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GCS_OSGB_1936
Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000)
British_National_Grid
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dataset
Scottish Government
Geospatial Team
Victoria Quay
City of Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
GIS@gov.scot
GB
Scotland
https://www.gov.scot/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
GIS Analyst
20260513
ArcGIS Metadata
1.0
WMS
1.3.0
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/services/NationalScenicAreas/MapServer/WMSServer?
OGC:WMS
NationalScenicAreas
OGC View Service
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/services/NationalScenicAreas/MapServer/WFSServer?
OGC:WFS
NSA:NationalScenicAreas
OGC Download Service
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/rest/services/NationalScenicAreas/MapServer/0
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
NationalScenicAreas
ESRI REST Service
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/rest/services/NationalScenicAreas/OGCFeatureServer/0
OGC-API Features
NationalScenicAreas
OGC Features API
https://maps.data.gov.scot/shapefiles/SG_NationalScenicAreas_1998-01-01.zip
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
ESRI Shapefile Download
WFS
2.0.0
ESRI REST
1.0
OGC Features API
1.0
ESRI Shapefile
1.0
National Scenic Areas - Scotland
NSA
1998-01-01T00:00:00
1998-01-01T00:00:00
SG_NationalScenicAreas
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are a </SPAN><A href="https://www.gov.scot:443/policies/landscape-and-outdoor-access/natural-heritage-designations/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>national landscape designation</SPAN></A><SPAN> of areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context. The designation’s purpose is both to identify our finest scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development through the planning system. They are broadly equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are 40 NSAs in Scotland, mainly in remote and mountainous areas, including spectacular mountain ranges (e.g. Skye Cuillins, Ben Nevis, Glencoe), dramatic island landscapes (e.g. the Hebrides, Northern Isles) and picturesque, richly diverse scenery (e.g. Perthshire, Dumfries and Galloway). They were identified in 1978 by the Countryside Commission for Scotland (a predecessor of NatureScot) in its publication Scotland’s Scenic Heritage, and their boundaries remain unchanged today. All NSAs have been surveyed t</SPAN><SPAN>o record their</SPAN><SPAN> special qualities that, individually or combined, make each area's scenery outstanding and justify their designation as NSAs.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Protected sites
Environment
Landscape protection area
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
None
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Available under the terms of the </SPAN><A href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk:443/doc/open-government-licence/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Open Government Licence</SPAN></A><SPAN>. The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: © Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [insert year].</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The dataset was digitised </SPAN><SPAN>according to</SPAN><SPAN> the textual description</SPAN><SPAN>s provided by the Countryside Commission</SPAN><SPAN>. The description</SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN><SPAN> contain ambiguities and the maps associated with the text </SPAN><SPAN>provided in the publication</SPAN><SPAN> don't always agree.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Esri ArcGIS 13.5.2.57366
National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context, and as such require special protection measures through the planning system. There are 40 NSAs designated, mainly in remote and mountainous areas, covering nearly 13% of Scotland's land area.
© Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 1998.
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01T00:00:00
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/inspire_themes
Protected sites
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.3
2021-12-06T00:00:00
https://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/en/themes/
Landscape protection area
Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV) - Subjects List
2006-04-03T00:00:00
http://id.esd.org.uk/list/subjects
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Scottish Government
Geospatial Team
Victoria Quay
City of Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
GIS@gov.scot
GB
Scotland
https://www.gov.scot/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
Scottish Government
GIS Analyst
Scottish Government
Biodiversity Team
Victoria Quay
City of Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Biodiversity@gov.scot
GB
Scotland
https://www.gov.scot/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
Scottish Government
Policy Officer
https://www.gov.scot/policies/landscape-and-outdoor-access/natural-heritage-designations/
1
http://statistics.gov.scot/id/statistical-geography/S92000003
1
GB-SCT
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
2022-11-29T00:00:00
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:GB
1
-9.237371
-0.831325
60.866962
54.666535
NSAs were first identified by the Countryside Commission for Scotland (a predecessor to NatureScot) in 1978 and described in the Commission’s report "Scotland's Scenic Heritage". While originally established in 1980 under planning legislation, NSAs were formally designated under The Town and Country Planning (National Scenic Areas) (Scotland) Designation Directions 2010 in December 2010.
This digital dataset was originally digitised against Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 raster data circa 1998, and follows the textual description in the Countryside Commission report. The textual description contains ambiguities and the maps associated with the text (also in the publication) don't always agree. The dataset covers all NSAs including offshore extensions - no new areas have since been identified. Most areas are in private ownership although the Forestry Commission has some sizeable land holdings.
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
2010-12-08T00:00:00
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/Themes/117/2892
Not conformant.
0
40
EPSG
7.4
National Scenic Areas - Scotland
Feature Class
40
National landscape designation for areas identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context
Scottish Government
OBJECTID
objectid
OID
4
10
0
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE
shape
Geometry
8
0
0
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
NSACode
nsacode
String
10
0
0
Unique Identifier given to the National Scenic Area.
Scottish Government
Unique Identifier given to the National Scenic Area.
NSAName
nsaname
String
254
0
0
Name of the National Scenic Area
Scottish Government
Name given to the National Scenic Area
nsacouncils
nsacouncils
String
254
0
0
Local Authority areas that are within the boundaries of the National Scenic Area.
Scottish Government
Names of Local Authorities that intersect the boundary of the National Scenic Area will be listed here.
st_area(shape)
st_area(shape)
Double
0
0
0
Area measurement
ESRI
System calculated area of the feature.
st_perimeter(shape)
st_perimeter(shape)
Double
0
0
0
Perimeter measurement
ESRI
System calculated perimeter of the feature.
Simple
FALSE
40
FALSE
FALSE