Identification

Title

Energy resources - Areas of Search refined from offshore wind scoping study 2018

Abstract

Areas of search (AoS) have been created using a multi-criteria analysis generated constraint map that shows a range of suitability for offshore wind energy locations. This constraint map is the product of overlaying and weighting 20 relevant layers in a GIS. From the least constrained/most suitable areas some broad zones are drawn. These broad areas are then refined into the AoS by investigating the geographic proximity to important offshore activities and issues. The activities considered to refine the footprint of the broad areas were: fishing, shipping, marine nature protected areas and oil and gas installations. These AoS will serve as guidance to developers and planners as to the most suitable sites for further offshore wind developments in Scottish waters. These sites provide a zone where developments will enjoy minimised obstacles to consenting and licensing whilst still benefitting from adequate resource and appropriate environmental conditions. These sites are recommended by Marine Scotland as places where the consenting and licensing process will be streamlined, expedient and efficient as the likely interactions to be encountered by developers have already been considered. Marine Scotland does not oblige developers to occupy these locations but to consider them as the most appropriate sites.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/nmpwfs/ows?token=d46ffd2a-e192-4e51-8a6a-b3292c20f1ee&service=wfs&request=getFeature&typeName=nmpwfs:energy_resources_offshore_wind_areas_of_search&outputFormat=shape-zip&srsName=EPSG:4326

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

description: Download as zipped shapefile on WGS84 datum

function: download

https://marinescotland.atkinsgeospatial.com/nmpi/default.aspx?availablelayers=1646

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

description: View layer on Marine Scotland Maps

function: download

http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/nmpwfs/ows?token=d46ffd2a-e192-4e51-8a6a-b3292c20f1ee&service=wfs&version=1.1.0&request=GetCapabilities

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: energy_resources_offshore_wind_areas_of_search

function: download

http://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/nmpwfs/ows?token=d46ffd2a-e192-4e51-8a6a-b3292c20f1ee&service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities

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

name: energy_resources_offshore_wind_areas_of_search

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12106

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

economy

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Environment

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDatanet Parameter Disciplines

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-05-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Energy resources

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-14.89295

East bounding longitude

2.605066

North bounding latitude

63.88707

South bounding latitude

54.43328

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

There is no appropriate value

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-01-01

End position

2018-06-12

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-06-13

Frequency of update

unknown

Quality and validity

Lineage

Created from existing collated data sets as described in the scoping study report. Areas of opportunity and constraint were identified from the combined layers and these locations (Areas of Search) are plotted in GIS on the WGS84 datum. Attributes include Area of search ID and area (square kilometre).

Conformity

Data format

name of format

ESRI Shapefile

version of format

1.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Contains information from Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

no limitations to public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)

full postal address

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 (0)300 244 4000

email address

marinescotland@gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)

full postal address

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 (0)300 244 4000

email address

marinescotland@gov.scot

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)

full postal address

Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 (0)300 244 4000

email address

marinescotland@gov.scot

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

Marine Scotland

full postal address

1B South, Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 (0)300 244 4000

email address

marinescotland@gov.scot

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)

telephone number

+44 (0)300 244 4000

email address

marinescotland@gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-06-22

Metadata language

eng