Local Nature Conservation Sites
Dataset Created
11/06/2021
Licence
Open
Contact
Improvement Service
Last Updated
11/03/2024
Data Provided by
Improvement Service
Alternative Name
lnatcs
Lineage
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 dissolved/ aggregated by key name and local authority.
- The minimum polygon area allowed in the data is 25 square meters
- Checks for invalid geometry types
- The maximum angle for any spikes is 3 degrees
- Any duplicate geometry is removed from the data
- Polygons with no key names are not removed
Please contact spatialhub@improvementservice.org.uk for more details.
SSDI Link (External Site)
Frequency of Update
as needed
Formats:
WFS
| Format | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|
| CSV | 24/01/2024 | |
| WFS | 24/01/2024 | |
| WMTS | 24/01/2024 | |
| Shapefile | 24/01/2024 |
| Attribute Info | Description | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| site_ref | ID for site as defined by LA | Can be text, number or both currently. No standards seem to exist for this as yet |
| site_name | The name of the site as defined by each LA | Text name with capitals for first letter (max 100 characters) without area descriptor |
| date_designated | Date on which the site was designated as being active | In format:yyyy-mm-dd |
| type | Type of LNCS site | Biodiversity, Geodiversity, Wildlife Site, Geodiversity/ Wildlife Site, Biodiversity/ Geodiversity |
| habitat | Type of habitat found on the site | Text description |
| notes | A descriptive field containing any specific instructions for this feature | Text description |
| policy_ref | A policy reference identifier associaetd with this feature | Alphanumeric |
| url | A website at which further information can be found | Must be resolvable |
| local_authority | The LA/NP that supplied the data. | Should use the exact name as it appears in the local authority sct register. |
| la_s_code | 9-digit alpha/numeric unique ID, beginning with S (for Scotland), for the geographical area of each LA/NP. | Alphanumeric Text String. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub using current list from: https://statistics.gov.scot/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.gov.scot%2Fdata%2Fstandard-geography-code-register |
| sh_date_uploaded | Date on which the data was provided to the Spatial Hub. | Date. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. In format:yyyy-mm-dd |
| sh_src | Unique reference assigned to the LA/NP upload file. Used for reporting any issues back to LA. | Text String. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. |
| sh_src_id | ID for each record per Spatial Hub upload. Used for reporting any issues back to LA/NP. | Integer. Auto-generated by Spatial Hub upon dataset registration. |