Identification

Title

WFD Transitional Water Bodies Cycle 1

Alternative title(s)

WFD Transitional (Estuarine) Waterbodies

WFD_TRANSITIONAL

WFD_transitional_050k

Abstract

WFD Transitional Water Bodies Cycle 1 is a polygon Shapefile dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The WFD defines Transitional water bodies as ‘…bodies of surface water in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline in character as a result of their proximity to coastal waters but are substantially influenced by freshwater flows’. These are also referred to as estuaries. The delineation between coastal and transitional (estuarine) waters was determined by the Environment Agency defined transitional water bodies (see also the Lineage Statement in the Data Quality Info paragraph below). Water bodies are also split and assigned to River Basin Districts. Water bodies are attributed with a unique identifier ‘EA_WB_ID' (equivalent to WB_ID in Cycle 2) so this dataset can be linked directly to other WFD data sources such as physical characteristics, risk, classification and proposed objectives as well as Cycle 2 datasets. This dataset was previously known as WFD Transitional (Estuarine) Waterbodies This dataset covers the layer for Cycle 1 of the Water Framework Directive. The equivalent layer for Cycle 2 is covered under WFD Transitional and Coastal water bodies Cycle 2. Please note that the Environment Agency no longer provide data for water bodies in Wales - this should now available from Natural Resources Wales. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2014. All rights reserved.Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2008.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://www.geostore.com/environment-agency/ds/catalogue/#/788d5070-d465-11e4-b7d3-f0def148f590

protocol: http

name:

description: External version on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-transitional-estuarine-waterbodies/wms

protocol: WMS

name: WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1_WMS

description: WFD - Transitional Water bodies Cycle 1 WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/wfd-transitional-estuarine-waterbodies/wfs

protocol: WFS

name: WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1_WFS

description: WFD - Transitional Water bodies Cycle 1 WFS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?mapService=EA/WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1&Mode=spatial

protocol: DSP:ESRI

name: WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1_Download

description: WFD - Transitional Water bodies Cycle 1 Download

https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1/MapServer

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

name: WFD_Transitional_Water_bodies_Cycle_1_ESRI_REST_Endpoint

description: WFD - Transitional Water bodies Cycle 1 - ESRI REST Endpoint

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

protocol: http:

name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM

description: Defra Data Services Platform Customer Forum

https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/EA/WFDTransitionalWaterBodiesCycle1/FeatureServer

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

name: WFD_Transitional_Water_Bodies_Cycle_1_ESRI_REST_Feature_Server_Endpoint

description: WFD Transitional Water Bodies Cycle 1 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint

Unique resource identifier

code

788d5070-d465-11e4-b7d3-f0def148f590

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

water quality

water body

transitional

estuarine

coastal

OpenData

EAbatch2

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET Thesaurus version 2.1

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/wales

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2008-01-01

date type

revision

effective date

2012-04-03

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Transitional water bodies were defined from Mean High Water boundaries, taken directly from OS 1:50K and Environment Agency estuarine boundaries defined for the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD). The delineation between coastal and estuarine waters was delineated by the Environment Agency defined transitional water bodies. Water bodies are also split and assigned to River Basin Districts.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

Not Applicable

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/hc/en-gb

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

metadata@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-09-17

Metadata language

eng