AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Survey : CLIO/07/1979 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 13/06/1979 and 02/07/1979 on Clione

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Lowestoft otter trawl codend catch
-   Otter Trawl BORIS FISH/PRAWN 600 Mesh, 20mm Liner, Rubbers

Survey operations were undertaken on 95 stations

61 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 06/82

Between March and June of 1982 and 1985 a series of plankton surveys was 
carried out in the western Irish Sea to determine the distribution and 
abundance of the larvae of *Nephrops norvegicus* L.Plankton samples were 
collected at each site on a planned survey grid. In addition to Nephrops 
larvae, fish eggs and larvae were also analysed. The data described here 
consists of the numbers of Nephrops larvae and fish eggs and larvae identified 
from the main net samples collected on a survey in April-May 1982, along with 
associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CLIO/7/1963 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 12/03/1963 and 19/03/1963 on Clione

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Otter trawl Codend catch

Survey operations were undertaken on 2 stations

8 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : PLAT/14/1948 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 27/05/1948 and 02/06/1948 on Platessa

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Otter trawl Codend catch

Survey operations were undertaken on 34 stations

19 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : PLAT/7/1947 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 07/03/1947 and 08/03/1947 on Platessa

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Otter trawl Codend catch

Survey operations were undertaken on 3 stations

0 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : EHOLT/02/1957 (part of Historic Arctic Survey Series)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the Historic Arctic Survey 
Series;

*Gadus morhua* (Atlantic Cod) stocks in the Barents Sea are currently at 
levels not seen since the 1950s. Causes for the population increase last 
century, and understanding of whether such large numbers will be maintained in 
the future, are unclear. To explore this, we digitised and interrogated 
historical cod catch and diet datasets from the Barents Sea. Data includes 
temporal and spatial information, cod catch data and length distributions, and 
hydrographic data.

Survey took place between 24/04/1957 and 28/05/1957 on Ernest Holt

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Otter Trawl 78ft Granton with shrimp netting cover

Survey operations were undertaken on 29 stations

20 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : GEBL/D/1927 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 31/03/1927 and 05/04/1927 on GBligh

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Ostenfold and Jespersen 50cm ring 60 or 80 rows per inch

Survey operations were undertaken on 32 stations

0 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Survey : CLIO/4/1968 (part of CEFAS Historic surveys)

This survey was undertaken by Cefas as part of the CEFAS Historic surveys;

Station and biological data collected during research surveys carried out by 
Cefas (formerly Directorate of Fisheries) in seas around the UK, mostly in the 
North Sea, since 1902. The survey hauls are not laid out systematically as a 
grid, as in current International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS) and are widely 
distributed over (especially) southern and central North Sea areas. Gears and 
protocols were not standardised throughout, due to the long term nature of the 
series. Surveys took place in each season. Data are lacking for the periods of 
both World Wars. In some periods (e.g. the early 1900s), all species caught 
were recorded, whereas in other periods (e.g. 1920s-30s), only the key 
commercial species (e.g., Plaice, Sole and Cod) were recorded systematically. 
Note that some surveys targeted particular species (notably Plaice).

Survey took place between 19/03/1968 and 29/03/1968 on Clione

Equipment used during this survey :


-   Historic Granton otter trawl

Survey operations were undertaken on 30 stations

31 different species were caught on this survey

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Western anglerfish and hake 2008/09 - Fisheries Science Partnership

One of ten beam trawl surveys to investigate catches of anglerfish and hake 
(*Merluccius**merluccius*) in the Celtic Sea and Western Approaches, and 
to examine bycatches of other species. To investigate the effectiveness of an 
"environmental panel" designed for reducing the bycatch of organisms and 
debris.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
FGS Target Area - Predator Control for Capercaillie

This dataset is derived from data supplied the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and is based on information from the BTO Bird Atlas 2007-11.  Scottish Forestry would like to thanks BTO for their approval to use this data.

The areas defined in this dataset can help support predator control to benefit capercaillie which are vulnerable to predation.  This support is offered via the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) - Sustainable Management of Forests - Species Conservation - Predator Control for Capercaillie and Black Grouse.

Tags: Environment, FGS, Felling, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Employment Land Audit 2015 - 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: Economy, Land Use, Land use
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Secondary School Catchments (non denominational) - Moray

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
NatureScot Owned land

Merged dataset containing land owned by or leased from SNH.
Excludes small parcels of land owned by SNH attached to urban offices such as SNH HQ at Great Glen House, Inverness.

For a list of properties and land visit https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-property-register

For more information visit https://www.nature.scot/about-naturescot/our-work/community-empowerment-and-scotlands-environment/public-register-land-holdings

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Landscape Character Assessment - Loch Lomond and Trossachs NPA

Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) is a recognised technique which identifies areas with a distinct composition of inter-related natural, physical, cultural and historical characteristics. A National Programme of LCAs was initiated by NatureScot in 1994 covering 29 regional studies carried out with local authorities and other organisations. Although the broad methodology is similar for each study (i.e. carried out in accordance with published guidance), there is not complete consistency in the naming and describing of LCTs.

The 2010 Loch Lomond and the Trossachs (LLTT) LCA dataset sits alongside the National dataset, and is captured at a higher resolution. This dataset should be used in conjunction with the LLTT LCA 2010 Report.

Tags: Land cover, Land use, Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish_wetland_inventory

This data set has been developed by assimilating spatial data from Scottish Natural Heritage. The whole country has not yet been surveyed and as a result the data set only displays known wetlands. The wetland inventory database comprises a number of fields that include the main WFD95 wetland type, the original habitat survey information and whether the wetland polygon is within a statutory designated site. The wetland typology (WFD95) is used as the main identifying field for each polygon in the inventory database.

Generated from data supplied to SEPA by Scottish Natural Heritage. It is important to note that if there are no wetlands identified on the inventory this does not mean that there are no wetlands in that area. The inventory has been completed using available digital data for wetlands that have been surveyed. It is very likely that there are wetlands in Scotland that have not been surveyed or where the survey data is currently not available in a digital format suitable for GIS.

Tags: Environmental monitoring facilities, environment
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Map of topsoil compaction risk (partial cover)

The map shows the risk of the topsoil becoming compacted due to the passage of machinery. This map primarily covers the cultivated land in Scotland and provides information on the risk of topsoil compaction.The topsoil compaction risk gives information of the likelihood of the topsoil becoming compacted  in 3 classes: High, Moderate or Low. The risk is based on the natural drainage class of the soil and the soil texture.

Tags: Soil, compaction, soil compaction
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones (Countryside Zones) - Argyll and Bute

A Development Management Zone which, as designated in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015, frames the area around settlements and wider countryside; within this zone a co-ordinated and planned approach to development is appropriate whilst allowing for small scale infill, rounding-off redevelopment and change of use of buildings to take place on an appropriate basis but not extending the existing settlement boundary

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Environmental Policy; Planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Soil World Reference Base, Scotland WMS

In order to generate a soil map of Scotland using the WRB soil classification system, the dominant soil taxonomic unit in each 1:250 000 scale soil map units were classified according to the diagnostic criteria laid out in WRB 2007 (IUSS Working Group WRB, 2007) and following the updated procedures for constructing small scale map legends (IUSS Working Group WRB, 2010). As the intention was to produce a map at a notional scale of 1:1 000 000, the soils were classified to the level of the Reference Soil Group and two qualifiers. Boorman, D.B., Hollis, J.M and Lilly, A. 1995. Hydrology of soil types: a hydrologically-based classification of the soils of the United Kingdom. Institute of Hydrology Report No.126. Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford. IUSS Working Group WRB. 2007. World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2006, first update 2007. World Soil Resources Reports No. 103. FAO, Rome. IUSS Working Group WRB. 2010. Addendum to the World Reference Base for Soil Resources: Guidelines for constructing small-scale map legends using the World Reference Base for Soil Resources. FAO, Rome. Soil Survey of Scotland Staff. (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Tags: Soil, WRB, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Fuel Poverty Index - Scotland

This dataset is a Scottish Fuel Poverty Index created in the summer of 2023 by EDINA@University of Edinburgh as part of their student internship programme. The user guide provides descriptions of each data variable used in creating the index. The basic rationale was to replicate for Scotland work that had been conducted previously but only in respect to England and Wales. The two indices are not strictly directly comparable due to data availability and spatial granularity but provide standalone snapshots of relative fuel poverty across Great Britain. The Scottish Index is fully open source and for purposes of transparency and repeatability this guide provides an open methodology and is accompanied by the underlying data. Data are provided in good faith ’as is’ and is the sole product of student effort as part of mentoring activities conducted by EDINA at the University. Each variable that was used in the Index was normalised relative to the individual values for that variable - which means the values presented in the underlying FPI data table do not represent the actual numbers for each local authority - merely the percentage relative to the other local authorities in Scotland. A separate file ”Fuel-poverty-index-raw-data-with-calc.csv” is available which contains the raw percentages used for the index along with a table containing the calculations used to obtain the final score and the main FPI data table.

Fuel Poverty Index Excel: This file contains each Scottish local authority's ability to pay score, demand score and final score which were all obtained from the several different variables. The raw data for these variables can be found in the Raw Data file and an explanation for each variable can be found in the User Guide document. The scores are between 1 to 100 and are normalised relative to each other. This means the final scores do not represent the actual physical values for each area.

Fuel Poverty Index csv: This file contains the normalised processed data that makes up the Scottish fuel poverty index with variables being in range of 1 to 100. Some variables have been weighted depending on how important they are to the index. The final scores rating each Scottish local authority from 1 to 100 are also included.

Raw data: This file contains the raw unprocessed data that the index was created from for all Scottish local authorities. 

User Guide: This file contains the documentation of the process to create the index as well as descriptions of what each column in the Fuel Poverty Index csv file contain. This file also provides some examples of the visualisation created from the index

Fuel Poverty Index Shapefile: This folder contains the .shp shape file comprising all the data from Fuel Poverty Index csv, in addition to also having the geospatial polygons associated with each local authority boundary. For the best viewing, the British National Grid EPSG 27700 coordinate system should be used.

Tags: Statistical units
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Outer Hebrides 2019 - 50cm DSM

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 50 cm resolution data covers approximately 1705 km² including the area captured at the higher resulition of 25 cm.  This dataset reflects the Digital Surface Model (DSM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Elevation, Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
HES LiDAR 2016 and 2017 Project: Data procured from Fugro (non-commercial government licence)

This LiDAR data was captured by Fugro and procured by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as part of the Rae Project, the 3D Digital Documentation of HES’ Properties in Care and for other HES projects. The LiDAR data was captured in 2016 and 2017 of the sites and their immediate landscape and processed in *. ascii format to 0.25m resolution for the following sites:
•	Chesters Hill Fort.
•	Dere Street Roman Road – North and South
•	Blackness Castle.
•	Kinneil House.
•	Linlithgow Palace, Peel and Park.
•	Antonine Wall – Rough Castle (Antonine Wall 2017 epoch*).
•	Antonine Wall – Watling Lodge West (Antonine Wall 2017 epoch*).
•	Caerlaverock Castle.
•	Dundonald Castle.
•	Lochmaben Castle.
•	Threave Castle.
Data was supplied in *.las format and 0.25m *.ascii format as DTM (Terrain) and DSM (Surface) data and is distributed here as *.LAZ and GeoTiff
Each site or data area is included in an attributed GIS shapefile depicting the area of each respective area of data capture
Tiles contain only data that was relevant to HES Projects at the time of procurement.

Tags: Heritage, Orthoimagery, cultural heritage
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Coastal Protection Zone (CPZ)(Moray)

The objective of the designation is to protect and enhance the Moray coast for its landscape, nature conservation, recreation and tourism benefits. The undeveloped coastline is protected through identification of a Coastal Protection Zone (CPZ) within which only certain types of development will be acceptable.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Scotland, planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
National Forest Estate Legal Boundary Scotland 2019

This dataset is a product of the Land Transaction layer within ForesterWeb used for maintaining estate transactions in Scotland. Legal boundary relates to the estate extent held in ForesterWeb, that is used to interrogate and maintain estate transactions by Forest Research on behalf of Forestry and Land Scotland.

Attributes;

OBJECTID
Shape
FORESTDIST
Shape_Length
Shape_Area

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Land use, Landscape, Ownership, Planning, Woodland, forest management, forestry
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
LiDAR for Scotland Phase 4 - DSM

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 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 Surface Model (DSM) produced from the point cloud data.

Tags: Orthoimagery
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot