All Wales Phase 1 Terrestrial - Target Notes

During the terrestrial Phase 1 Survey of Wales thousands of target note and cover notes were created. Over the last 6 years these notes have all been scanned and a layer file (ARCMAP) has been created to record the position and reference number of Phase 1 target notes. The original field surveys were carried out as part of a national habitat survey programme required to implement conservation at a local level. The target notes layer was created as a way of collating all the Phase 1 terrestrial target note information for All Wales and to allow the pdf target notes to be easily accessible to all staff. Field survey spanned from 1979 to 1997, target notes were produced between 1989 and 1997 and the scanning and digitisation took place between 2004 and 2010.

Identifier: NRW_DS99635

Alternative Title

Phase1 Target.LYR
Ph1 Terr.AllWales.tar
Nodiadau Targed Cam 1 Cymru Gyfan

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: See the metadata for 'Phase 1 Habitat Survey of Wales 1979-1997' in the 'part of' field below for methods of field survey. The target notes collected as part of the survey were scanned as 2 sided documents with a resolution of 300dpi on a black and white scale (where the quality of the hand written note allows). These documents are stored in DMS, NRW's Electronic Records and Data Management System. A layer was created with points marking the location of each target note, these points contain a hotlink which links to the scanned document in DMS. Hotlinks only work in the CCW environment. Scans of the cover note for each 5km grid square were also made and stored in a separate layer called phase1_5k_generalpdfnotes. For each target note that contains sensitive information, such as the site owner's name, a non-sensitive 'related' version has also been saved in DMS. The senstitive species records are collated in an excel spreadsheet.All field mapping was carried out by trained and closely co-ordinated teams of surveyors. A study of survey reliability was conducted during the lowland phase (Kerry, Rimes, Smith, Williams. 1994. An Assessment of Errors in Phase I Habitat Survey in Wales. Bangor: Countryside Council for Wales, Report No. 94/4/1). It showed the field mapping to be 83% repeatable (Stevens, Blackstock, Howe, Stevens. 2004. Repeatability of Phase 1 habitat survey. J. Environ. Manage. 73, 53-59).The electronic data have undergone a series of checks for accuracy both by the contractor and subsequently within CCW. There are a small proportion of missing target notes and cover sheets which are documented in the layer file. Field survey spanned from 1979 to 1997, target notes were produced between 1989 and 1997 and the scanning and digitisation took place between 2004 and 2010.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2010-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1979-01-01

End date: 1997-12-31

Topic category

Biota
Imagery base maps earth cover

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Format Type and Description

Geographic Information System ()

Specification

[A] ESRI Feature Class [B] TDMS reference link files [C] pdf files [D] Raw data workbook in excel format

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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
Explanation
Degree: false

Lineage: See the metadata for 'Phase 1 Habitat Survey of Wales 1979-1997' in the 'part of' field below for methods of field survey. The target notes collected as part of the survey were scanned as 2 sided documents with a resolution of 300dpi on a black and white scale (where the quality of the hand written note allows). These documents are stored in DMS, NRW's Electronic Records and Data Management System. A layer was created with points marking the location of each target note, these points contain a hotlink which links to the scanned document in DMS. Hotlinks only work in the CCW environment. Scans of the cover note for each 5km grid square were also made and stored in a separate layer called phase1_5k_generalpdfnotes. For each target note that contains sensitive information, such as the site owner's name, a non-sensitive 'related' version has also been saved in DMS. The senstitive species records are collated in an excel spreadsheet.All field mapping was carried out by trained and closely co-ordinated teams of surveyors. A study of survey reliability was conducted during the lowland phase (Kerry, Rimes, Smith, Williams. 1994. An Assessment of Errors in Phase I Habitat Survey in Wales. Bangor: Countryside Council for Wales, Report No. 94/4/1). It showed the field mapping to be 83% repeatable (Stevens, Blackstock, Howe, Stevens. 2004. Repeatability of Phase 1 habitat survey. J. Environ. Manage. 73, 53-59).The electronic data have undergone a series of checks for accuracy both by the contractor and subsequently within CCW. There are a small proportion of missing target notes and cover sheets which are documented in the layer file. Field survey spanned from 1979 to 1997, target notes were produced between 1989 and 1997 and the scanning and digitisation took place between 2004 and 2010.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Habitats and biotopes

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

Phase 1 Survey (Phase I)
target notes
geographical information systems (GIS)
habitat surveys (habitat monitoring)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title: An assessment of errors in Phase I habitat survey in Wales. Confidential

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. The associated target notes do contain personal data which may not be released without permission. There are redacted versions of these sensitive targets note available to the public.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © 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. The associated target notes do contain personal data which may not be released without permission. There are redacted versions of these sensitive targets note available to the public.

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3939363335 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Terrestrial Phase 1 Habitat Survey
NRW_DS24715

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:31:43.509Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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All Wales Phase 1 Terrestrial - Target Notes

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