The boundaries of the designated Nature Conservation MPAs provided in this dataset represent the final recommendations within both the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea limit (on the basis of advice provided by Scottish Natural Heritage - the Scottish Government's adviser on all aspects of nature and landscape across Scotland) and in the UK offshore waters adjacent to Scotland (on the basis of advice provided by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee- the statutory adviser to UK Government and devolved administrations on UK-wide and international nature conservation). A suite of 30 Nature Conservation MPAs (MPAs) were designated by Scottish Ministers on the 24th July, 2014. A further site West of Scotland MPA managed by JNCC was designated by ministers on 25th September 2020. Four additional Nature Conservation MPAs were designated by Scottish Ministers on the 3rd December 2020. Red Rocks and Longay (Urgent ncMPA) was designated by Scottish Ministers on t 10th March 2021. The following URLs provide links to further information on the Nature Conservation MPAs, the wider network and protected areas management: www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/marine-environment/mpanetwork, www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/marine-protected-areas-mpas and www.jncc.defra.gov.uk/scottishmpas.

The "GIS Boundary Information" dataset provides the SPEN licence area boundaries for our SP Distribution (SPD), SP Manweb (SPM) and SP Transmission (SPT) licence areas. Please note that the SPT licence area is essentially the same as the SPD licence area so is not included as a separate feature in the data table.The table gives the following information: SPD: Licenced Distribution Network Operator (DNO) for Central Belt and South of Scotland up to and including the 33kV network.SPM: Licenced Distribution Network Operator (DNO) for North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire up to and including the 132kV network.SPT: Licenced Transmission Network Owner (TNO) for the Central Belt and South of Scotland for network operating greater than or equal too 132kV.For additional information on column definitions, please click the Dataset schema link below.
DisclaimerWhilst all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this data, SP Energy Networks does not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of this data, and is not liable for any loss that may be attributed to the use of this data. For the avoidance of doubt, this data should not be used for safety critical purposes without the use of appropriate safety checks and services e.g. LineSearchBeforeUDig etc. Please raise any potential issues with the data which you have received via the feedback form available at the Feedback tab above (must be logged in to see this). Data TriageAs part of our commitment to enhancing the transparency, and accessibility of the data we share, we publish the results of our Data Triage process.Our Data Triage documentation includes our Risk Assessments; detailing any controls we have implemented to prevent exposure of sensitive information. Click here to access the Data Triage documentation for the GIS Boundary Information dataset.To access our full suite of Data Triage documentation, visit the SP Energy Networks Data & Information page.Download dataset metadata (JSON)

This dataset is published as Open DataDigital boundaries of Scotland's National Parks: Cairngorms National Park and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.The Scottish Government maintains digital boundaries for the designated areas of Scotland's National Parks. Scotland currently has two National Parks, Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.The aim of Scotland's National Parks is to deliver better management of areas of outstanding natural and cultural heritage. This is achieved by the conservation and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage, promotion of sustainable use of natural resources, promotion of public understanding and enjoyment (including recreation), and promotion of sustainable social and economic development of the communities of the area. These boundaries are used for the provision of relevant statistics and to inform policy development.

This dataset represents all current live Wave agreements in pre-planning, planning, construction and operational phases in Scottish waters as of the Data Updated date. This dataset will be updated monthly. The boundaries are a true reflection of what has been signed in the Lease documents. Legal agreements are in British National Grid for land registration purposes. This dataset has been converted back to EPSG:4326 - WGS84 using the WGS84_to_OSGB36 petroleum transformation. Should you have any questions regarding this dataset please email gis@crownestatescotland.com Crown Estate Scotland manages rights to exploit renewable energy and gas storage in Scottish Territorial Waters and the Scottish zone of the European Economic Zone. To find out more about Crown Estate Scotland's function, purpose, and values visit our website.. Explore more of our open data at Crown Estate Scotland Spatial Hub. Guide to attributes: Description - the unique description of the wave siteTenant - the tenant organisation that has entered a legal agreement with Crown Estate Scotland over the siteAgreement Type - the type of legal agreement entered into with Crown Estate Scotland over the siteProject Phase - the phase of the offshore wind project ranging from In Planning to OperationalCapacity (MW) - the proposed generation capacity of the site in Megawatts

This dataset represents all current Crown Estate Scotland Pipeline agreements in Scottish waters as of the Data Updated date. This dataset will be updated monthly. The boundaries are a true reflection of what has been signed in the legal agreements. Some legal agreements may convey coordinate information in British National Grid. This dataset was transposed to EPSG:4326 - WGS84 using the WGS84_to_OSGB36 petroleum transformation. Should you have any questions regarding this dataset please email gis@crownestatescotland.com Crown Estate Scotland manages rights to offshore pipelines in Scottish Territorial Waters. To find out more about Crown Estate Scotland's function, purpose, and values visit our website. Explore more of our open data at Crown Estate Scotland Spatial Hub.

An OGC compliant Web Map Server used to deliver spatial data to the National Marine Plan Interactive (NMPi) web mapping application and associated services. If using this service in desktop GIS, you must ensure you have appropriate licences for any layers.

Seabed video GIS (line) data from the survey 0911S on the research vessel Scotia. This was a Scottish Marine Protected Areas (SMPA) site identification survey.

These data products describe the distribution of Essential Fish Habitats (EFH) for fish and shellfish species in Scottish waters. This contributes in developing the evidence base on EFH, which will help the Scottish Government in targeting future work towards supporting future planning and (offshore wind) project level assessments in Scottish waters. This resource is composed of 40 data products, between GIS data layers (as geodatabases and shapefiles) and data spreadsheets (as CSV files), which provide spatial predictions of the EFH distribution (as obtained from EFH modelling and habitat proxy assessment) for 17 species/life stages between fish and shellfish and survey and environmental data to support and validate such predictions.

The aim of the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland (NWSS) was to undertake a baseline survey of all native woodlands, nearly native woodlands and PAWS sites in Scotland in order to create a woodland map linked to a dataset showing type, extent and condition of those woods.

The objectives were to:

Identify the location, type, extent and condition of all native and nearly native woodlands and Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS - as identified from the Ancient Woodland Inventory) in Scotland.Produce a baseline survey map of all native woodland, nearly native woodland and PAWS in Scotland.Collect baseline information to enable future monitoring of the extent and condition of the total Scottish native woodland resource.Provide information to support policy development and the delivery of social, environmental and development forestry.

The following NWSS datasets are available from Scottish Forestry.

Native Woodland Survey of Scotland (base map and polygon level attributes)NWSS Canopy StructureNWSS Habitat ComponentsNWSS Herbivore ImpactNWSS InvasivesNWSS Other TraitsNWSS Species Structures

The following describes the layers available from Scottish Forestry and also gives an indication of the nature of the spatial data and the related component non-spatial data. (N.B. Every table contains a SCPTDATA_I field. This is a unique field which is used to link all other component tables). If you wish to carry out complex analysis, particularly involving elements of the components tables, e.g. species selection, you should do so using GIS software.

NWSS Map:

This is a straightforward view of the data which describes the type of NWSS polygon based on the following categories:

Native woodland: >50% native species in the canopyNearly-native woodland: >=40% and <=50% native species in the canopyOpen land habitat: <20% canopy cover, usually 100% surrounded by woodland and adjoining a native woodlandPAWS: A woodland area wholly or partially identified in the Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Inventory as ancient semi-natural but currently not semi-natural.

NWSS Nativeness:

Displays the percentage share of native species in the total canopy. This ranges from 0% to 100% in 5% classes.

NWSS Habitat:

This view of the data shows the priority woodland type and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) woodland community. Open land habitat is defined by UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) type.

A dominant habitat is recorded for each polygon, however some polygons have habitats of equal dominance. In this case only one of the habitats is recorded in the top level spatial data. To identify all of the habitats in a particular polygon please refer to the NWSS Habitat Components table.

Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) may not display in the Habitat layer if a surveyor has not recorded a native priority habitat type for the site. This will happen when a site is non-native.

NWSS Canopy Cover:

Displays as a percentage, an assessment of the area covered by trees/shrubs. Values range from 0% to 100% in 10% classes. A minimum of 20% canopy cover is required to define woodland, so the 10% and 20% bands are skewed to allow for this.

NWSS Canopy Structures:

This displays the number of different structures recorded in a polygon (ranging from 0 to 6). The types of recorded structures are veteran, mature, pole immature, shrub, established regeneration or visible regeneration.

A dominant structure is recorded for each polygon, however some polygons have structures of equal dominance. In this case only one of the structures is recorded in the top level spatial data. To identify all of the structures in a particular polygon please refer to the NWSS Canopy Structures.

Information on the species identified in each polygon is also in the NWSS Canopy Structures layer and table.

• indicates a species which is classed as native for the purpose of the survey.

• indicates a species is a shrub not a tree.

NWSS Semi-naturalness:

This view of the data shows the percentage of the polygon that is semi-natural. Values range from 0% to 100% in 10% bands.

NWSS Maturity:

This indicates the approximate stage of woodland development as either: mature, young, regenerating, mixed or shrub. The value is based on the dominance of the structures recorded; a mixed maturity means that none of the others values are dominant.

NWSS Other Traits:

This layer records whether or not there are any other attributes which have been recorded in the polygon. The details of any other traits that have been found can be accessed by viewing the related information attached to a polygon.

NWSS Herbivore Impact:

This view of the data shows the overall impact that herbivores have had on a polygon.

Summary of Attributes

SCPTDATA_I Polygon ID (Unique identifier)PAWS_SURVY Surveyed as PAWSTYPE TypeCANOPY_PCT Canopy cover percentageNATIVE_PCT Native species percentageDOM_HABITA Dominant habitat typeDOM_HB_PCT Dominant habitat type percentageSEMINT_PCT Semi-natural percentageSTRUCT_NUM Number of structuresMATURITY MaturityDOM_STRUCT Dominant structureHERBIVORE Herbivore impactER_NAT_PCT Percentage of establish regeneration of native speciesINVASV_PCT Invasive species percentageINVASV_NUM Number of invasive speciesOTHR_TRAIT Other traits recordedHECTARES Area in hectaresFor more detailed information please see the metadata record on Scotland's SpatialData.gov.scot Metadata Portal

This dataset is published as Open DataWorld Heritage SitesThis dataset comprises the cultural World Heritage Sites for Scotland.World Heritage Sites are described by UNESCO as exceptional places of "outstanding universal value" and "belonging to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located". Once a World Heritage Site is inscribed, under the Convention, member states have a duty to protect, conserve and present such sites for future generations.https://inspire.hes.scot/arcgis/services/HES/HES_Designations/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS

This point dataset includes the name, code, address, type, ownership, location and Unique Property Reference Number of every current NHS hospital in Scotland. It has been supplied to us by Public Health Scotland and turned into a GIS layer using their supplied coordinates.

SGN create 4 separate data layers (by pressure tier) to depict the location of their gas network: LP - Low Pressure (19 mbar - 75 mbar) MP - Medium Pressure (75mbar - 2 bar) IP - Intermediate Pressure (2 bar - 7 bar) HP - Regional High Pressure (>7 bar) In order to assess the risk of planning applications affecting the gas infrastructure, there is a requirement to buffer the above pipe network by different distances. The Spatial Hub has provided these buffered polygons as separate data layers. These are consultation zones where SGN should be informed about relevant planning applications. Major developments with potentially widespread effects should have larger consultation distances of up to 1km: e.g. quarrying, deep mining, demolition, blasting, siting of High Voltage Infrastructure. Current buffers: HP buffer (75m either side of pipe - 150m total) IP buffer (25m either side of pipe - 50m total) MP buffer (12.5m either side of pipe - 25m total) The gas network data is up to date at the time of publication, but it is given without warranty as to the accuracy of the information shown. Service pipes, valves, siphons, sub-connections etc. are not shown but their presence should be anticipated. No liability of any kind whatsoever is accepted by SGN or its agents, servants or sub-contractors for any error or omission. Should the user wish to excavate in the vicinity of pipelines, the User should visit SGN via sgn.co.uk/Safety/Dig-safely for further information. SGN use an on-line mapping system, accessible via the sgn.co.uk/Safety/Dig-safely web pages or linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk, this process should be used to obtain up to date maps and safety information before you excavate. However if you need more information please contact our Safety Admin team on 0800 912 1722 or by email: plantlocation@sgn.co.uk. For the avoidance of doubt, safe digging practices, in accordance with HS (G) 47, must be used to verify and establish the actual position of mains, pipes, services and other apparatus on site before any mechanical plant is used. It is your responsibility to ensure that this information is provided to all persons (whether direct labour or contractors) working for you on or near gas apparatus. Mains shown in the data are those owned by SGN by virtue of being a licensed Gas Transporter (GT). Gas pipes owned by other GT’s, or third parties, may also be present in the area and are not shown in the data. Information with regard to such pipes should be obtained from the relevant owners

The British Geological Survey (BGS) was awarded a grant from the Scottish Government Aggregates Levy Fund in 2007 to provide a comprehensive, relevant and accessible information base to enhance the sustainability of mineral resources for 18 local authorities in the central belt of Scotland. BGS co-funded this project through its Sustainable Mineral Solutions project. This work was completed in March 2008. This dataset comprises the digital GIS files which were produced through this project. The major elements of minerals information presented are the geological distribution of all mineral resources in the Central Belt of Scotland. The BGS Mineral Resource data does not determine mineral reserves and therefore does not denote potential areas of extraction. Only onshore, mainland mineral resources are included in the dataset. This dataset has been produced by the collation and interpretation of mineral resource data principally held by the British Geological Survey. The mineral resource data presented are based on the best available information, but are not comprehensive and their quality is variable. The dataset should only be used to show a broad distribution of those mineral resources which may be of current or potential economic interest. The data should not be used to determine individual planning applications or in taking decisions on the acquisition or use of a particular piece of land, although they may give useful background information which sets a specific proposal in context.

Seabed still images GIS (point) data from the survey 0911S on the research vessel Scotia. This was a Scottish Marine Protected Areas (SMPA) site identification survey.

The Scotland Heat Map is a tool to help plan for the reduction of carbon emissions from heat in buildings. This service allows users to view layers from the map using their GIS software. The Scotland Heat Map is produced by the Scottish Government. The most recent version is the Scotland Heat Map 2022, which was released to local authorities in November 2023. More information can be found in the documentation available on the Scottish Government website: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotland-heat-map-documents/

This dataset contains data provided by National Gas and is the gas transmission network data only covering Scotland. This data is supplied on a best-effort basis only and is for indicative purposes only. It uses available information as documented at the time by the transmission network operators. It can only be used for emergency and land use planning and cannot be used for commercial purposes. The data is owned by National Gas Transmission plc and you are required to acknowledge them in your product or application using "© National Gas Transmission". Further information is available from the National Gas Asset Protection Team on 0800 970 7000 or at box.assetprotection@nationalgas.com. See https://www.nationalgas.com/land-and-assets/network-route-maps for more information

This dataset references directly NatureScot's Open Data Hub, the data is not hosted in Stirling's platform and, therefore, will be updated as soon as NatureScot releases any updates.Symbology for the layers published as per NatureScot.https://opendata.nature.scot/The project highlights what it is that gives familiar areas their distinctiveness and identity; suggests what might attract people to explore new areas; and should help instill a desire to ensure that the diversity of Scotland's landscapes is not diminished. It is about place at the broad scale.

20 m resolution geotifs derived from:Ground DataThe ground data were collected through using a combination of the following sources, using a broad search that stretched beyond our Areas of Interest:Habitat Map of Scotland (ground polygons)2018 National Forest InventoryOrdnance SurveyGlobal Forest Change v1.6High resolution imageryIn all cases the ground data were not used naively: we used a careful combination of at least two data sources to create each polygon, and checking against recent high resolution imagery to ensure each polygon was ‘pure’ (i.e. included only one class) and up to date (forexample, if it was a forest polygon, the trees had not been cleared since the data were collected).Satellite remote sensing datasets used for mappingOptical Sentinel 2 (S2) (30/03/2019-10/11/2019)Radar Sentinel-1, descending and ascending (01/01/2019-31/12/2019)ALOS-PALSAR 2, 2018 annual compositeTopography Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM, 2000)ProcessExtensive training datasets, and derived features from remote sensing data, to implement a complex set of tuned machine learning algorithms to produce a Prediction Model, and ultimately a prediction of a class for each pixel. Through the project duration the sophistication of the models used increased, increasing accuracy and efficiency. For commercial reasons the details of the final algorithms used will not be revealed here.

All saltmarsh and brackish swamp was mapped using the National Vegetation Classification. All mapped areas were digitised to a 1:4,000 scale GIS database. The condition of each saltmarsh site visited was assessed. The primary aims of the Scottish Saltmarsh Survey (SSS) were to obtain information on the morphology, vegetation community structure and species found on saltmarsh sites above 3ha in area or 500m in linear extent.The survey was a joint project between Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).The saltmarsh survey was tendered in 2009 and awarded to NatureBureau Ltd, who began work on the project in 2010.Detailed report: https://www.nature.scot/snh-commissioned-report-786-scottish-saltmarsh-survey-national-report

A more sophisticated classification was developed for woodlands in Scotland due to the nature of the available historical sources. IMPORTANT. For Scottish woods, the category Ancient comprises woods recorded as being of semi-natural origin on EITHER the 1750 Roy maps OR the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1860. This is due a) to the likelihood of the latter having been omitted from the Roy maps and b) to render the Scottish classification compatible with that for England and Wales.More information at the NatureScot websiteComplete metadata