GeMS - Scottish Priority Marine Features (PMF)
Collation of species / habitat records contributing to the Geodatabase of Marine features adjacent to Scotland (GeMS). Records are attributed as to their qualification as protected features of protected areas within the Scottish MPA network. Where appropriate typical record details will include: status as Scottish Priority Marine Features or Annex II Species, scientific name, abundance details, date, date range, year, status, accuracy, determiner and details of where the records are sourced from and intellectual property ownership. Polygon area values in the HECTARES field are calculated using ETRS89-LAEA (EPSG:3035) using the standard centre of projection at 10° E, 52° N.
Due to the complexity of the database we recommend using either the WMS version or the downloadable map packages which are preconfigured to show the data as it is intended.
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2019-04-04
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2011-06-17
- Dataset Reference Date (Revision)
- 2024-03-31
- Identifier
- nature.scot / gems_spld
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version1
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GeMS
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Geodatabase of Marine Features adjacent to Scotland
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MPA
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Marine Protected Areas
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Priority Marine Features
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MPA Search Features
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Species
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Marine species
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Species distribution
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Habitats and biotopes
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- Limitations on Public Access
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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License
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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Data collated by NatureScot and Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Copyright ownership is recorded against individual records and varies from record to record the following are the copyright owners of individual records:
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2020, Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0 from United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Crown copyright (CEFAS), Crown copyright (Marine Scotland), European Communities specific RTD programme Specific Support to Policies: SSP-2004-22745 Probabilistic assessment management and advice model for fishery management for poor data availability (POORFISH), Joint Nature Conservation Committee, National Institute of Aquatic Resources Denmark, Scottish Natural Heritage, Sea Mammal Research Unit, Sea Watch Foundation, Shark Trust, Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science, Wave Action / The Wildlife Trusts and Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
Details of permissions to mobilise for view download and re-use are documented against individual records in the CONSENT field. Likewise records of Native oyster or Native oyster habitat are considered Sensitive under NatureScot policy and are not to be released at full resolution; such records are tagged as "Sensitive" in the CONSENT field.
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Distance
- 100 m
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Oceans
- Extent
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SCT
ISO 3166-2 REGION CODES FOR SCOTLAND 2015-11-27
![](https://spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/api/regions/geom.png?geomsrs=EPSG:4326&geom=POLYGON((4.5703%2054.2139,4.5703%2063.8987,-37.6172%2063.8987,-37.6172%2054.2139,4.5703%2054.2139)))
Temporal reference
Temporal extent
- Begin
- 1964-01-01
- End
- 2021-10-19
Temporal extent
Distribution Information
Data format
- Data format
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Name Version ESRI shapefile
10.3.1
Geopackage with QGIS project
ArcGIS Desktop map package
ArcGIS Pro map package
Transfer options
- Resource Locator
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Protocol Resource Locator Name OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities
https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/gems/wms?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS GeMS - Scottish Priority Marine Features (PMF)
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/GEMS-PMF_SCOTLAND_MPK_4326.zip ArcGIS Desktop Map package
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/GEMS-PMF_SCOTLAND_MPKX_4326.zip ArcGIS Pro Map map package
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
https://gis-downloads.nature.scot/GEMS-PMF_SCOTLAND_GPKG_4326.zip Geopackage + QGIS project
OGC:WFS-1.0.0-http-get-capabilities
https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/gems/wfs?request=getcapabilities&service=WFS NatureScot GEMS WFS
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://opendata.nature.scot/maps/0e722e3e911e424f8dacac5a587c0dfb NatureScot OpenData Hub
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/protected-areas-and-species/priority-marine-features-scotlands-seas NatureScot website page
Data quality info
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Statement
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This feature class contains habitat point records that have been iteratively added on and since the initial creation of the dataset. Records are sourced from multiple data owners, and provided for addition to the dataset by either NatureScot or Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Intellectual Property Ownership of individual records is varied. Records were originally collected for a variety of purposes and record collection was done through a variety of methodologies. No records were originally collected with the specific purpose of inclusion within this collation; the dataset accepts records relevant to Priority Marine Features, MPA Search Features and Annex I habitat records. Records have had a standardised data structure applied, and as such may not include all the attributes available within their original source.
Published version 10: Iteration 26 (19/10/2021) - reflects further data additions: SNH Additions 176 to 188, edits and deletions
Published version 9: Iteration 25 (08/02/2021) - reflects further data additions: SNHAdditions 172 to 175
Published version 8: Iteration 24 - reflects further data additions: SNH Additions 148 to 171 (02/04/2020)
Unpublished: Iteration 23 - reflects further data additions: SNH Additions 137 to 147
Published Version7: Iteration 22 - reflects revision to Burrowed mud extent in Southern Trench
Unpublished: Iteration 21 - Additional data for Basking shark and Risso's dolphin
Published Version 6: Iteration 20 [07/09/2018] to support PMF review consultation, also contains some data to support forthcoming Phase II Fisheries Management, and some data to support consultation on remaining Nature Conservation MPA proposals
Unpublished: Iteration 19 [31/01/2018]
Published Version5: Iteration 18 [24/01/2017]
Unpublished: Iteration 17 [22/06/2015]
Unpublished: Iteration 16 [01/05/2015]
Published Version 4: Iteration 15 [24/02/2015] additions and changes to reflect data confidence assessments used at designation for JNCC led sites
Unpublished: Iteration 14 [October 2014] additions and changes to reflect data confidence assessments used at designation for SNH led sites
Published Version 3: Iteration 13 [03/07/2014] published immediately prior to MPA independent external review
Unpublished: Iteration 12 [undated]
Unpublished: Iteration11 [30/01/2014] supplied as interim release to Marine Scotland
Published Version 2: Iteration 10 [31/05/2012] published to MPA stakeholder consultation process
Published Version 1: Iteration 9 [17/06/2011] published to MPA stakeholder consultation process
Unpublished: Iteration 8 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 7 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 6 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 5 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 4 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 3 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 2 [2011]
Unpublished: Iteration 1 [2011]
Metadata
- File identifier
- c755b501-6731-4f8c-b726-cda5bdf731e7 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
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dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-08-09T17:52:55.187Z
- Metadata standard name
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UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.3
Point of contact
- Individual name
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Geographic Information Group
- Organisation name
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NatureScot
- Organisation name
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NatureScot
- Position name
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Data Supply
- Position name
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Marine Data Officer
- Electronic mail address
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data_supply@nature.scot supply@nature.sco data_supply@nature.scot
- Electronic mail address
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james.dargie@nature.sco james.dargie@nature.scot
- Role
- Point of contact
- Role
- Custodian