AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Coalfield Consultation Areas

The Coalfield Consultation Areas dataset has been created from information held by the Mining Remediation Authority and is used to determine whether a coal mining report is required for property transactions and the conveyance process.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Tags: Coal, Coalfield, Mining, Underground
Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal 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 at surface or shallow depth. These features pose a potential risk to surface stability and public safety. 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 proposals in this defined area should be supported by a Coal Mining Risk Assessment in order 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.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Tags: Coal, Coal Mining Risk Assessment, Development High Risk, Ground Stability, Mining, Mining Report
Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
OSNI Open Data - 50K Boundaries - Townlands (2013)

Mid scale vector polygon dataset showing townland boundaries. Published here for OpenData.
The OSNI Largescale Townlands is a polygon dataset consisting of the Townland boundaries.
Townlands are an ancient method of land measurement found only in Ireland and can be very
important in genealogical research. These small areas of land can vary in size from a few acres
upwards. The data was derived from the OSNI Largescale database in 2013 and has been topologically
cleansed and attributed to create a seamless dataset.

Tags: 50K, Administrative Boundaries, Boundaries, Northern Ireland, OSNI, Open Data, Townlands
Organization: OpenDataNI
Geospatial Data Catalogue: Coal Authority

Working with the Geospatial Commission, the Geo6 organisations have produced a simplified common data catalogue providing core information on the geospatial datasets that they hold and manage.  This catalogue or index of data is made available under OGL however, the underlying datasets may be available under different licences.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.




## Geographic Coverage




England, Wales, Scotland




## Additional Resources




 * [BGS](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/58331338-df7c-437d-a111-e538eff1eec6/geospatial-data-catalogue-british-geological-survey-bgs)


 * [CA](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8f23fe74-8c88-4bfd-a80f-5ef419888c6a/geospatial-data-catalogue-coal-authority)

 * [HMLR](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/70f5dbbe-e8ed-43dd-8989-6217deb9552b/geospatial-data-catalogue-hm-land-registry)


 * [OS](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6235d96c-3836-4a19-a242-38f9fbb72de4/geospatial-data-catalogue-ordnance-survey)

 * [UKHO](https://data.gov.uk/dataset/67615095-9da7-4863-aceb-f6ef80192e3f/geospatial-data-catalogue-united-kingdom-hydrographic-office)

 * [VOA]( https://data.gov.uk/dataset/d39ebb44-14d4-4957-a6ca-17426f6a3e56/geospatial-commission-data-catalogue-valuation-office-agency)




## Link to CSV column definitions

 * [Human Readable](https://github.com/OrdnanceSurvey/discoverability/wiki)

 * [JSON schema](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OrdnanceSurvey/discoverability/master/GC-Data-Catalogue-csv-schema.json)




## Frequency of Update




Bi-annual or sooner, if required.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal Development Low Risk Area

The Development Low Risk area is an area where our records do not indicate the presence of coal mining features at surface or shallow depth which may pose a risk to surface stability or public safety. However, unrecorded features may be present therefore our Standing Advice should be attached to any formal planning approval in this area.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Tags: Coal, Coal Mining Risk Assessment, Development Low Risk, Ground Stability, Mining, Mining Report
Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Unlicensed opencast coal mining

The Unlicensed Opencast dataset contains the locations and extents of pre Coal Authority worked opencast sites i.e. as worked by National Coal Board/British Coal. 

Note: This dataset should be looked at in conjunction with the License Areas dataset in regard to post 1994 opencast operations.

Note: This dataset should be looked at in conjunction with the Unlicensed Opencast dataset in regard to pre 1994 opencast operations

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.


Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal mining parent phase

The coal mining parent phase data set records the chronology of an underground working (Proposed or Actual).  A Parent Phase will typically start life as Proposed and as Coal is extracted over a period of time it will become Actual.
Actual: The area of an underground working where coal has been extracted by underground methods.
Proposed: The area of an underground working where coal is planned to be extracted by underground methods.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.


Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal mining legal notices

The coal mining legal notice dataset details each notice issued to allow coal mining operations in areas where no mining lease was in existence, as taken from the information held by the Coal Authority. It includes the location and a number of attributes relating to that feature.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal seam levels

This coal seam levels dataset shows the level of underground working in metres along a specific point/contour, in a specific seam, above or below ordnance datum/sea level. A minus before the figure means below Ordnance Datum/Sea Level. No minus before the figure means above Ordnance Datum/Sea Level.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal mining court orders

In parts of the country, the High Court may have issued an order allowing a mine owner or mining operator to work coal where no previous mining lease was in existence. The Court may also have made provision for the basis on which compensation should be paid for subsidence damage. The coal mining court orders dataset shows the position for each court order taken from the information held by the Authority, and includes a number of attributes relating to that feature.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal mining child phase

The coal mining child phase dataset shows the position for each Child Phase taken from the information held by the Authority, and includes a number of attributes relating to that feature. This dataset identifies the chronology of a Proposed Parent Phase in estimated or calculated divisions. The combination of Parent and Child Phase allows the reporting of Past, Current and Future mining.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Mine Water Heat Opportunity Mapping for 10 Cities in England

This is a collection of Opportunity Maps for mine water heat, produced for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, and their contractor AECOM, covering the following 10 cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland.
Also included is a report outlining the methodology criteria for the opportunity map assessment. The dataset has been developed using Coal Authority data, consisting of Underground Workings data, and Environmental Data, and a bespoke assessment methodology. It consists of 15m x 15m square grid cells, containing attribution of Good, Possible, Challenging on the basis of the opportunity method criteria and expert input. 

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support. 

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Heating and cooling demand over coal mine workings

This dataset has been produced upon collaboration with the Ordnance Survey (OS), in order to produce a geospatial layer to aid in identifying areas which might see the most impact from a mine water heat scheme. It has been designed in order for stakeholders to identify areas which may see the relevant surface level demand and end-user base for mine water heat opportunities.The dataset shows:- the extent of the underground mine workings, at a 5km hex resolution- the distribution of building types across the UK's coalfields- the total annual heating demand (in GWh/yr) per 5km hex- the total annual cooling demand (in GWh/yr) per 5km hexThe dataset does not guarantee the potential of a mine water heat prospect in any of the 5km hex cells. The potential for a mine water heat scheme at any location is subject to a thorough review of the relevant subsurface and environmental data and granting of all permissions, permits and licenses.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Tags: building types, buildings, coal, cooling demand, heating demand, mine water heat, recorded mine workings
Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Borehole shaft temperature profiles

The Coal Authority undertakes monitoring of shafts and boreholes across Great Britain’s coalfields. As part of this monitoring geophysical instruments are used to profile shafts and boreholes and the water contained within. This is often undertaken for reasons such as assessing the condition of a monitoring point or identifying different water types prior to the collection of water chemistry samples. Here we present the water temperature and electrical conductivity data collected as part of this geophysical monitoring.  The data illustrate changing temperature (ºC) and electrical conductivity (µS/cm) of mine water within flooded mine shafts and boreholes.  The parameters are measured on a 1cm resolution throughout the length of the shaft or borehole.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Gateshead mine water heat living laboratory

This data is a collection of data from sensors deployed as part of the Gateshead Living Lab, pertaining to mine water level, mine water chemistry, mine water temperature, pore water pressures and borehole temperature profiles.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Mine plans

The Mining Remediation Authority's collection of more than 120,000 coal mine plans, dating as far back as the 17th century. These cover surface mining, also known as opencast, and deep mining operations, depicting areas of coal extraction and the point of entry into the seam. The plans provide essential information about the history and legacy of coal mining across Great Britain. 

Common key features of mine plans can include: 

- The extent of the workings (in one or more seams) at the time of the plan construction are typically illustrated as coloured areas or outlines that can have an explanatory legend somewhere on the map to help with identification. 

- The location of mine entries (shafts and adits) can be illustrated using a wide variety of symbology from circles to rectangles. Care must be taken to not mis-identify them as surface features such as wells, chimneys, underground shafts between seams that do not reach the surface (often referred to as staple shafts), or even, overlying text. 

- Descriptive information such as colliery name, seams worked, map scale, map orientation (north arrow), and legend. 

- Surface features are common to many plans and were used to reference mining features to. Such features that may stand the tests of time are churches, field boundaries, and some road and rail networks.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Coal mining licence area

The coal mining licence area dataset shows the position for each License Area relating to both underground, opencast and underground coal gasification as taken from the information held by the Authority, and includes a number of attributes relating to that feature.

Note: This dataset should be looked at in conjunction with the Unlicensed Opencast dataset in regard to pre 1994 opencast operations.

Note: This dataset should be used in conjunction with the Licence Table dataset to ensure that Licence Areas are reported fully.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.


Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Shallow Coal Workings

The shallow coal workings dataset is derived from the Authority's records of underground coal mine workings. This dataset consists of all those underground coal workings with a recorded or interpolated depth from surface of 30m or less, with the exception of thicker seams where a depth of 50m will be applied. Underground workings do not readily constitute a threat to surface stability due to the ability of the overlying strata to dissipate any movement from within the workings before they reach the surface. However, shallow workings do not have sufficient overlying strata therefore any movement has the potential to reach the surface and cause damage.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Tags: Coal, Ground stability, Mining, Mining Report, Underground
Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Probable coal workings

The probable coal workings dataset contains the locations and estimated extents of probable underground coal workings for which no recorded plan exists, but where it is possible that workable coal at shallow depths was been mined before records had to be kept.  

The probable coal workings dataset is a footprint which provides information on the spatial distribution of potential hazards resulting from unrecorded past underground coal mining.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.


Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Mine Entry Zone of Influence

A Mine Entry with Potential Zone of Influence is the area of the ground that might be affected if subsidence of the mine entry was to occur. It highlights the area on the surface that could potentially be affected in the unlikely event a collapse 
was to occur. The calculation takes into account the size of the mine entry entrance, the geological 'drift' deposits for the area and the original source from which the mine entry was captured. 

The layer shows a mathematical area, which may be affected and does not attempt to take into account the varying local geological conditions that may affect this. Where the calculated ZOI is less than 20m then a default value of 20m is used. 

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
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.

In November 2024, the Coal Authority changed its name to the Mining Remediation Authority to better reflect its mission and continued commitment to environmental sustainability, safety, and community support.

Organization: Mining Remediation Authority
Distributions of wintering red-throated diver, little gull, and common scoter in the Greater Wash

This dataset provides distribution data (Kernel Density Estimates) for waterbirds in the Greater Wash area. The methods used to generate these shapefiles can be found in JNCC Report 574.

The European Council (EC) Directive on the conservation of wild birds, commonly known as the 'Birds Directive' (Directive 2009/147/EC), requires Member States to classify the “most suitable territories” in number and size as Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for species listed on Annex I of the Directive and regularly occurring migratory species. The UK SPA selection guidelines for the identification of SPAs advise that sites should be identified in two stages (Stroud et al 2001). While Stage 1 identifies areas that are likely to qualify for SPA status, Stage 2 further considers these areas to select the most suitable areas in number and size for SPA classification.

In order to help identify inshore areas that might be suitable for SPA classification for waterbirds (mostly divers, grebes, and seaduck), 45 areas of search (AoS) were selected where potentially important numbers of these birds congregate outside the breeding season. The Greater Wash was one these areas of search, as the existing literature indicated that large numbers of red-throated diver occurred there annually outside the breeding season.

Tags: Birds, Marine, Natura 2000, Protected Areas, Seabirds
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
UK Atlas of Seabed Habitats: Mosaic of Localised Maps v2025.1

The UK Atlas of Seabed Habitats (UKASH) Mosaic of Localised Maps is a composite of multiple data sources in the form of polygons. It takes the Library of Localised Maps and integrates these into a single, non-overlapping map product for the UK seabed, including the intertidal zone, but only where localised habitat maps exist.

Where maps overlap, we have selected the most reliable according to set criteria. Source maps vary in terms of spatial and thematic detail. All original classifications and the provenance of individual polygons is preserved within the data product/data inventory. Standardised fields containing the EUNIS v2007-11 and Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (v 22.04) habitat classification information are also provided.

This product presents a rapid, single view of habitats as determined from localised habitat maps, without the possibility of having to query several overlapping pieces of information that may be present in the Library of Localised Maps.

The polygon dataset is accompanied by a data inventory spreadsheet which provides a summary of the data sources that have been used to construct the data product.

The Mosaic of Localised Maps forms part of the UK Atlas of Seabed Habitats (UKASH), a suite of mapping products, offering the most complete characterisation of seabed habitats in the UK in the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland and the European standard classification system, EUNIS. UKASH is composed of:
* UKASH Library of Localised Maps: A standardised collection of individual, ground-truthed habitat maps from various sources.
* UKASH Mosaic of Localised Maps: A unified, non-overlapping map product that prioritises the most reliable maps from the UKASH Library of Localised Maps.
* UKSeaMap Predictive Map: A seamless, full-coverage predictive map of physical seabed habitats in the UK. 
* UKASH Combined Map: The UKASH Mosaic of Localised Maps, with gaps filled by the UKSeaMap Predictive Map.

Tags: EUNIS, MNCR, Marine, Marine Habitat Mapping, Seabed Habitats and Geology
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Seabirds Count Datasets

The results from Seabirds Count, the fourth census of Britain and Ireland’s internationally important populations of breeding seabirds, were published on 16 November 2023. 

Over 10,000 sites and 25 species were surveyed between 2015 and 2021 to provide a comprehensive update on the state of these populations and gain greater insight into the relationships between them and the pressures they face. 

Full species’ accounts of Seabirds Count census results can be found in the Seabirds Count publication, available to purchase from Lynx publishing.

Several datasets are available to download, including: 

*  The comparative dataset for Seabird 2000 and Seabirds Count (previous versions (November 2023, December 2023) replaced July 2024 to address some minor errors).
*  The dataset used to produce the Manx Shearwater and European Storm-petrel estimates.
*  A full summary of all population estimates, and total percentage change recorded for each species across all 173 SPAs.

These resources may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need copies in a different or more accessible format, please contact [Communications@jncc.gov.uk](mailto:communications@jncc.gov.uk).

Tags: Corporate, Marine, Seabird Surveys, UK Biodiversity
Organization: Joint Nature Conservation Committee