National Scenic Areas
National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are Scotland's only national landscape designation, and defined as areas “of outstanding scenic value in a national context” for which special protection measures are required. The designation’s purpose is both to identify our finest scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development. NSAs are broadly equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They are regarded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Category V Protected Landscapes. There are 40 NSAs in total covering roughly 1 million hectares (13% of Scotland).
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Citation proposal
. National Scenic Areas. Scottish Government https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/13396739-7602-4428-85fd-95a5d7e208a1 |
Simple
- Alternate title
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NSAs
- Date ( Creation )
- 1998-01-01
- Identifier
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www.gov.scot
/SG_NationalScenicAreas
- Presentation form
- mapDigital Digital map
Publisher
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
Point of contact
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
- Maintenance and update frequency
- asNeeded As needed
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
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Protected sites
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- IPSV - Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary, version 2
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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No limitations on public access
- Use limitation
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The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)
- Spatial representation type
- vector Vector
- Denominator
- 50000
- Metadata language
- eng English
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Geographic identifier
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GB-SCT
- Date ( Revision )
- 2007-12-13
- Supplemental Information
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http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Environment/Countryside/Heritage/Areas
- Reference system identifier
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EPSG
/OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)
/7.4
- Distribution format
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WMS
(1.3.0
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WFS
(2.0.0
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ESRI REST
(1.0
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ESRI Shapefile
(1.0
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- OnLine resource
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National Scenic Areas
OGC View Service
- OnLine resource
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National_Scenic_Areas
OGC Feature Download Service
- OnLine resource
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National Scenic Areas
ESRI REST Service
- OnLine resource
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Protected Sites
ATOM Download Service
- OnLine resource
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National Scenic Areas
ESRI Shapefile Download
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Statement
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NSAs were first identified by the Countryside Commission for Scotland (a predecessor to Scottish Natural Heritage) in 1978 and described in the Commission’s report "Scotland's Scenic Heritage". While originally established in 1980 under planning legislation, NSAs were formally designated under The Town and Country Planning (National Scenic Areas) (Scotland) Designation Directions 2010 in December 2010.
The dataset was digitised against Ordnance Survey 1:50K raster data in 1998 and follows the textual description in the Countryside Commission report. The textual description contains ambiguities and the maps associated with the text (also in the publication) don't always agree. The dataset covers all NSA's including offshore extensions - no new areas have since been identified. Most areas are in private ownership although the Forestry Commission has some sizeable land holdings.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 13396739-7602-4428-85fd-95a5d7e208a1 XML
- Metadata language
- eng English
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2018-12-27
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Metadata standard version
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1.0
Point of contact
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
Metadata catalogue