Identification

Title

Chalk Rivers

Alternative title(s)

Chalk Streams

bap_chalk_rivers_50k

Abstract

This record is for Approval for Access product AfA429. This is a low resolution indicative trace of chalk rivers and streams created from OS maps. Chalk rivers are recognised as a priority habitat for protection under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Please note that this content contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [2004] and you must ensure that a similar attribution statement is contained in any sub-licences of the Information that you grant together with a requirement that any further sub-licences do the same. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2004

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

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

protocol: DSP:ESRI

name: ChalkRivers_Download

description: Chalk Rivers Download

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/chalk-rivers/wms

protocol: WMS

name: ChalkRivers_WMS

description: Chalk Rivers WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/chalk-rivers/wfs

protocol: WFS

name: ChalkRivers_WFS

description: Chalk Rivers WFS

Unique resource identifier

code

DSTR08085

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

inlandWaters

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

chalk

protection of species

habitat

river

OpenData

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

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

2004-01-01T00:00:00

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2001-04-06

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Chalk rivers have been identified by the UK BAP Chalk rivers steering group. Geometry has been created by digitising OS background mapping to show river centreline.

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

data.info@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

description: Environment Agency Website

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

data.info@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-03-18

Metadata language