Identification

Title

Annex I Sandbanks in the UK version 3 - 2019 Methods document

Abstract

This document contains methodology for producing the Annex I Sandbanks dataset for the Article 17 2019 reporting round. 'Sandbank' here refers to the habitat (1110) listed under Annex I of EC Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – commonly known as the Habitats Directive.

Resource type

publication

Resource locator

https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/f4891fa7-5f9e-417c-af88-073f276a4941

name: JNCC ResourceHub Page

Unique resource identifier

code

f4891fa7-5f9e-417c-af88-073f276a4941

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/marine-habitat-data-product-habitats-directive-annex-i-marine-habitats/

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

Seabed Habitats and Geology

Habitats Directive - Annex I

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.456461

East bounding longitude

3.249861

North bounding latitude

59.334842

South bounding latitude

49.854437

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2012-01-01

End position

2016-12-06

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-07-01

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Version 3 delineated Sandbanks were supplemented with additional data received from CNCBs and reassessed for confidence based on the suitability of the delineated feature against key Sandbank descriptors to "High" and "Potential".

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. Attribution statement "Contains JNCC, BGS and NRW data © copyright and database right 2017 and Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2017".

Limitations on public access

None

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Communications, JNCC

email address

comms@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Communications, JNCC

email address

comms@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-04-29

Metadata language

eng