Identification

Title

NatureScot Marine SPA Bird datasets WMS

Abstract

This web mapping service (WMS) contains all the data layers used to determine the extent of marine Special Protection Areas. Maintained by Scottish Natural Heritage. It contains distribution and density of many features including inshore wintering waterfowl – such as sea ducks, divers and grebes, foraging areas for breeding terns, foraging areas for breeding red-throated divers, important areas for European shag, aggregations of true seabirds – such as gannet and guillemot.

Resource type

service

Resource locator

https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/marinespabirds/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities

protocol: OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities

name: NatureScot Marine SPA birds data WMS

function: information

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/MARINESPABIRDS_SCOTLAND_GPKG_4326.zip

protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

name: Geopackage (EPSG:4326)

description: includes SLD files for styling

function: download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/MARINESPABIRDS_SCOTLAND_GDB_4326.zip

protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

name: ESRI File geodatabase (EPSG:4326)

description: includes layer files and SLD-s for layer definitions and styling

function: download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/MARINESPABIRDS_SCOTLAND_MPK_4326.zip

protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

name: ArcGIS Desktop Map package (EPSG:4326)

function: download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/MARINESPABIRDS_SCOTLAND_MPKX_4326.zip

protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

name: ArcGIS Map package (EPSG:4326)

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

f7cc4f44-7a04-40c5-a8e9-25c2b5a6bf32_resource

codeSpace

Coupled resource

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

Spatial data service type

view

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Species distribution

Protected sites

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

humanGeographicViewer

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-04-22

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.75714

East bounding longitude

-0.53202

North bounding latitude

61.46459

South bounding latitude

54.53297

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-09-01

Frequency of update

irregular

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

OGC:WMS

version of format

-

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Variable licencing, please consult individual dataset metadata documents

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

no limitation

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Supply Officer

organisation name

NatureScot

full postal address

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

Scotland

telephone number

01463 725117

facsimile number

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

web address

https://www.nature.scot

protocol:

name:

description:

function: information

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Supply Officer

organisation name

NatureScot

full postal address

Great Glen House, Leachkin Road

Inverness

IV3 8NW

Scotland

telephone number

01463 725117

facsimile number

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-09-15T08:19:54

Metadata language