Habitats - Oil Spill Contingency Planning (OSCP)

What is it: 

The habitats section of ‘Oil spill response and planning’ (OSCP) shows 1 layer.

  • Shoreline type (OSCP) – zoom restricted to about 1:50,000 - where the Scottish coastline has been classified into five categories using the IPIECA-IMO-OGP report (2012) (data from BP/RS Environmental Limited, Ordnance Survey, Defra / BGS (MAGIC)).
    • Rock and man-made (ESI 1 & 2)
    • Sand, gravel and rock armour (ESI 3, 4, 5 & 6)
    • Exposed tidal flats (ESI 7)
    • Sheltered rock, man-made or rip rap (rock armour) (ESI 8)
    • Sheltered tidal flats or salt marshes (ESI 9 & 10)

Other habitat layers can be found in the Healthy & Biologically Diverse section. Add 'Habitat' to the search box on Marine Scotland Information or MS Maps NMPi.

Data originators: 
British Geological Survey (BGS) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
NatureScot
Ordnance Survey (OS)
RS Environmental Limited
This information page is part of the theme: 
Physical Characteristics
Shoreline type © various - see Data Originators
More Information: 

The 'Shoreline type' layer has been derived from a desk study, digitising Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps combined with information from MNCR reports and BGS information. It is only applicable at a scale of 1:50,000 or smaller. Using the NMPi layer 'Aerial Photography - All Scotland' zoomed in larger than 1:54,168 will assist identify the nature of the coastline. In addition, useful layers can be found in the Intertidal Rock and Intertidal Sediments sections. 

Links can be found in the 'Additional Information' tab below for:

  1. IPIECA-IMO-OGP report "Sensitivity mapping for Oil Spill response" (April 2012).
  2. Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group Oil Spill Sensitivity Maps. 
This page was last modified on : 
Thursday, February 3, 2022 - 11:58

Links and Resources

Map Type Click title for metadata and licence informationsort descending Date of data View Map
Map Layers (NMPi) Shoreline type - Intertidal zone with ESI code (OSCP) - December 2015 2015-12-02 Access this map on NMPi
Type Link Titlesort descending External Link
Web link Magic DEFRA magic.defra.gov.uk
Data Portals NatureScot - NaturalSpaces data download site cagmap.snh.gov.uk
Type Title External link
Web link Shetland Oil Terminal Environmental Advisory Group - Oil Spill Sensitivity Maps www.soteag.org.uk
Web link MCA - Assessing risk and responding to UK coastal and marine pollution www.gov.uk
Data Portals IPIECA www.ipieca.org
Reports IPIECA-IMO-OGP report "Sensitivity mapping for Oil Spill response" (July 2012) www.ipieca.org