cff49e3d-357f-430a-bb3d-c9c0bb9e2fb7
English
The Improvement Service
Spatial Hub Custodian
01506 282012
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6AX
United Kingdom
spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk
2024-01-23T14:32:02
UK GEMINI
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Historic Environment Records - Scotland
her
2024-01-23
sh_her
www.spatialhub.scot
HERs (Historic Environment Records) developed out of SMRs (Sites and Monuments Records). SMRs were established from the 1960s onwards in response to the loss of the archaeological resource through urban and rural development. From their original remit of recording archaeological sites, they have been developed to encompass a wide range of information about the historic environment which has been reflected in the change of name from SMR to HER. Today they provide a unique information resource, forming the basis for sustainable conservation and playing an important role in informing public understanding and enjoyment of the local historic environment.
The historic environment includes all aspects of our surroundings that have been built, formed or influenced by human activities from earliest to most recent times. A Historic Environment Record stores and provides access to systematically organised information about these surroundings in a given area. It is maintained and updated for public benefit in accordance with national and international standards and guidance. An HER makes information accessible to all in order to:
- advance knowledge and understanding of the historic environment;
- inform its care and conservation;
- inform public policies and decision-making on land-use planning and management;
- contribute to environmental improvement and economic regeneration;
- contribute to education and social inclusion;
- encourage participation in the exploration, appreciation and enjoyment of the historic environment.
Local authorities and most National Park authorities maintain records of the archaeological, built and natural environment. However, many services group together to form archaeological services to collate their standardised records. Specialist staff are employed to curate these records and also to provide specialist advice for land-use planning and public information services.
This dataset has two distinct data layers:
- Historic Environment Sites (including Known Site Extents and Areas of Archaeological Interest)
- Historic Environment Events (also known as interventions)
We strongly recommend that, when using the WFS for this dataset, because of it's size you should use it with a filter.
The Improvement Service
Spatial Hub Custodian
01506 282012
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6AX
United Kingdom
spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk
Protected sites
Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units
Buildings
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme
Historic Environment
Archaeology
Limitations on public access
Use of the data is available to any organisation that is a member of the PSGA (Public Sector Geospatial Agreement) or any UK academic institution via Edina's subscription Digimap service. It is not currently commercially available.
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Historic Environment Records - Scotland
A link to the CKAN metadata record on the Spatial Hub. A direct link to the OGC Web Feature Service and Web Map Service is available here.
https://www.spatialdata.gov.scot:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/cff49e3d-357f-430a-bb3d-c9c0bb9e2fb7/formatters/xml
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
EDINA Digimap Service
EDINA Digimap Service
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
2010-12-08
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This dataset was amalgamated, optimised and published by the Spatial hub.
The following quality assurance checks and corrections are carried out on the data:
- Polygons are not dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority.
- No minimum area check is made (as some sites are very small or indicative)
- Checks for invalid geometry types
- The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees
- Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data
- Duplicate key names for polygons are not removed
- Polygons with no key names are not removed
- Checks for basic geometry i.e. self-intersection
Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.