Moorland Change Map (England)
Summary
The Moorland Change Map (MCM) is a vector dataset which shows whether the uplands monitored contain change during the period of monitoring (Approximately the moorland burning season of Oct to Apr. The MCM is an earth observation derived product, using the Sentinel-2 satellites Validation of the the results happens for each year per upland and Nationally. The validation shows the accuracy of the MCM results and are available in the associated Excel spreadsheet.
Categories
Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government Licence. - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version.
Attribution statement
Sentinel 2 analysis-ready data supplied under the Open Government License v3 by the Defra Earth Observation Data Service [earthobs.defra.gov.uk] © Natural England
Technical information
Update frequency
unknown
Lineage
The MCM analysis uses Sentinel 2 Analysis Ready Data from the DEFRA Earth Observation Data Service (EODS), a vector dataset showing Heather dominated habitat, and training data collected from visual assessment of the Sentinel 2 imagery. The MCM process is undertaken primarily through the Python and R scripting language. These access a variety of modules, the majority of which are open source. This process goes through many stages, including calculating a Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) difference dataset and thresholding upon this to separate change and no change. The threshold value is set individually for each upland, each year. These values are calculated from the medium threshold value of several models, trained using data collated from reviewing Sentinel 2 data. The analysis takes Sentinel 2 imagery for before and after the burn season. Due to cloud conditions, which are especially problematic in the uplands, the images can be a couple of months before the burn season starts or after the burn season finishes. As such, the change identified will not have necessarily have happened within the managed burn season. Clouds can also still be found obscuring some areas and these are masked from the analysis and marked as cloud in the results. The MCM results, as with all EO analysis, are not 100% accurate and validation is undertaken to assess the level of the analysis. Validation data comes from a combination of field data, collected by Natural England’s local and national teams and further data collected from visual assessment of the Sentinel 2 imagery. Further details of the MCM are available through the Technical Information Note available here: http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5699825585881088
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.86 to 55.81
- Longitude from: -7.05 to 2.07
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
ee87630b-8810-4021-b493-036f29684983
Published by
Natural England
Contact publisher
data.services@naturalengland.org.ukDataset reference dates
Creation date
01 September 2019
Revision date
N/A
Publication date
02 February 2021
Period
- From: 02 February 2021
- To: 31 December 2099
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Data and Supporting Information
Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
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Download data by area of interest | N/A | Open link |
MAGIC Interactive Map | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2015 - 2016 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2016 - 2017 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2017-2018 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2018 - 2019 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2019 - 2020 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2020 - 2021 | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2015-16 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2016-17 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2017-18 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2018-19 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2019-20 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2020-21 ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2015-16 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2016-17 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2017-18 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2018-19 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2019-20 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Moorland Change Map (England) 2020-21 ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint | Open link | |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2015-16 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2016-17 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2017-18 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2018-19 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2019-20 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2020-21 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2021-22 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WMS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2022-23 | Copy link | Preview |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2015-16 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2016-17 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2017-18 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2018-19 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2019-20 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2020-21 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2021-22 | Copy link | N/A |
Defra Data Services Platform WFS: Moorland Change Map (England) 2022-23 | Copy link | N/A |
OGC API - Features service | Copy link | Open link |
Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
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2015-2016_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2016-2017_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2017-2018_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2018-2019_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2019-2020_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2020-2021_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
2021-2022_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr | LYR | Download |
Moorland Change Map Attribute Metadata.pdf | Download | |
Moorland Change Map Spatial Metadata.pdf | Download | |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20182019England-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMap20192020England-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2015_16-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2016_17-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2017_18-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2018_19-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2019_20-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2020_21-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
MoorlandChangeMapEngland2021_22-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
OGL.url | URL | Download |
Open_Government_Licence.url | URL | Download |