NatureScot Protected Areas WMS

This interactive map service contains the various categories of protected areas and sites in Scotland.

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Identification info

Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
2010-10-12
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2010-11-02
Distributor
  NatureScot - Geographic Systems and Data Officer
IV3 8NW , United Kingdom
01463725000
Keywords

  • Nature conservation

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Protected sites

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.3

  • natural areas protection

  • natural heritage

  • nature conservation

INSPIRE Service taxonomy

  • humanGeographicViewer
Limitations on Public Access
Other restrictions
Other constraints

All layers are available under and OS OpenData licence
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints

No conditions apply
Spatial data service type
view
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Temporal reference

Temporal extent
Temporal extent
 
Coupled resource
 
Reference system identifier
EPSG:4326
Reference system identifier
EPSG:3857
Reference system identifier
EPSG:27700
Reference system identifier
EPSG:4258

Distribution Information

Data format

Data format
Name Version
 

Transfer options

Resource Locator
Protocol Resource Locator Name

OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities

 		https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/protectedareas/ows?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

NatureScot Protected Areas WMS
 
 

Data quality info

Quality Scope
Service
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
Degree
false
Statement

The WMS contains the following layers:

- Biogenetic Reserve

- Biosphere Reserve

- Council of Europe Diploma site (European Diploma Area)

- Geological Conservation Review sites

- Marine Conservation Area

- National Nature Reserve

- Site of Special Scientific Interest

- Special Area of Conservation (Natura2000)

- Special Protection Area (Natura2000)

- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar site)

- World Heritage Site (natural heritage category)
 

Metadata

File identifier
C0D1B950-5595-4DCD-9958-AD85571F30FA XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Service
Hierarchy level name

service
Metadata Date
2024-08-15T13:44:41.35Z
Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

Point of contact

Organisation name

NatureScot
Position name

Geographic Systems and Data Officer
Voice

01463 725000
Delivery point

Great Glen House, Leachkine Road
City

Inverness
Postal code

IV3 8NW
Country

United Kingdom
Electronic mail address

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

Role
Point of contact
Point of contact
  NatureScot - Geographic Systems and Data Officer
Great Glen House, Leachkine Road , Inverness , IV3 8NW , United Kingdom
01463 725000
https://www.nature.scot/
 
 
 

Overviews

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Protected sites
INSPIRE Service taxonomy
humanGeographicViewer

Publishing Body

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Associated resources (if any)

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