National Marine Character Areas (NMCA)
Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol Cenedlaethol

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Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make the character of each seascape distinct and unique. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were commissioned on behalf of Welsh Government to identify the character of Wales’ seascapes at a broad-scale. We divided our inshore waters into 29 Marine Character Areas. This work provides the strategic spatial evidence on seascapes to inform the Wales National Marine Plan, which is being prepared by Welsh Government. Each area profile includes a description of the key characteristics, including their natural, cultural and perceptual influences, as well as land - sea inter-visibility maps.

Yn yr un modd â thirweddau, mae morweddau'n adlewyrchur berthynas rhwng pobl a lleoedd a'u cyfraniad at ffurfio cyd-destun ein bywydau bob dydd. Mae Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol yn tynnu sylw at ddylanwadau naturiol, diwylliannol a chanfyddiadol hollbwysig sy'n gwneud cymeriad pob morwedd yn arbennig ac yn unigryw. Comisiynwyd CNC ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru i bennu cymeriad tirweddau Cymru ar raddfa fras. Rhannwyd ein dyfroedd mewndirol yn 29 o Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol. Mae'r gwaith hwn yn rhoi tystiolaeth ofodol strategol ynghylch morweddau i lywio Cynllun Morol Cenedlaethol Cymru, sy'n cael ei baratoi gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae proffil pob ardal yn cynnwys disgrifiad o'r nodweddion allweddol, gan gynnwys eu dylanwadau naturiol, diwylliannol a chanfyddiadol, yn ogystal â mapiau rhyngweledol o'r tir a'r môr.


LUC, 2015. National Seascape Assessment for Wales. Adroddiad Tystiolaeth CNC 80. 78pp, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, Bangor (Cymru)


Datganiad priodoli


Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl. Yn cynnwys data Arolwg Ordnans. Rhif Trwydded Arolwg Ordnans AC0000849444. Hawlfraint y Goron a Hawl Cronfa Ddata

Identification

Dynodydd
Identifier
NRW_DS119124
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • Marine Character Areas
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.
Additional Information

https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/marine-character-areas/?lang=en


LUC, 2015. National Seascape Assessment for Wales. NRW Evidence Report 80.

78pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor (Wales)
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2025-01-30
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 

Extent

Extent

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Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
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E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword

benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

Dosbarthiad
Distribution

Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad
Format Type and Description
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    ESRI Feature Class.

Lleolwr Adnoddau
Resource Locator
View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Lleolwr Adnoddau
Resource Locator
Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

Cwmpas Ansawdd
Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
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
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.
 

Keywords

Allweddair
Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
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Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • seascape character assessment
  • seascapes
  • spatial plan
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Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2025-01-08
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Allweddair
Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2024-06-19
Code
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Allweddair
Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Sea and Coast (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Marine (SMNR)
  • Water Resources (SMNR)
  • Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
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Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
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Spatial Reference System

Code
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Content

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Content Information

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NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

 

Constraints

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Limitations on Public Access and Use

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Restriction type
Other restrictions
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Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
 

Attribution Statement

Other constraints

Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
 

Licence

Other constraints
Open Government Licence
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

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File Identifier
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Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Math o adnodd
Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2026-03-03T11:15:29.143Z
Enw Safonol Metadata
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Fersiwn Metadata
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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