Futurecoast (3rd Party Data)
In 2000, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the National Assembly for Wales commissioned Halcrow to develop Futurecoast, a completely new way of predicting shoreline evolution. The analysis it contains gives a better understanding of coastal systems and their characteristics, and it is now being used to create the next generation of Shoreline Management Plans. The main format is oblique aerial photos taken from helicopter of the entire GB coastline, linked to the Ordnance Survey map. They were produced by DEFRA in conjunction with Halcro, expressly to assist in the shoreline management planning process. A 'behavioural systems' approach, such as was adopted by the FUTURECOAST project, involves the identification of the different elements that make up the coastal structure and developing an understanding of how these elements interact on a range of both temporal and spatial scales. In this exercise it is the interaction between the units that is central to determining the behaviour. Feedback invariably plays an important role and changes in energy/sediment inputs that affect one unit can in turn affect other units, which themselves give rise to a change in the level of energy/sediment input. Whilst the starting point for a behavioural system is the energy and sediment pathways, it is important to identify the causative mechanism as a basis for building a robust means of predicting the response to change. This must take account of variations in sediment supply and forcing parameters, such as tide and wave energy. However, it is also important to look for situations where the system response is to switch to a different state, for example, the catastrophic failure of a spit, or the switching of channels as a consequence of episodic storm events.
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Identification
- Identifier
- EXT_DS24320
- Alternative Title
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- Futurecoast
- Metadata Language
- English
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The main component of the study is an analysis of future shoreline evolution potential for every section of the coast of England and Wales that provides an improved understanding of the coastal systems and their behavioural characteristics.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2002-12-31
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- England and Wales (EAW)
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Vertical Extent
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benthic boundary layer
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Image
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Digital Aerial photos (jpeg). Can be viewed as a continuous "flyover" video. Oblique series of photos of coastline. (3 CDs)
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Quality
Data quality
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- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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The main component of the study is an analysis of future shoreline evolution potential for every section of the coast of England and Wales that provides an improved understanding of the coastal systems and their behavioural characteristics.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- coastal habitats (see also specific habitat: saltmarsh,sanddune,maritime heath)
- Ordnance Survey
- Third Party Data
- 3rd Party Data
- aerial photography (air photography) (aerial photographs)
- coast (coasts) (coastal) (coastline) (maritime)
- coastal survey (coastal monitoring)
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- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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This dataset is wholly owned by DEFRA. NRW may release this dataset on request, however, enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety.
Use Constraints
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© DEFRA 2002. NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset. Those seeking such permission should approach the originator directly.