Local Nature Conservation Sites - Scotland
lnatcs
Local nature conservation sites (LNCS) is a non-statutory designation given by local authorities to areas of locally important nature and landscapes. Scottish Natural Heritage, on behalf of the Local Nature Conservation Sites Working Group, published guidance (http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/protected-areas/local-designations/local-nature-conservation/) for local authorities on the establishment and management of LNCS systems in Scotland. One of the LNCS working group's recommendations was that all local authorities should adopt the LNCS name in place of the many different local names. However, many councils still use alternative names for these sites such as Local Biodiversity Sites, Local Wildlife Sites, Local Geodiversity Sites and Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation. We have merged these all into this national dataset. Several LAs are still to confirm and digitise their LNCSs.
dataset
http://www.spatialhub.scot/get-data/
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: Edina Digimap
function: download
sh_lnatcs
www.spatialhub.scot
eng
environment
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
publication
2008-06-01
-8.80
-0.71
60.87
54.63
revision
2020-10-26
asNeeded
This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub. The following quality assurance checks and corrections are carried out on the data: - Polygons are dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority. - The minimum polygon area allowed in the data is 25 square meters - Checks for invalid geometry types - The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees - Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data - Polygons with no key names are not removed Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.
publication
2010-12-08
OGC:WMC
1.3.0
Limitations on public access
Use of the data is available to any organisation that is a member of the PSGA (Public Sector Geospatial Agreement) or any UK academic institution via Edina's subscription Digimap service. It is not currently commercially available.
Spatial Hub Custodian
The Improvement Service
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United Kingdom
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pointOfContact
Spatial Hub Custodian
The Improvement Service
Livingston
EH54 6AX
United Kingdom
01506 282012
spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk
pointOfContact
2020-10-26T14:29:36