Scottish Wildness Ruggedness Layer on a 1-256 Scale

One component layer of the Scottish wildness map quantifies landform ruggedness. The dataset uses a 1-256 scale to indicate relative levels of ruggedness, adapted from a 2008 study in the Cairngorms National Park. It is produced by the Government Digital Service and sourced from the EU Open Data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling physical accessibility for outdoor recreation based on the ruggedness scale.
• Assessing landscape character for conservation planning based on relative ruggedness levels.
• Integrating with other wildness components for composite wilderness mapping.
• Analyzing terrain challenge at a national or regional scale as suggested by the description.

Strengths

• Derived from a defined policy statement and a specific 2008 methodology.
• Provides a standardized 1-256 scale for comparative ruggedness analysis.
• Designed for integration as one of four components in a national-scale assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service via eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Methodology adapted from the 2008 Wildness Study in the Cairngorms National Park.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Scotland