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Wetland of International Importance (Scotland)

Ramsar sites are classified to meet the UK's commitments under the Ramsar Convention. The UK's ratification also extends to its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. These sites comprise of globally important wetland areas and may extend into the marine environment.
 
Citation proposal
Lachlan Renwick (Scottish Natural Heritage). Wetland of International Importance (Scotland). https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/63FEF99D-FA1B-4946-B794-DFCB4ABB3BF2

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Alternate title
Ramsar site
Date ( Creation )
2016-10-05
Date ( Revision )
2005-11-16
Identifier
RAMSAR
Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map

  Custodian

Scottish Natural Heritage - Lachlan Renwick (Geographic Systems & Data Coordinator )  
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road INVERNESS IV3 8NW United Kingdom

  01463 725000  

  Distributor

Scottish Natural Heritage - Lachlan Renwick (Geographic Systems & Data Coordinator )  
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road INVERNESS IV3 8NW United Kingdom

  01463 725000  
Maintenance and update frequency
quarterly Quarterly
Name
ESRI Shapefile
Version
1.0
Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary, version 2.00
  • Nature conservation
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Protected sites
Use limitation
You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: (Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage) Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year)
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
Available under an OS Open Data licence www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendata/licence, Note that this data is available to view or download on SNH website see: www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service
Use limitation
no limitation
Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Distance
5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Environment
Geographic identifier
GB-SCT

 

Date ( Publication )
1998-09-01

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Reference system identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile (1.0 )

  • GML (3.1.1 )

  • KML (2.1 )

  Distributor

Scottish Natural Heritage - Lachlan Renwick (Geographic Systems & Data Coordinator )  
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road INVERNESS IV3 8NW United Kingdom

  01463 725000  
OnLine resource
ESRI Shapefile (EPSG:27700)  
OnLine resource
Google Earth KML 2.1 (EPSG:4326)  
OnLine resource
GML 3.1.1 (zipped, EPSG:4258)  
OnLine resource
MapInfo MIF (EPSG:27700)  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Statement
Wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water. Waterfowl are birds ecologically dependent on wetlands.

Metadata

File identifier
63FEF99D-FA1B-4946-B794-DFCB4ABB3BF2   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2019-12-03
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

  Point of contact

Scottish Natural Heritage - Lachlan Renwick (Geographic Systems & Data Coordinator )  
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road INVERNESS IV3 8NW United Kingdom

  01463 725000  
 
 

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