Identification

Title

Biospheric Reserves

Alternative title(s)

Gwarchodfeydd Biosffer

Sites (Biosphere)

Biosphere.LYR

Abstract

This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of biogenetic reserves in Wales. The Biosphere Reserve is an international designation made by UNESCO based on nominations made by more than 110 countries. These sites are chosen to conserve examples of areas which are characteristic of the world's natural regions. They must also be areas where people are important components of everyday life. The biosphere is rapidly changing under the influence of human activity, so meeting their needs whilst conserving the area's natural processes and wildlife is of the utmost importance.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ProtectedSitesBiosphericReserves/?lang=en

http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw?

Unique resource identifier

code

98741

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Additional information source

Please refer to the UNESCO Biosphere designation process.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Protected sites

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-04-27

Keyword set

keyword value

Biodiversity

Nature conservation

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-04-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.24616933

East bounding longitude

-3.54798302

North bounding latitude

52.80139004

South bounding latitude

52.38012124

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-04-27

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1977-01-01

End position

2009-05-05

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-02-09

date type

revision

effective date

2010-02-09

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

The original boundary was a paper map but later became digital data. The outer edge of the biosphere boundary is made of Community Council boundaries to landward and the seaward edge is snapped to the -10 metre bathymetric contour. The inner two zones follow firstly Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI) boundaries (Buffer Zone) and then the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) boundaries (Core Zone). The largest area is called the Transition Zone. This latest modification to the original site boundary was produced digitally. The data has been checked by Natural Resources Wales' staff.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-04-24

Metadata language