Identification

Title

UKSeaMap 2018 Version 2 – for external release

Abstract

UKSeaMap 2018V2 is a broad-scale physical habitat map for UK waters. It is a by-product of the 2013-2016 activities of the EMODnet Seabed Habitats 2013–2016 consortium. This dataset contains two products: a roughly 100 m* resolution broad-scale predictive seabed habitat map in geodatabase format, and a set of confidence maps in GeoTIFF format. The data has been clipped to cover the current extent of the UK continental shelf. *3 arc second = 93 m latitudinally by between 44 m (north) and 53 m (south) longitudinally Classification system: * EUNIS habitat classification system, with additional deep sea zones * MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat Types * The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland (https://mhc.jncc.gov.uk/) Input data layers: * Seabed substrate type * Depth to the seabed * Amount of light reaching the seabed * Wave disturbance at the seabed * Kinetic energy at the seabed caused by tidal currents and waves

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/202874e5-0446-4ba7-8323-24462077561e

name: JNCC ResourceHub Page

Unique resource identifier

code

202874e5-0446-4ba7-8323-24462077561e

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

A detailed description of the method used to create the EMODnet Seabed Habitats broad-scale habitat maps and confidence assessment can be found in the EUSeaMap technical report: EUSeaMap Technical report: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00388/49975/ Other project documents available from: https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/resources/documents-and-outreach/ "Prediction of outcrops or subcrops of rock in UK shelf seabed" doi:10.25603/840424.1.0.0 Commission Decision May 2017: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017D0848&from=EN

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

Seabed Habitats and Geology

EUNIS

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-25.13538

East bounding longitude

3.39855

North bounding latitude

63.887068

South bounding latitude

47.435408

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-11-01

End position

2016-11-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-10-12

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Updated 2018/12/17 – UKSeaMap 2018 Version 2 replaces UKSeaMap2018 released in October 2018 and UKSeaMap2016 – The following updates were made: 1) Correction of the correlation table: in previous versions the deep sea “sandy mud to muddy sand” has been equated to EUNIS muddy sand and called "A6.4 deep sea muddy sand", instead of "A6.5 deep sea mud" (see also ChangeDec18 attribute); 2) Translation into JNCCv15 Habitats; 3) Reclassification of substrate in "A6.4 or A6.5 polygons" (FOLK Muddy sands) based on UKSeaMap 2010 and BGS PSA data; 4) Addition of EUNIS Level 3 habitats attribute (EL3_LON18) ~~~~~ Updated 2018/10/12: UKSeaMap 2018 replaces UKSeaMap2016. Substrate updated in most of UKShelf as a result of the publication of "Prediction of outcrops or subcrops of rock in UK shelf seabed" doi:10.25603/840424.1.0.0 ~~~~~ Updated 2017/10/16: MSFD predominant habitats reclassifed as MSFD Benthic Broad Habitat Types (as defined in Commission Decision May 2017) Composite data product, created by merging the UK 3-arc-second case study and EUSeaMap 2016 outputs of EMODnet Seabed Habitats phase 2. The UK 3-arc-second dataset was erased (in ArcGIS) from EUSeaMap 2016, to create a single full-coverage and flat dataset, before clipping to the UK continental shelf.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Geospatial (vector polygon)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement: "JNCC data © copyright and database right 2018 contains UKHO data © copyright and database right 2018".

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-03-23

Metadata language