Upland Habitat Survey - Habitat Features
This is a GIS dataset containing spatial objects such as points, lines, and polygons. The Upland Habitat Survey GIS dataset is based largely on vegetation maps produced by the Wales Field Unit of the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) using the Ratcliffe and Birks vegetation classification. It also contains National Vegetation Classification (NVC) maps for parts of five upland sites and Phase 1 Survey information for three areas of Common Land. The Habitat layer is a point layer that shows the location of different habitats and habitat strings mapped in mosaic polygons on the Ratcliffe and Birks vegetation maps. The original field surveys were carried out as part of a national habitat survey programme required to implement conservation at a local level. The GIS dataset was created as part of the remit of the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and now Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to identify all areas of 'open country' in Wales for the implementation of The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The Upland Habitat Survey GIS dataset has been combined with digitised data from the terrestrial Phase 1 survey to form the AllWales Phase 1 GIS dataset. All major Welsh upland sites, and other upland areas not mapped by the terrestrial Phase 1 Survey.
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- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
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- Spatial Reference System
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- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS99495
- Alternative Title
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- \Biological\Phase 2 Habitat Mapping\Phase 2 Upland\
- \Biological\Habitat Networks\Level 1 all networks\Upland\
- Arolwg Cynefinoedd yr Ucheldir - Cynefin
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Habitat mapping was carried out by field survey with the aid of aerial photographs. The hand-drawn maps were subsequently scanned and digitised to Ordnance Survey LandLine. Field survey spanned from 1979 to 1999.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 1999-12-31
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1979-01-01
- End date
- 1999-12-31
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Imagery base maps earth cover
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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- Specification
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[A] GIS layers in MapInfo format.
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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Habitat mapping was carried out by field survey with the aid of aerial photographs. The hand-drawn maps were subsequently scanned and digitised to Ordnance Survey LandLine. Field survey spanned from 1979 to 1999.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- habitats (see also specific types of habitats)
- uplands
- land mosaics
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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- Other restrictions
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© CNC/NRW 2006 There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3939343935 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:22:51.59Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0