AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Sound of Canna survey for fan mussels and other MPA search features

The purpose of this benthic survey in the Sound of Canna was to conduct a detailed survey of seabed MPA search features within the sound, with particular emphasis on the population of fan mussels (Atrina fragilis). Survey work during August and September 2010 involved a drop-down video survey to capture footage of the seabed habitats at 121 stations; detailed in-situ, diver observations, which included mapping the extent of seagrass beds and the collection of infaunal core samples at 15 stations; and grab sampling at 23 stations within benthic sediment communities. The primary objective of the work was to provide an assessment of the current status of the fan mussels. The survey plans were developed from previous sampling records, Admiralty charts, and predictive habitat distribution maps covering this area. This sampling work was carried out in 3 phases. Video and grab sampling were undertaken in shallow water between the 5th-7th August by Aquatic Survey and Monitoring Ltd (ASML) and SNH from the survey vessel Lophelia, and in deep water between the 20th and 27th September by ASML and University Marine Biological Station on Millport (UMBSM) from the UMBSM research vessel RV Aora. Diver fieldwork was carried out by a team of 4 divers from the 28th August to 4th September from the vessel Lophelia. The images and infaunal samples, analysed under SNH contract by ASML and Identichaet, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2012 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Loch Eribol benthic camera survey

The purpose of this benthic survey in Loch Eriboll was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particularly priority marine features (PMFs). A further aim was to assess the implications of renewable energy developments on the features of importance. An underwater video survey was conducted by MSS for MSS on the 8-9th March 2012 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present. Drop-down video drift tows were undertaken at 14 sites. Analyses on the seabed video and still photographic imagery, commissioned by SNH, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2011 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analysis of Marine Scotland (MS) Orkney benthic survey

The purpose of this MPA assessment benthic survey in Orkney waters (Rousay to Copinsay, including Eday Sound, and points in Scapa Flow) was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particularly priority marine features (PMFs). This survey is part of the SNH and MS MPA assesment of Scotland 2011.  Underwater video tows and day grab sampling were conducted by Heriot-Watt University for MS from the 1st to 11th September 2011 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present and aid biotope assignments to each station. Diver MNCR surveys were conducted at sites where healthy Modiolus modiolus and Mearl beds were observed on video, and diver core samples taken to investigate infauna and PSA. Analyses of the seabed video and still photographic imagery were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2010 Defra MB0102 2B Distribution of Arctica islandica in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man

This layer shows the distribution of the Ocean Quahog, Arctica islandica, an OSPAR Species.
      
     This layer forms one of a set of data layers created for the Defra MB0102 contract.  This work will support the delivery of a network of Marine Protected Areas as required to meet existing international and national obligations and commitments, including Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), a new measure to be delivered as part of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, and equivalent measures under Scottish legislation.  The availability of these data layers will also be of importance in underpinning Marine Planning (e.g. licensing) in our marine area.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2007 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Luce Bay (Scotland) littoral broad-scale mapping survey

Luce Bay and Sands SAC is a broad, shallow embayment on the south-west coast of Scotland. The site has been designated for four qualifying Annex I habitat types: 'Large shallow inlets and bays', 'Sandbanks which are slightly covered by seawater at all times', 'Intertidal mudflats and sandflats' and 'Reefs'. The aim of this project was to derive broadscale maps for the intertidal and subtidal Annex 1 habitats within the SAC. Because of the size of Luce Bay, it was decided that remote sensing supported by ground truthing of the data would be the most cost-effective way of mapping the habitats within the site. The intertidal would be surveyed using satellite imaging and the sublittoral environment would be surveyed using acoustic survey (sublittoral data is contained in a different Marine Recorder record - File identifier: 3f7776fb409ec2edb3c1a7eec8cb6a4f). Ground truthing would be undertaken by direct observation, where access allowed, in the intertidal.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2004 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Paible (Balranald Bog and Loch nam Feithean SSSI) intertidal sediment flats site condition monitoring survey

Loch Paible lies within the Balranald Bog and Loch nam Feithean SSSI on the west side of North Uist. The site includes terrestrial and freshwater features of national importance. The marine feature of conservation interest within the site is the sediment flats of Loch Paible. It is a mandatory requirement of SSSIs that monitoring of a site is carried out (site condition monitoring) to identify deterioration in the condition of the features for which the site has been established. The purpose of the current study was to initiate site condition monitoring of the intertidal sediment flats of Loch Paible. This was done to establish a baseline biological data set that would facilitate the assessment of the condition of the intertidal sediment flat habitats in the future and to allow a judgement to be formed on the current condition of these habitats. The approach taken to achieve these objectives was to establish a series of relocatable stations along transects that reflects the biological and environmental diversity of the sediment flats.
            Survey transects were worked as two survey events chosen to represent good geographical coverage and the likely spectrum of physiochemical conditions and biotopes. Fixed relocatable points were established, and recorded by dGPS with supporting photographic evidence for re-location, sketches and video. Transects followed constant bearings down the shore to the lowest level exposed at low tide (where possible taking advantage of conspicuous target features to aid reloaction). Zonation of dominant habitats were noted against distance down the tape.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2009 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Mull of Kintyre seabed camera survey

The purpose of this benthic survey off the Mull of Kintyre peninsula was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particularly priority marine features (PMFs). An underwater video and still photograph survey was conducted by MSS for MSS on the 13th October 2009 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present. Drop-down video drift tows were undertaken at 6 sites in the area. The images, analysed under SNH contract by Dr Colin Moore, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2010 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) North Islay seabed camera survey

The purpose of this benthic survey around northwest Islay was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particularly priority marine features (PMFs), and to ground-truth multibeam data. An underwater video and still photograph survey was conducted by MSS for MSS on the 17th of May 2010 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present. Drop-down video drift tows were undertaken at 9 sites in the area. The images, analysed under SNH contract by Dr Colin Moore, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2002 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Isle of May biota broad-scale mapping survey

The aim of this project was to survey the intertidal and subtidal areas of the cSAC and a surrounding 1km wide buffer zone, and to provide a comprehensive broad scale biotope distribution map of the area. Other objectives of the work were to review existing information relating to the intertidal and subtidal regions of the Isle of May and to compile the data and outputs into a Geographic Information System (GIS) project compatible with the SNH ArcView GIS.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2012 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Marine Scotland Science (MSS) Mull of Kintyre benthic camera survey

The purpose of this benthic survey (cruise 1621A) ioff the Mull of Kintyre was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance, particularly priority marine features (PMFs), because this area is one of the sites of interest to the development of marine renewables. The installation of tidal energy devices was proposed at the time of this survey. A further aim was to assess the implications of this planned renewable energy development on the features of importance. An underwater video survey were conducted by MSS for MSS on the 2nd October 2012 to collect detailed biological information on the seabed species and habitat features present. Drop-down video drift tows were undertaken at 4 sites. Analyses on the seabed video and still photographic imagery, commissioned by SNH, were used to describe the nature of the seabed in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages. MSS used the vessel FRV Alba na Mara for this survey.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2003 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Moidart and Shiel Woods Site Condition Monitoring survey of intertidal sediment flats

The purpose of the current study was to initiate site condition monitoring of the intertidal sediment flats of the Loch Moidart SAC. This was done to 1) establish a baseline biological data set that would facilitate the assessment of the condition of the intertidal sediment flat habitats in the future, and 2) to allow a judgement to be formed on the current condition of these habitats. The approach taken to achieve these objectives is to establish a series of relocatable stations along transects that reflect the biological and environmental diversity of the sediment flats of the SAC.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
UK Marine Strategy Descriptor 11 ship noise assessment data for 2018 to 2022

Annual median broadband (63 Hz - 4 kHz) sound level data for UK waters for the 
years 2018-2022 inclusive. Data format is ASCII. These maps underpin the UK 
Marine Strategy 2024 assessment for Descriptor 11.2 (continuous anthropogenic 
sound). Images of these maps in PNG format are also provided for reference. A 
summary table is also included which describes percentages of assessment 
region areas exceeding sound levels above given decibels.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Contaminants data from sediment cores collected in the North Sea between 2023 and 2024 and the Celtic Sea during 2023

These sample data are from sediment cores collected using a NIOZ (Royal 
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research design) Box Corer during 3 surveys 
conducted by the Research Vessel (RV) Cefas Endeavour. Sample were analysed 
for and data presented for Metals, Rare Earth Elements (REE), Organotins (OT), 
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE – 
Flame Retardants), Polychlorinated Biphenyls Ethers (PCB – Industrial 
Chemicals), Organochlorine Pesticides (OCP), and Per & Poly Fluoroalkyl 
Substances (PFAS). Additional surface scrapes were taken from sediment grabs 
using a Day Grab during the latter two surveys (CEND172023 & CEND092024).

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Highland Council Tree Preservation Orders

A TPO is made by the Local Authority, under Section 160 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, and within the procedures set out in the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 1975-1984. They are made to protect individual trees, groups of trees or woodlands which have particular amenity value, make a significant contribution to the landscape or townscape or because there may be a potential threat to the trees.

Tags: Tree Preservation Orders, TPO
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Open Spaces

Data recorded on all Open Spaces in the City. Analysis provided in the Open Spaces Audit. Contact Monitoring & Information team for further details. • Site Description – Records the name or description of the site – often part of the official name as used in the LLPG. • UPRN - As set out in the National Land & Property Gazetteer. Linked to UNISDELIVE.UFRM_BLPU_POINT In the LLPG. • Address – Matched to the LLPG entry for that UPRN. • Typology – Detailed classification of the principal use of the open space. See Open Spaces Audit for further details. • Hard or Green Open Space - Records the principal surface type of the open space. • Public Access – Records general access arrangements for the public. • Nature Conservation Sites – Records whether the site forms part of a Nature Conservation Site • Sport and Recreation Sites – Records details of sporting and other recreational facilities. • Historic Sites – Records if the site is part of a designated Historic Park and Garden • History – Any other relevant historical information. • Planting Beds, Wildlife Potential, Water Features – Other ancillary data of note. • Disabled Door/Step Access – Records accessibility with doors over 800mm and steps less than 15mm estimated. • Opening Hours – Records temporal access arrangements for the public. • Amount of Seating – Records estimated provision from survey.RT • Notes – Any other relevant information. • Key City Place – The Core Strategy Key City Place policy area • Status – Status of the open space - Proposed, Under Construction. Completed or Historic • Projected Start – Start date for proposed or under construction open spaces • Projected Completion – Completion date for proposed or under construction open spaces • Highway – Flag for whether the open space lied on the Highway Maintainable at Public Expense • Planning Permission – The relevant permission for proposed or under construction open spaces • Street Scene Reference – Internal reference where applicable Data updated in parallel with changes in the LLPG.

Tags: City of London, Open Space, Open Spaces, Open Spaces Audit
Organization: City of London
Crop Map of England (CROME) 2021

The Crop Map of England (CROME) is a polygon vector dataset mainly containing the crop types of England. The dataset contains approximately 32 million hexagonal cells classifying England into over 15 main crop types, grassland, and non-agricultural land covers, such as Woodland, Water Bodies, Fallow Land and other non-agricultural land covers. The classification was created automatically using supervised classification (Random Forest Classification) from the combination of Sentinel-1 Radar and Sentinel-2 Optical Satellite images during the period late October 2020 – September 2021. The dataset was created to aid the classification of crop types from optical imagery, which can be affected by cloud cover. The results were checked against survey data collected by field inspectors and visually validated. The data has been split into the Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties and each county is given a three letter code. Please refer to the CROME specification document to see which county each CODE label represents.

Tags: environment, land cover
Organization: Rural Payments Agency
Crop Map of England (CROME) 2020

The Crop Map of England (CROME) is a polygon vector dataset mainly containing the crop types of England. The dataset contains approximately 32 million hexagonal cells classifying England into over 15 main crop types, grassland, and non-agricultural land covers, such as Woodland, Water Bodies, Fallow Land and other non-agricultural land covers. The classification was created automatically using supervised classification (Random Forest Classification) from the combination of Sentinel-1 Radar and Sentinel-2 Optical Satellite images during the period late January 2020 – September 2020. The dataset was created to aid the classification of crop types from optical imagery, which can be affected by cloud cover. The results were checked against survey data collected by field inspectors and visually validated. The data has been split into the Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties and each county is given a three letter code. Please refer to the CROME specification document to see which county each CODE label represents.

Tags: environment, land cover
Organization: Rural Payments Agency
Crop Map of England (CROME) 2019

The Crop Map of England (CROME) is a polygon vector dataset mainly containing the crop types of England. The dataset contains approximately 32 million hexagonal cells classifying England into over 20 main crop types, grassland, and non-agricultural land covers, such as Woodland, Water Bodies, Fallow Land and other non-agricultural land covers. The classification was created automatically using supervised classification (Random Forest Classification) from the combination of Sentinel-1 Radar and Sentinel-2 Optical Satellite images during the period late January 2019 – September 2019. The dataset was created to aid the classification of crop types from optical imagery, which can be affected by cloud cover. The results were checked against survey data collected by field inspectors and visually validated. The data has been split into the Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties and each county is given a three letter code. 
Please refer to the CROME specification document to see which county each CODE label represents.

Tags: environment, land cover
Organization: Rural Payments Agency
Crop Map of England (CROME) 2018

The Crop Map of England (CROME) is a polygon vector dataset mainly containing the crop types of England. The dataset contains approximately 32 million hexagonal cells classifying England into over 20 main crop types, grassland, and non-agricultural land covers, such as Woodland, Water Bodies, Fallow Land and other non-agricultural land covers. The classification was created automatically using supervised classification (Random Forest Classification) from the combination of Sentinel-1 Radar and Sentinel-2 Optical Satellite images during the period late January 2018 – September 2018. The dataset was created to aid the classification of crop types from optical imagery, which can be affected by cloud cover. The results were checked against survey data collected by field inspectors and visually validated. The data has been split into the Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties and each county is given a three letter code. Please refer to the CROME specification document to see which county each CODE label represents.

Tags: environment, land cover
Organization: Rural Payments Agency
Tree Preservation Orders

A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. An Order prohibits the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or wilful destruction of trees without the local planning authority’s written consent.
If consent is given, it can be subject to conditions which have to be followed. In the Secretary of State’s view, cutting roots is also a prohibited activity and requires the authority’s consent.


Organization: Bolsover District Council
2001 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Firth of Forth intertidal habitats broad-scale mapping survey

Comparatively little data are available on the distribution of marine intertidal habitats within the Firth of Forth. This report presents the findings of the survey, undertaken in autumn 2001. It covered the northern shore from Fife Ness to the Forth Rail Bridge and the southern shore between the Rail Bridge and Dunbar. The intertidal area of the Isle of May was also mapped from existing data. During the survey, intertidal biotopes were mapped in accordance with standardised methodologies and target notes were made. The results are presented as a series of âbiotope complexâ maps.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
2000 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Loch Torridon ROV survey

Dataset used in the NatureScot Commissioned Report 536 - Biological analyses of underwater video from research cruises in the Clyde Sea, Loch Torridon and the Inner Sound, North Minch, Loch Eriboll and Orkney. To help target marine nature conservation in Scotland, SNH and JNCC have generated a focused list of habitats and species of importance in Scottish waters - the Priority Marine Features (PMFs). A subset of these features (termed MPA search features) will drive the identification of Nature Conservation MPAs. The principal aim of the present investigation was to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance in Scottish waters, especially PMFs, but also taking into consideration other importance measures. This was to be achieved through the analysis of seabed video and still photographic imagery collected during research cruises around Scotland carried out by various organisations between 2000 and 2012. 
          This dataset is from an ROV survey of habitats at 35 sites in Loch Torridon carried out in August 2000. Still images were used to describe the nature of the seabed, in terms of the physical structure and the species assemblages.  Species present were, as far as possible, identified and quantified using the semi-quantitative MNCR SACFOR scale (Hiscock, 1996).  Based on the physical and biological attributes, biotopes were allocated (Connor et al., 2004).  Runs traversing a sequence of biotopes were split into corresponding segments, with the transition points recorded using the time.  Segmentation of runs was not practicable in the case of mosaics of recurring biotopes, in which case all biotopes observed were simply listed.  Runs and run segments were assessed for the presence of PMFs, as well as for the presence of species and habitats of recognised conservation importance according to a number of additional criteria. Species SACFOR data, habitat descriptions, biotopes, depth and positional data have been incorporated into the Marine Recorder repository.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network