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Peatland Drainage and Erosion Scotland
PeatNet - Machine learning based segmentation of peatland drainage channels and erosion features in Scotland These datasets provide high resolution spatial estimates of the... -
SSP1-Low Emission Land Use Scenarios - land use change
This set of datasets contains a land use change scenario (2050) for Scotland within the scope of a SSP1 - Low emissions scenario (Shared Socio-Economic Pathways). For achieving... -
SSP1-Low Emission Land Use Scenarios
This set of datasets contains a land use change scenario (2050) for Scotland within the scope of a SSP1 - Low emissions scenario (Shared Socio-Economic Pathways). For achieving... -
Land Cover
A range of resources from various sources depicting land cover in Scotland -
Native Woodland Model (2004)
The Potential for Native Woodland in Upland Scotland was created by the Macaulay Institute and Scottish Natural Heritage in 2004. It was developed to assist in the planning of... -
Peat Surveys
Surveys of peat produced by the Scottish Peat Committee and the Macaulay Institute since the 1950's -
Soils of Scotland (partial cover)
A series of data sets from the James Hutton Institute that cover the more intensively farmed parts of Scotland. These data are typically at a larger scale (more detailed) than... -
Enhancing agrobiodiversity through participatory research
Pilot studies of cereal-legume mixtures were carried out at 6 sites in 2020 and 17 sites in 2021 in North-eastern and Eastern Scotland, central Scotland and the Scottish... -
Mapping selected bio-physical aspects of Aesthetics in Scotland based on 10 m...
This project is part of RESAS Strategic Research Programme (2016-2022) Workpackage 1.4 on Sustainable and Integrated Management of Natural Assets. The project focuses on... -
Land Capability Maps
Land capability maps use soil data along with information on other properties, such as climate or landscape, to classify the land for a specific purpose such as the Land... -
Thematic Soil Maps
Thematic soil maps show the distribution of a specific soil property or theme, such as topsoil organic carbon content or soil texture. -
Soil profile depth, bulk density and carbon stock of Scotland
The spatial distribution of soil organic carbon is an important factor in land management decision making, climate change mitigation and landscape planning. Here three groups of... -
Soil Risk Maps (partial cover)
The Risk maps show a series of simple indicators of the role of soils in determining risks to water quality. These indicators include the risk of soil erosion, leaching from... -
Glentrool Storymap
Located in the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, Glentrool was the region’s first Biosphere Community. Cultural ecosystem services and sense of place were... -
National Soils of Scotland
James Hutton Institute data sets contributing or derived from the National Soils of Scotland database. Soil maps display the distribution of different soil types across the land... -
AECS Spatial Targeting - Beetle Banks
A mapping layer depicting species richness per 10 km x 10 km grid cell of Scottish Biodiversity List species identified as benefiting from the provision of Beetle Banks in the... -
Vegetation survey of Chapel Mires in Lunan catchment, Scotland
The map and associated data are outputs from a project to explore the potential for innovative management of water levels and flows in the Lunan Water, an agricultural catchment... -
Species Richness
Management or Restoration of Hedgerows is a management option available under the Agro-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) of the Scottish Rural Development Plan (SRDP). The... -
Spatial Datasets for Glensaugh Research Farm
Glensaugh is one of The James Hutton Institute research farms. It is in the Grampian foothills to the east of the B974 Fettercairn to Banchory road about 7 km north of... -
Scotland's Epiphyte Diversity, Climate Change Risk
Scotland has international conservation responsibility towards 'cryptogamic' bryophytes and lichens, especially epiphytic species (growing on trees) that characterise its...
