Scottish Loch Survey Project Sample Points for Aquatic Plant Monitoring

The Standing Waters Sample Points dataset is a GIS collection of survey locations from the Scottish Loch Survey Project. Statutory nature conservation agencies in Scotland, England, and Wales conducted routine aquatic plant surveys, identifying and estimating the abundance of various macrophyte types. The results are held in the Standing Waters Database, viewable on the SNH website.

Use Cases

• Mapping aquatic plant survey locations based on the GIS sample point data
• Analyzing macrophyte community composition based on the survey methodology described
• Modeling the distribution of emergent, submerged, and floating-leaved plants based on the described survey focus
• Supporting conservation planning for Scottish lochs based on the statutory agency data source

Strengths

• Data originates from statutory nature conservation agencies with a long history of routine surveys
• Dataset is part of a formal project (Scottish Loch Survey Project) with a published database

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Routine aquatic plant (macrophyte) surveys conducted by statutory nature conservation agencies

Time Range

unknown

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Scotland, with potential relevance to England and Wales