Identification

Title
RYA - General Boating Areas
Abstract

The Royal Yatching Association (RYA) UK Coastal Atlas of Recreational Boating (Published August 2019) utilised information from clubs and other sources, as well as racing information from previous datasets. This dataset aims to provide a more complete picture of recreational boating activity in UK waters, by providing the location of indicative general boating areas. This reduces gaps in data coverage where AIS data are limited, whilst providing more detail of activity in inshore and estuarine regions in particular.

Attribution statement

© Data reproduced under licence from the Royal Yachting Association.

Data source

Royal Yatching Association (RYA)

Licence
Varied / Original

Copyright:

None

Date modified
Type
Spatial data
Category:
Oceans

Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters). Examples: tides, tidal waves, coastal information, reefs

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Regions
Global
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No
Group
Marine & Fisheries

Information

Spatial extent
Projection system
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
-5.17346076570175
Extension x1
-2.66476487419953
Extension y0
51.1795597654709
Extension y1
53.5197526520633

Features

Restrictions

RYA GIS Data Licence Agreement

Spatial Representation Type
Vector data is used to represent geographic data

Contact

Email
data@gov.wales
Organisation
Welsh Government
Department
Marine & Fisheries

References

Link online
/layers/appdata-wg-marine:rya_general_boating
Metadata page
/layers/appdata-wg-marine:rya_general_boating/metadata_detail

OWS endpoints

WMS
/capabilities/layer/3913/?ows_service=wms