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DC2 Modern Mean High Water Spring

Mean High Water Springs tide line extracted from high resolution Digital Elevation Models, typically derived from airborne LiDAR datasets. Date of survey varies spatially, query line for source information. Data sourced from https://remotesensingdata.gov.scot/ and partner data (NatureScot, Historic Environment Scotland etc).

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
2021-06-01
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2021-07-15
Identifier
DC2-MHWS-MODERN
Point of contact
  NatureScot - Geographic Information Group ( Data Supply )
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose

Mean High Water Spring lines extracted from Lidar digitial elevation models (and similar) extracted as part of the second phase of the Dynamic Coast project.

Credit

Crown copyright Scottish Government, SEPA and Scottish Water (2012). Fugro (2020) © Scottish Enterprise 2003, ©Environment Agency, ©SNH, © University of Glasgow, © Historic Environment Scotland, © Dynamic Coast, © SNH, © St Andrews Links Trust. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 OS 100017908.

Custodian
  NatureScot - Alistair Rennie ( Dynamic Coast Project Manager )
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Natural risk zones

Limitations on Public Access
License
Other constraints

Available under an Open Government Licence: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

Dynamic Coast analyses cannot be used for property-level assessments.

Spatial representation type
Vector
Topic category
  • Environment
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Temporal reference

Temporal extent
 
Temporal extent
 
 
Code
EPSG:27700
Code
EPSG:4326
Code
EPSG:4258

Distribution Information

Data format

Data format
Name Version

ESRI Shapefile

ArcGIS Desktop map package

ArcGIS Pro map package

Geopackage and QGIS project

 

Transfer options

Resource Locator
Protocol Resource Locator Name

OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities

https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/dynamiccoast/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

dc2mhwsmodern

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

https://opendata.nature.scot/datasets/dynamiccoast-mhws-modern/explore

NatureScot OpenData Hub

OGC:WFS-1.0.0-http-get-capabilities

https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/dynamiccoast/wfs?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS

dynamiccoast:dc2mhwsmodern

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/DYNAMICCOAST2_SCOTLAND_SHP_27700.zip

DynamicCoast database Shapefiles (EPSG:27700)

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/DYNAMICCOAST2_SCOTLAND_MPK_27700.zip

DynamicCoast database ArcGIS Desktop map package (EPSG:27700)

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/DYNAMICCOAST2_SCOTLAND_MPKX_27700.zip

DynamicCoast database ArcGIS Pro map package (EPSG:27700)

WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/DYNAMICCOAST2_SCOTLAND_GPKG_27700.zip

DynamicCoast database Geopackage and QGIS project (EPSG:27700)

 
 

Data quality info

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation

Dataset Not Assessed

Degree
false
Statement

Extracted from digital elevation models from the following sources:

• Scottish Government Lidar for Scotland Phase 1

o ( https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/40017f89-2857-49cb-a913-e0784f250769);

o Crown copyright Scottish Government, SEPA and Scottish Water (2012).

o OGL

• Scottish Government Lidar for Scotland Phase 2

o ( https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2835f36d-35cf-4166-9bf0-09b3fc839f62);

o Copyright Scottish Government and SEPA (2014).

o OGL

• Scottish Government Lidar for Scotland Phase 3

o ( https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f1a18c6d-3f1b-46bb-a5eb-58e5f504c7cb);

o Crown copyright Scottish Government, SEPA and Fugro (2020).

o OGL

• Scottish Enterprise Lidar Digital Surface Model

o © Scottish Enterprise 2003

• Scottish Natural Heritage Lidar – Western Isles

o © Environment Agency, SNH 2005/2006;

o OGL

• University of Glasgow Terrestrial Laser Scan

o © University of Glasgow 2014;

• Environment Agency Lidar DSM

o © EA 2015;

• Caledonian Air Surveys Limited 50cm Digital Surface Model (Commissioned by SNH)

o © SNH/CASL 2016;

• Historic Environment Scotland Terrestrial Laser Scan and Aerial Lidar within Bay of Skaill

o © HES 2016-2018;

• OS Aerial Photography Digital Surface Model and Digital Terrain Model

o © OS 2011-2019;


Lines were extracted as contours of spatially variable Mean High Water Spring elevation (from the Poltips-derived MHWS raster created during the first phase of Dynamic Coast).

 

Metadata

File identifier
143c2e20-eb10-4390-bf16-532ef88b501b XML
Metadata Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Resource type
Dataset
Hierarchy level name

dataset

Metadata Date
2024-09-18T11:43:10.573Z
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

Point of contact

Individual name

Geographic Information Group

Organisation name

NatureScot

Position name

Data Supply

Electronic mail address

data_supply@nature.scot supply@nature.sco data_supply@nature.scot

Role
Point of contact
Point of contact
  NatureScot - Geographic Information Group ( Data Supply )
 
 
 

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Natural risk zones

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