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Metadata: 2012, Optimised Environment Ltd., Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Landscape and Visual Assessment
Abstract:
Optimised Environment Ltd. was commissioned by Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. to undertake the Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA) for the eastern development are of the Moray Offshore Wind Farm. The eastern development area will contain three wind farms: Telford, Stevenson and MacColl. The SLVIA for the three proposed wind farm sites has been undertaken within a 50 km radius study area of the Telford, Stevenson and MacColl offshore wind farms. The definition of the study area for this assessment has been chosen based on best practice guidance: SNH, 2006, project specific desk study and fieldwork. This Cumulative Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment describes, illustrates and assesses the ways in which the proposed developments will have additional effects when considered together with other existing, consented or proposed wind farms and identifies any related significant cumulative effects arising from the proposed developments.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19695 |
| 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. | 2012, Optimised Environment Ltd., Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Landscape and Visual Assessment |
| 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. | f2f92f97-666f-4911-9291-3af0503dccb4 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-367 |
| 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. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-12-31 |
| 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. | Optimised Environment Ltd. was commissioned by Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd. to undertake the Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA) for the eastern development are of the Moray Offshore Wind Farm. The eastern development area will contain three wind farms: Telford, Stevenson and MacColl. The SLVIA for the three proposed wind farm sites has been undertaken within a 50 km radius study area of the Telford, Stevenson and MacColl offshore wind farms. The definition of the study area for this assessment has been chosen based on best practice guidance: SNH, 2006, project specific desk study and fieldwork. This Cumulative Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment describes, illustrates and assesses the ways in which the proposed developments will have additional effects when considered together with other existing, consented or proposed wind farms and identifies any related significant cumulative effects arising from the proposed developments. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | SNHs ‘Guidance on Landscape/Seascape Capacity for Aquaculture’ provides a methodology for assessing the seascape capacity for aquaculture development. The methodology described has been adapted for the purpose of the SLVIA of the three proposed wind farm sites to define the baseline character and visual qualities of the coastal landscape/seascape. The methodology is divided into a series of broad stages, summarised in Table 10.4.2. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Coastal geomorphology |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zone search area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Land cover | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 58.682489 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.873235 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.701754 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.9514 |
| 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 | Optimised Environments Ltd. (OPEN) | |
| Individual name | Tricia Ryan | |
| Position name | GIS Analyst | |
| tricia.ryan@optimisedenvironments.com | ||
| 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 | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Optimised Environments Ltd. | |
| Individual name | Simon Martin | |
| Position name | Associate Director | |
| Phone | 01315567602 | |
| Simon.Martin@optimisedenvironments.com | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | EDP Renewables | |
| Individual name | Rebeca Huges | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| rebecca.hughes@edpr.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-367/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| 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 | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 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. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| 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. | 2026-09-10 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |