based on laboratory data of environmental responses of these pathogens and hourly temperature and relative humidity regimes in the period, and describes how many times infection could have been completed within running 48 hour periods through the year. This research was funded by the Scottish Government under research contract CR/2008/55, 'Study of the epidemiology of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in managed gardens and heathlands in Scotland' and involved collaborators from St Andrews University, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Forestry Commission, the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH).

Tags: Habitats and Biotopes
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre