SNH Phase 1 habitat surveys - polygon
Phase 1 surveys (polygons only) have been made available to download from Natural Spaces on 05/07/2017. Caveat for data usage: this is an archived dataset and is no longer updated or maintained. The data is dated - mainly from the 1980’s and 1990’s, it does not comply with the INSPIRE Directive, it is not in the EUNIS classification system and does not assist SNH in reporting on its statutory commitments.The aim of Phase 1 survey is to provide, relatively rapidly, a record of the semi-natural vegetation and wildlife habitat over large areas of countryside. The habitat classification is based broadly on vegetation, augmented by reference to topographic and substrate features, particularly where vegetation is not the dominant component of the habitat. The nature of the vegetation can provide an effective means of classifying and surveying habitats. Ideally a phase 1 survey should be followed up by a phase 2 survey that looks at plant communities more closely, this should be done using the NVC.For access to GIS colour mapping palettes please see http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4258 .
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Citation proposal
Iain MacGowan (Scottish Natural Heritage) (2017) . SNH Phase 1 habitat surveys - polygon. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/29152621-3750-4f30-974a-da88dc063e14 |
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- Date ( Creation )
- 2010-06-03
- Date ( Publication )
- 2017-07-05
- Date ( Revision )
- 2013-10-03
- Identifier
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PHASE1
Distributor
Great Glen House
Inverness
IV3 8NW
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned Not planned
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
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Habitats and biotopes
,Species distribution
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- GEMET - Concepts, version 2.3
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wildlife habitat
,land cover
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- Use limitation
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Archive data, not maintained
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© SNH, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
- Distance
- 5 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
- Metadata language
- eng English
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Reference system identifier
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EPSG
/OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)
/7.4
- Distribution format
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ESRI Shapefile
(1.0
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Distributor
Great Glen House
Inverness
IV3 8NW
- OnLine resource
- https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/natural-spaces/datasets/PHASE1
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Statement
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Digitised from the field survey maps.
The methodology is based on classifying each parcel of land in terms of 90 specified habitat types. The habitat is mapped at 1:10000 using standard colour codes. The use of colour codes is to allow rapid visual assessment of the extent and distribution of habitats. Target notes can also be recorded.
A phase 1 survey can record polygon, line and point information.
Additional Information: Nature Conservancy Council 1990 "Handbook for Phase 1 habitat survey. A technique for environmental audit"
Metadata
- File identifier
- 29152621-3750-4f30-974a-da88dc063e14 XML
- Metadata language
- eng English
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2017-11-02
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Metadata standard version
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1.0
Metadata catalogue