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Metadata: Digital Data from the Land Beneath the Sea Palaeolandscapes Project (Unpath'd Waters), 2016-2024
Abstract:
This collection comprises of text, spreadsheet and GIS data from The Unpath'd Waters Palaeolandscapes Data Package, which was compiled from multiple sources between 2016 and 2024 and serves as the foundation for the palaeolandscape features represented in the simulation model for work package 3.3 Land Beneath the Sea. The data package has been developed to facilitate access to a broad range of datasets covering the Late Pleistocene to Holocene submerged landscapes of the southern North Sea. Users are strongly encouraged to access the original datasets whenever possible. The collection includes several shapefiles covering the UK and Dutch southern North Sea from the Latest Pleistocene to the Early Holocene, a time when the southern North Sea was a terrestrial environment. The shapefiles include a Palaeolandscape Features file and a Peat Occurrence file, which depict channels, lakes, and estuaries derived from various sources. These sources include the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project, research and seismic mapping conducted at the Submerged Landscapes Research Centre at the University of Bradford (such as the ERC-funded Europe’s Lost Frontiers project), and information from open-access windfarm reports and datasets. Most features are "negative," such as palaeochannels, representing depressions in the landscape, and are included in the shapefile Unpath’d Waters Palaeolandscape Features. Positive features (e.g., high ground) are stored in a separate shapefile, Unpath’d Waters Positive Palaeolandscape Features. Features not derived from seismic data were digitized from maps in open-access reports or academic publications. Where original files were unavailable, data was georeferenced and digitized. The collection of external data and digitization of raw geophysical information was completed in stages as new data became available. Features were merged into a single layer with a standardized attribute table that includes attributes such as type, relative age, source, and access date. Additionally, the collection includes archaeological finds and research boreholes from the Submerged Landscapes Research Centre, along with references to other datasets. These resources can be integrated to visualize and study the submerged landscape of the southern North Sea.
Data holder:
Archaeology Data Service
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11502 |
| 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. | Digital Data from the Land Beneath the Sea Palaeolandscapes Project (Unpath'd Waters), 2016-2024 |
| 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. | aea6a1b9-aa57-454b-935f-8b2b8a4e5ad2 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | COLL_ID_1007678 |
| 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 | 2021-11-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2024-11-30 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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 collection comprises of text, spreadsheet and GIS data from The Unpath'd Waters Palaeolandscapes Data Package, which was compiled from multiple sources between 2016 and 2024 and serves as the foundation for the palaeolandscape features represented in the simulation model for work package 3.3 Land Beneath the Sea. The data package has been developed to facilitate access to a broad range of datasets covering the Late Pleistocene to Holocene submerged landscapes of the southern North Sea. Users are strongly encouraged to access the original datasets whenever possible. The collection includes several shapefiles covering the UK and Dutch southern North Sea from the Latest Pleistocene to the Early Holocene, a time when the southern North Sea was a terrestrial environment. The shapefiles include a Palaeolandscape Features file and a Peat Occurrence file, which depict channels, lakes, and estuaries derived from various sources. These sources include the North Sea Palaeolandscapes project, research and seismic mapping conducted at the Submerged Landscapes Research Centre at the University of Bradford (such as the ERC-funded Europe’s Lost Frontiers project), and information from open-access windfarm reports and datasets. Most features are "negative," such as palaeochannels, representing depressions in the landscape, and are included in the shapefile Unpath’d Waters Palaeolandscape Features. Positive features (e.g., high ground) are stored in a separate shapefile, Unpath’d Waters Positive Palaeolandscape Features. Features not derived from seismic data were digitized from maps in open-access reports or academic publications. Where original files were unavailable, data was georeferenced and digitized. The collection of external data and digitization of raw geophysical information was completed in stages as new data became available. Features were merged into a single layer with a standardized attribute table that includes attributes such as type, relative age, source, and access date. Additionally, the collection includes archaeological finds and research boreholes from the Submerged Landscapes Research Centre, along with references to other datasets. These resources can be integrated to visualize and study the submerged landscape of the southern North Sea. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset was collected by University of Bradford and provided to the Archaeology Data Service for long term archive and management |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0005 | |
| Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Protected sites |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine archaeology | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.821355 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.142578 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.429518 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 10.546875 |
| 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 | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | University of Bradford | |
| SAFSBradford@bradford.ac.uk | ||
| 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 | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | University of Bradford | |
| SAFSBradford@bradford.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.5284/1126107 |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| 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 work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | |
| 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. | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System (Shapefile) |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Text or Plaintext (PDF) | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited (CSV) | |
| 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. | 2025-02-24 |
| 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. | 2025-02-24 |
| 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 |