National Marine Character Areas (NMCA)
Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make the character of each seascape distinct and unique. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were commissioned on behalf of Welsh Government to identify the character of Wales’ seascapes at a broad-scale. We divided our inshore waters into 29 Marine Character Areas. This work provides the strategic spatial evidence on seascapes to inform the Wales National Marine Plan, which is being prepared by Welsh Government. Each area profile includes a description of the key characteristics, including their natural, cultural and perceptual influences, as well as land - sea inter-visibility maps.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS119124
- Alternative Title
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- Marine Character Areas
- Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol Cenedlaethol
- Metadata Language
- English
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This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.
- Additional Information
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https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/marine-character-areas/?lang=en
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2021-11-03
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2015-01-01
- End date
- 2021-11-03
- Topic category
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- Boundaries
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- benthic boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
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Geographic Information System
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ESRI Feature Class.
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Geographic Information System
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Download data
World Wide Web page
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Web Mapping Service
World Wide Web page
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
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This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- seascape character assessment
- seascapes
- spatial plan
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
- SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Habitat characterisation
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-01-06
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Vocabulary
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- Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Sea and Coast (SMNR)
- Marine (SMNR)
- Water Resources (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
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Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-12-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution Statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence (OGL)
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence (OGL)
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313234 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-12-09T12:42:19.725Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0