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Metadata: Coastal Sensitivity Atlas
Abstract:
This spatial dataset is an Atlas of Coastal and Marine Resources Sensitive to Oil Pollution in Wales. This data capture aims to highlight sensitive and vulnerable areas across Wales which maybe sensitive to oil pollution. It contains, but is not limited to, information on seabirds, scoter, wetland birds, grey seals, cetaceans, booming plans, protected sites, sand dunes, saline lagoons, sea grass beds and biotopes. This is intended for use by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) staff, but is a legacy Countryside Council for Wales’ dataset. It should be used when providing environmental advice during an oil spill response operation. It's primarily intended as a memory jogger during the early stages of operation. It provides information on the location of environmental resources only, background knowledge of the relative sensitivity and vulnerability of the resources is required when providing advice during marine pollution incidence. Covers the coast of Wales and adjacent coasts of England (east coast of Dee estuary to Hoylake and south coast of Bristol Channel to Porlock Bay). 1st edition published March 2003; currently being updated and 2nd edition to be published early 2009.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8630 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Coastal Sensitivity Atlas |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Atlas of Coastal and Marine Resources Sensitive to Oil Pollution (Wales) |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | NRW_DS109921 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313039393231 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2003-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2009-01-26 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This spatial dataset is an Atlas of Coastal and Marine Resources Sensitive to Oil Pollution in Wales. This data capture aims to highlight sensitive and vulnerable areas across Wales which maybe sensitive to oil pollution. It contains, but is not limited to, information on seabirds, scoter, wetland birds, grey seals, cetaceans, booming plans, protected sites, sand dunes, saline lagoons, sea grass beds and biotopes. This is intended for use by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) staff, but is a legacy Countryside Council for Wales’ dataset. It should be used when providing environmental advice during an oil spill response operation. It's primarily intended as a memory jogger during the early stages of operation. It provides information on the location of environmental resources only, background knowledge of the relative sensitivity and vulnerability of the resources is required when providing advice during marine pollution incidence. Covers the coast of Wales and adjacent coasts of England (east coast of Dee estuary to Hoylake and south coast of Bristol Channel to Porlock Bay). 1st edition published March 2003; currently being updated and 2nd edition to be published early 2009. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This is a collation of a larger number of datasets that get updated in their own right. Methods of data capture are unique to each of the datasets forming the different layers of the Atlas. This is the 2nd edition of the atlas (1st edition was completed in 2003). It provides updated information on the original list of resources, some additional resources (including CCW's advice on use of dispersants) and increased functionality (including a gazetteer to coastal and marine features). There is no data associated to the Contingency Plan itself. Some wildlife datasets are based on incomplete survey coverage e.g. cetacean data is based largely on sightings by volunteer recorders, not from a comprehensive survey; and scoter data is based primarily on detailed surveys of selected areas. Subjective decisions have been made based upon best available information. Some datasets are not available for the English coasts. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | This data should be used in conjunction with the MESG Oil Spill Contingency Plan - Fynnon numbers DCT-09-103877, DCT-09-103876. Countryside Council for Wales: Marine Pollution Contingency Plan. Part A and Part B. Volume 1 - Volume 2. The plan should be used in conjunction with the National Contingency Plan for Marine Pollution from Shipping and Offshore Installations (NCP) and any local Standing Environment Group (SEG) Plan. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | GIS | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine (maritime) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine pollution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pollution events | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.513067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.608865 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.240829 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.777741 |
| Regional sea | unknown | |
| Wales (WLS) | ||
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Various | |
| Delivery point | Enquiries Unit, Maes y Fynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | |
| Delivery point | Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | The following data is considered OS derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW and the Ordnance Survey. NRW may release, publish or disseminate this data freely; providing recipients are made aware of use restrictions (See general use restrictions). Part of the dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data includes information on potentially sensitive biotopes. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. |
| no limitations | ||
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | © CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Natural Resources Wales, AC0000849444. Third parties seeking to re-use this data require a Licence issued by NRW. It allows re-use, reproduction and dissemination in any format or medium but only for non-commercial purposes, according to the terms and conditions of the Licence. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. |
| This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. | |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2009-01-26 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |