Data Insights: Scottish Environmental Data
OVERVIEW:
These are essential environmental data for Scotland. With significant interest in renewables projects gathering pace across the country, these new Scottish environmental data will be invaluable to those looking to make faster, better-informed decisions on developments in Scotland.
WHAT DATASETS HAVE BEEN ADDED / UPDATED?
Carbon and Peatland (Scotland) (Total: 439,659)
Coastal Erosion (Scotland) (Total: 68,522)
Dedicated Woodland (Scotland) (Total: 245)
Forest Recreation Areas (Scotland) (Total: 609)
Forest Recreation Points (Scotland) (Total: 17,307)
Forest Recreation Routes (Scotland) (Total: 1323)
Greenbelt (Scotland) (Total: 118)
Land Capability for Agriculture (Scotland) (Total: 18,989)
Landfill Sites (Scotland) (Total: 2018)
National Park (Scotland) (Total: 2)
National Scenic Areas (Scotland) (Total: 40)
Wild Land Areas (Scotland) (Total: 42)
Total: 548,874
WHY HAVE THESE DATA BEEN ADDED?
Additional datasets have been added to provide equivalent data for the existing layers associated with England and Wales.
These data will increase our system data coverage for Scotland.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
As with most datasets accessed through LandHawk, all users will have full access to the new Environmental data for Scotland.
The data will be of particular interest to those working on development projects including housing, renewable energy sites or infrastructure projects across Scotland. As with our environmental data for England & Wales, LandHawk customers can now use our SiteFinder tool to build searches in Scotland based on site suitability criteria and associated risks, constraints and impact. Also, our custom draw polygon feature allows users to create sites that either sit within a Registers of Scotland INSPIRE parcels or incorporate multiple parcels.
HOW OFTEN ARE THE DATA UPDATED?
Our Environmental data for Scotland are updated on LandHawk monthly.
To learn more about how these data were created, or to explore how we might create bespoke geospatial datasets for you, please contact geospatialdata@landhawk.uk