11427155Edited by MartynC.100016882layer_information_pageund1550156936155048536700155048536755<p>The Viewshed tool in ArcGIS has been used to develop a GIS layer, with approximately 30 m resolution, showing the visibility of locations in the sea in terms of the number of buildings with a view of any given location i.e. the higher the number the more buildings that can see that marine location from the land.</p> <p>The analysis is featured in the paper &nbsp;O’Higgins. et al. (2018) ‘Many Points of View : Visibility Mapping for Marine Spatial’, 13, pp. 302–314. doi: 10.2902/1725-0463.2018.13.art18.&nbsp; (see link under ‘Additional Information’ tab below).</p> filtered_html<p>The Viewshed tool in ArcGIS has been used to develop a GIS layer, with approximately 30 m resolution, showing the visibility of locations in the sea in terms of the number of buildings with a view of any given location i.e. the higher the number the more buildings that can see that marine location from the land.</p> <p>The analysis is featured in the paper  O’Higgins. et al. (2018) ‘Many Points of View : Visibility Mapping for Marine Spatial’, 13, pp. 302–314. doi: 10.2902/1725-0463.2018.13.art18.  (see link under ‘Additional Information’ tab below).</p> 196842455relative_visibility_of_scotlands_coastal_marine_areas_from_the_land_viewshed_analysis.pngpublic://relative_visibility_of_scotlands_coastal_marine_areas_from_the_land_viewshed_analysis.pngimage/png12842011550485345imageRelative visibility of Scotland’s coastal marine areas from the land (Viewshed analysis) © MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College CorkRelative visibility of Scotland’s coastal marine areas from the land (Viewshed analysis) © MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College CorkRelative visibility of Scotland’s coastal marine areas from the land (Viewshed analysis) © MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College CorkRelative visibility of Scotland’s coastal marine areas from the land (Viewshed analysis) © MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College Cork<_drafty_revision_requested>FIELD_LOAD_CURRENTRelative visibility of Scotland’s coastal marine areas from the land (Viewshed analysis) © MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, University College Cork603612603612603<p>Such Viewshed analyses can be helpful to allow visualisation of the potential interaction between developments in the sea and, for example, tourism as well as the passive use values (such as coastal views) enjoyed by local residents. Such layers can contribute to Scottish marine planning by offering a methodology for mapping visual amenity of coastal waters and demonstrating its utility as a strategic planning tool. It is particularly relevant as for ecosystem based management coastal views are considered to be an ecosystem service that is appreciated and should be protected.</p> <p>The analysis presented used</p> <ul> <li>elevation data from the EU-DEM (Digital Elevation Model) (from the European Environment Agency) (data have a 1 arc second (approximately 30 m) resolution) and</li> <li>UK Ordnance Survey Open Data buildings layer which provided polygons for every building in Scotland (1.26M locations).</li> </ul> <p>The analysis illustrates a potentially useful means of generating information which can be used to elucidate some aspects of ecosystems service values for coastal environments.</p> filtered_html<p>Such Viewshed analyses can be helpful to allow visualisation of the potential interaction between developments in the sea and, for example, tourism as well as the passive use values (such as coastal views) enjoyed by local residents. Such layers can contribute to Scottish marine planning by offering a methodology for mapping visual amenity of coastal waters and demonstrating its utility as a strategic planning tool. It is particularly relevant as for ecosystem based management coastal views are considered to be an ecosystem service that is appreciated and should be protected.</p> <p>The analysis presented used</p> <ul> <li>elevation data from the EU-DEM (Digital Elevation Model) (from the European Environment Agency) (data have a 1 arc second (approximately 30 m) resolution) and</li> <li>UK Ordnance Survey Open Data buildings layer which provided polygons for every building in Scotland (1.26M locations).</li> </ul> <p>The analysis illustrates a potentially useful means of generating information which can be used to elucidate some aspects of ecosystems service values for coastal environments.</p> 16916168831979sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/relative-visibility-scotlands-coastal-marine-areas-land-viewshed-analysisMartynC0a:6:{s:7:"overlay";i:1;s:16:"ckeditor_default";s:1:"t";s:20:"ckeditor_show_toggle";s:1:"t";s:14:"ckeditor_width";s:4:"100%";s:13:"ckeditor_lang";s:2:"en";s:18:"ckeditor_auto_lang";s:1:"t";}10422011427116882publishedpublished55155048536711155048536710422011427116882publishedpublished55155048536711155048536710422011427116882publishedpublished551550485367111550485367