AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Area management - King scallop assessment areas in Scotland

For the purposes of Marine Scotland Science’s (MSS) stock assessments, the king scallop (Pecten maximus) grounds around Scotland are divided into assessment areas (previously known as ‘Management areas’) which are defined on the basis of ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) statistical rectangles.  As in previous assessments, rectangle 40E4 is divided into two data components, one from the east side of the Mull of Kintyre and one from the west side.  This allows for a clearer distinction between the West of Kintyre and Clyde scallop stocks.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Fish and shellfish catch statistics
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Scottish Assessment areas - Scottish Marine Regions and Offshore Marine Regions

The 21 Scottish marine regions and offshore marine regions are used for state of the sea assessments. These areas consolidate the existing statutory Scottish Marine Regions with non-statutory offshore marine regions. For the purposes of assessment, the offshore marine regions extend to the continental shelf limits (adjacent to Scotland)

Tags: Administration and dimensions, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Scottish Assessment Areas - Scottish Sea Areas (Clean and Safe Seas Monitoring)

The 15 Scottish sea areas are based on areas previously adopted for certain environmental monitoring programmes. The data from these 15 areas can be presented regionally and also reasonably aggregated to form a national picture and to develop information for the two main areas required for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive initial assessment: the Greater North Sea (Area II) and the Celtic Seas (Area III) which are existing sea areas used by OSPAR (the Oslo Paris Convention for the Protection of the North East Atlantic)

Tags: Administration and dimensions, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area management - crab and lobster fishery assessment areas in Scotland

For assessment purposes, the Scottish creel fishing grounds are divided into 12 assessment areas. Some Scottish assessment areas extend outside Scottish Territorial Waters. On the east of Scotland the South East assessment area extends beyond the Scottish border, while on the west coast, the Clyde assessment area stops short of the Irish border. There is some fishing on grounds outside the assessment areas. Currently these areas support only small fisheries and landings data are monitored for any change in importance

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Fish and shellfish catch statistics
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Energy resources - Onshore oil & gas - hydrocarbon fields, wells, and licenced blocks

Onshore oil and gas licensing powers were devolved to Scottish Ministers on 9 February 2018.  Onshore includes the marine area within territorial baselines. These datasets show onshore hydrocarbon fields, wells, and licensed blocks issued by Scottish Ministers.  Historic data is held by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).

Tags: Construction and structures, Energy resources, Marine geology
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Priority Marine Features (PMFs) - improving protection of features outside the MPA network - supporting data for consultation - July 2018

The Scottish Government commissioned SNH to identify locations within inshore waters (6NM limit) where there is a need to consider additional management for bottom contacting mobile fishing gears to ensure there is no significant impact on the national status of 11 PMFs*. A consultation was launched in July 2018 seeking views on the data and evidence sources; the proposed management approach; and reasonable alternatives.

The following data has been made available: point data for 10 PMF species and their management status (native oysters are excluded for sensitivity reasons); polygon extents of "areas for management consideration" and "knowledge gaps"; polygon extents of estimated fishing footprint of bottom trawl and scallop dredge for period 2009-2016; illustrative management areas for PMFs outside of the MPA network.

Additional sites and extensions were proposed by NatureScot in 2022.
 
*The PMFs encompassed by the review are Blue mussel beds, Cold water coral reefs, Fan mussel aggregations, Flame shell beds, Horse mussel beds, Maerl beds, Maerl or coarse shell gravel with burrowing sea cucumbers, Native oysters, Northern sea fan and sponge communities, Seagrass beds, Serpulid aggregations

Tags: Environment, Habitats and biotopes
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Seal Licensing - Seal Management Areas

On 31 January 2011, Part 6 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force. Part 6 seeks to balance seal conservation with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture and its introduction means: It is an offence to kill or injure a seal except under licence or for welfare reasons, outlawing unregulated seal shooting that was permitted under previous legislation A number of seal conservation areas around Scotland will begin to be introduced, designed to protect vulnerable, declining common seal populations A new seal licensing system, providing a well regulated and monitored context for seal management in Scotland has been introduced. Seal Management Areas are: East Coast, Moray Firth, Orkney and North Coast, Shetland, South West Scotland, West Scotland, Western Isles.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Seal mortality
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Marine - Local Coastal Partnerships

The Scottish Coastal Forum was formed in 1996 to encourage debate at national level on coastal issues. Its members advise Marine Scotland, from an operational perspective, on the development of policy relating to marine planning and licensing within a sustainable marine environment. The Forum also provides a network for circulating information and best practice in coastal management amongst its own varied membership and the wider Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) community. As of December 2022, only five Local Coastal Partnerships are still active: East Grampian Coastal Partnership, Solway Firth Partnership, Tay Estuary Forum, Forth Estuary Forum, and Moray Firth Partnership.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area Management - Seal Licensing - Seal Conservation Areas

In response to local declines in seal numbers, the Scottish Government introduced conservation orders under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 to provide additional protection on a precautionary basis for vulnerable local populations of seals.

The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 introduces provisions for existing orders to continue, and for new ones to be introduced administratively as Seal Conservation Areas.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Protected sites
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Elevation - Rockall and Helen's Reef - high resolution multibeam echosounder bathymetry

High resolution bathymetry data of Rockall and Helen's Reef collected 2011-2012 as part of the ROAME Offshore Fisheries and Conservation (OFFCON) project.

Rockall, a tiny island just 19 metres high, sits on the very extremity of Scotland’s marine environment. Some 180 miles due west of St. Kilda, it is buffeted year round by the extreme winds and swell that the North Atlantic weather generates. As such, it is Scotland’s only truly offshore shallow water ecosystem. The islet of Rockall is actually the only part of vast plateau of submerged continent that remains above sea-level.

Tags: Elevation
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Aquaculture Disease Management Areas

Management Areas were established in the Final Report of the Joint Government/Industry Working Group on Infectious Salmon Anaemia in January 2000, based on tidal excursions around active farms. Farms with overlapping tidal excursions will usually be within the same management area.

Recommendations include that all sites within the same management area follow an acceptable stocking strategy (see figure 10.1 in Code of Practice) such that fallowing within a management area is synchronised. Fish farmers are encouraged to look carefully at the areas before stocking sites. New sites that would have no effect on management areas or are in management areas of their own pose less of a risk to the spread of disease than those which bridge management areas.

Stocking a previously unused site that may bridge management areas should be avoided. Fish Farmers should consider not restocking a site if it would create a "fire break" and split one of the larger management areas into two smaller areas.

The Management Area Maps will be updated when a change in site use leads to a significant change a management area but if you require a map showing the effect of stocking or inactivating a specific site please contact the Duty Inspector at the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI)

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
WIAT Challenge Fund Car Park

The Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) programme provides the focus for Scottish Forestry's work on improving quality of life in towns and cities.  This dataset related to the second phase of the WIAT programme which started in April 2008 and finished in 2013.

This dataset contains the Car Parks of approved WIAT applications.  Additionally there are datasets which show the location of the boundary and footpaths of WIAT applications.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Habitats Data - NVC Polygons

National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey data

Classifies British vegetation into a series of plant communities according to phytosociological groups using standard field methods and data analysis/classification techniques. The methodology is based on taking quadrats using a strict sampling system from stands of homogeneous vegetation.

For more information about the NVC classes visit https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/nvc/

Tags: Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Plants and animals, Protected sites, Species distribution
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Woodland Grant Scheme 1

The Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) provided incentives for people to create and manage woodlands on sites all over Great Britain.

The Forestry Commission (now Scottish Forestry) paid grants for establishing and looking after woodlands and forests.  To qualify for grant the applicant had to meet the standards of environmental protection and practice set out in the Forestry Commission’s guidelines at that time.

WGS1 operated between June 1988 and June 1991.


Updates to scheme boundaries and grant aided areas were incorporated into the dataset on a regular basis until the end of 2004.  No further changes will be made after this time.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, WGS, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
WIAT Challenge Fund Boundary

The Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) programme provides the focus for Scottish Forestry's work on improving quality of life in towns and cities.  This dataset relates to the second phase of the WIAT programme which started in April 2008 and finished in 2013.

This dataset contains the boundary of approved WIAT applications.  Additionally there are datasets which show the location of car parks and footpaths of WIAT applications.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Aberdeen Grit Bins/Boxes

Location of adopted grit boxes throughout the city, along with their type – either glass-fibre or plastic. Note, ACC does not adopt grit boxes that a factor, developer or any other party has put in place – these are and remain the property of the party who installed the grit boxes to fill/maintain.

Tags: Aberdeen City, Downloadable Data, Grit Bins
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Forestry Conservancy Boundaries

Description:

This dataset depicts boundaries of the five Scottish Forestry Conservancies.

The larger conservancies with many islands are split into multiple features to improve performance, so there are 11 features across the five conservancies.

Attributes:

CONSERVANCY   :   Conservancy Name
ADDRESS   :   Address
PHONE   :   Telephone Number
EMAIL   :   Email Address

Tags: Environment, FGS, Felling, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
National Soil Map of Scotland

The systematic survey of the soils of Scotland was commenced in 1947 by staff of the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research. This dataset is the digital (vector) version of the Soils of Scotland 1:250,000 maps, which is a generalised soil map, partly derived from a 1:50,000 map of the soils of Scotland. This dataset is an inventory of the soils of Scotland and was intended for use by planners etc. This dataset has the soil lines extrapolated over the built-up areas. The soil classification used was updated in 2013 to provide a unified classification across all Soil Survey of Scotland soil maps and profile datasets(UCSS). Version 1.1 of the data includes both the original 1984 and the 2013 soil classification. Version 1.2 of the data included an updated classification table. Version 1.3 of the data include some minor polygon corrections and further revisions to the classification table. Version 1.4 of the data includes some alterations to the symbology used for display.

Tags: Soil, base material, land form, soil
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
WIAT Challenge Fund Footpaths

Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) Challenge Fund Footpaths

The Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) programme provides the focus for Scottish Forestry's work on improving quality of life in towns and cities.  This dataset relates to the second phase of the WIAT programme which started in April 2008 and finished in 2013.

This dataset contains new and upgraded footpaths from approved WIAT applications.  Additionally there are datasets which show the case boundary and  car parks for WIAT applications.

Additional information on WIAT can be found in the overall WIAT boundary dataset metadata which gives details on eligibility criteria and further details on the overall programme.

Attributes:

Case_No              WIAT CF Case Reference Number
Descriptor             Description of FootpathType
Work_Item            Work Item Number
Pay_In_FY            Financial Year Claim has to be made
Start_Date            Financial Year Start Date
End_Date             Financial Year End Date
Cons_Name          Conservancy Name
Status                   Current Scheme Status
StatusDate           Current Status Date
Case_Name          Property Name
Length_m             Footpath Length in Metres

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Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Woodland Grant Scheme 3

The Woodland Grant Scheme (WGS) provided incentives for people to create and manage woodlands on sites all over Great Britain.  The Forestry Commission (now Scottish Forestry) paid grants for establishing and looking after woodlands and forests.  

To qualify for grant the applicant was required to meet the standards of environmental protection and practice set out in the Forestry Commission’s guidelines.

WGS3 was launched during September 1994 and was closed for new applications in Scotland in February 2003. It was then replaced by the Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme (SFGS).

Updates to scheme boundaries and grant aided areas were incorporated into the dataset on a regular basis until the end of 2012.  No further changes will be made after this time.

Tags: Environment, Felling, Forest Management, Forestry, Grant Schemes, Land use, Landscape, Licence, Ownership, Planning, WGS, Woodland
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Ancient Woodland Inventory (Scotland)

In response to a 1980 select committee which recommended that ancient woods should be recognised and treated as a separate category, the NCCs compiled the Inventories of Ancient, Long-established and Semi-natural woodlands. A more sophisticated classification was developed for woodlands in Scotland due to the nature of the available historical sources. 

IMPORTANT
For Scottish woods, the category Ancient comprises woods recorded as being of semi-natural origin on EITHER the 1750 Roy maps OR the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1860. This is due a) to the likelihood of the latter having been omitted from the Roy maps and b) to render the Scottish classification compatible with that for England and Wales.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Woodlands, woodland ecosystem
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
TellMeScotland API

Tell Me Scotland is a portal for accessing public information notices issued by local authorities across Scotland.

The site allows users to:

- Search for public notices such as planning and licensing in an area
- Check roadworks and restrictions on any chosen route
- Search archived notices across the country
- Register to receive alerts by text or email on notices in an area
- Select an area on the map, or from the list below to view notices in that area

This service is supported by an API that allows REST queries returning data in JSON or XML format.

The API allows GET requests for notices in bulk, individually, by type (Planning, Traffic, General, Licensing and Councillor Surgeries) and also details and lists of organisations.

The API also allows POST request for upload of notices by authorised users and organisations.

In order to access the data via the API, a TellMeScotland account is required with REST read-only permissions and associated authorisations.

https://www.tellmescotland.gov.uk/api/docs (for authorised users)
https://www.tellmescotland.gov.uk (main website)

To obtain a TellMeScotland account and associated authorisations, users should contact tellme@improvementservice.org.uk

It is also possible to register individually for notice alerts, or to view the website as an unregistered user, but this does not allow direct access to the API.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Land use, Transport networks, infoFeatureAccessService
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Coal Mining Monitoring Points

Monitoring points consist of a variety of sites throughout the UK at which environmental data are gathered by the Authority. The types of data collected include water level, mine gas concentration, flow rate, chemistry and pumping data. Within the last thirty years or so as coal production in the UK has reduced so have the underground pumping arrangements. This cessation has allowed underground water levels to rise and outbreaks to occur at the surface. The Authority currently operates a number of mine water treatment schemes in order to remediate existing discharges and prevent new discharges from coal mine workings.

Tags: chemistry, coal, environment, gas, mining, monitoring, pumping
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Local Development Plan: Development Management Zones (Greenbelt) - Argyll and Bute

A Development Management Zone which, as designated in the Argyll and Bute adopted Local Development Plan 2015, comprises a substantial area of countryside peripheral to the settlements of Cardross, Helensburgh, Rhu and Shandon and which may be subject to considerable pressure for development

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Environmental Policy; Planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Adopted Core Paths - Argyll and Bute

Argyll & Bute Council has adopted a Core Paths Plan for the Council area, to meet the requirements of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003:  It should be noted that there is a separate Core Paths Plan for those areas of Argyll that fall in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.  The Core Paths Plan was adopted by the Council on 25 June 2015 following a Local Inquiry.  Core Paths form the basic framework of paths, linking with other access provision. Any route across land or inland water can be a Core Path. The Core Paths Network as a whole should provide sufficient access opportunities for the full range of access takers, including walkers, cyclists and horse riders, of varying abilities. The network extends across the whole area with paths including trod paths across natural ground, farm and forest tracks as well as minor roads and footways beside public roads.

Tags: Core Paths, Land use, Outdoor Access, Transport networks
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV) - Moray

The aim of this designation is to protect areas of strategically important landscapes from inappropriate development. The designation also aims to promote the highest standards of design to retain the traditional character of these areas. There are 8 Areas of Great Landscape Value (AGLV’s) in Moray.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Scotland, planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Government - Marine - Download Web Feature Service (WFS)

This web feature service (WFS) contains those downloadable layers maintained by the GIS team within the Scottish Government's Marine Directorate.

Tags: Administrative units, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Oceanographic geographical features, Protected sites, Statistical units, Utility and governmental services, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Parliamentary Regions

Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies and Regions define the electoral areas used to return members to the Scottish Parliament.  There are 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), and 8 regional constituencies each electing an additional seven MSPs. The total number of parliamentary seats is 129.  Boundaries Scotland is responsible for recommendations on the definition of constituency and region boundaries, however, the definitive dataset is delineated by Ordnance Survey for inclusion in their BoundaryLine product.

Tags: Administrative units, Constituencies, Scottish Parliament
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot