Guidance

Surface Coal Resource Metadata

Published 9 October 2014

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1. Description

Keywords Coal, Mining, Underground, Energy, Mining Report, Ground Stability, Surface Coal Resource

1.1 Abstract

The Surface Coal Resource Areas define the coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods, often referred to as ‘opencast’. This information is used by Local Planning Authorities as part of the duty to safeguard minerals from unnecessary sterilisation. The surface coal resource areas shown have been derived from current information available to the Coal Authority and British Geological Survey.

1.2 Purpose

Together with the Surface Coal Mining Areas provide information to Mineral Planning Authorities as part of the duty to safeguard minerals from unnecessary sterilisation.

1.3 Supplementary Information

The surface coal resource areas shown have been derived from information available to the Coal Authority and British Geological Survey at the stated point in time.

1.4 Status of the data

Extract of data from the National Coal Mining Database Data update frequency: As needed

1.5 Time period for which the data is relevant

Date and time: 21/10/2011 Description: Date of data extract from the dynamic database

1.6 Publication Information

Who created the data: The Coal Authority Date and time: 29/11/2011

1.7 Data storage and access information

File name: SurfaceCoalResource Type of data: vector digital data Data processing environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.0 (Build 2800)

1.8 Accessing the data

Size of the data: 5.982 MB Data transfer size: 0.013 MB

1.9 Constraints on accessing and using the data

Access and use constraints: This data, service or application is provided free of charge under the terms and conditions of the Open Government.

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If you need any additional advice please contact the Customer Service Team on +44 (0) 345 762 6848 or at groundstability@coal.gov.uk

1.10 Details about this document

Contents last updated: 26/09/2014

1.11 Who completed this document

Louise Tipper, Information Management, The Coal Authority mailing and physical address: 200 Lichfield Lane Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 4RG England +44(0) 345 762 6848

1.12 Standards used to create this document

Standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Time convention used in this document: local time

Metadata profiles defining additonal information  ESRI Metadata Profile: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

2. Spatial Information

2.1 Horizontal coordinate system

Projected coordinate system name: British_National_Grid Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_OSGB_1936

2.2 Map Projection Name

Transverse Mercator

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999601 Longitude of Central Meridian: -2.000000 Latitude of Projection Origin: 49.000000 False Easting: 400000.000000 False Northing: -100000.000000

2.3 Planar Coordinate Information

Planar Distance Units: meters Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair

2.4 Coordinate Representation

Abscissa Resolution: 0.000000 Ordinate Resolution: 0.000000

2.5 Geodetic Model

Horizontal Datum Name: D_OSGB_1936 Ellipsoid Name: Airy_1830 Semi-major Axis: 6377563.396000 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 299.324965

2.6 Altitude System Definition

Resolution: 0.000100 Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

2.7 Bounding coordinates

2.8 Horizontal

In decimal degrees West: -5.989565 East: -0.709765 North: 58.034077 South: 51.180594

In projected or local coordinates Left: 164099.000300 Right: 476195.998300 Top: 904959.999700 Bottom: 147848.617900

2.9 Vertical

Minimum elevation: 0.000000 Maximum elevation: 0.000000

Spatial data description Vector data information ESRI description

2.10 Surface Coal Resource Area

ESRI feature type: Simple Geometry type: Polygon Topology: FALSE Feature count: 1 Spatial Index: TRUE Linear referencing: FALSE

2.11 SDTS description

Feature class: SDTS feature type, feature count  SurfaceCoalResourceArea: G-polygon, 1

3. Attributes

3.1 Details for Surface Coal Resource

Type of object: Feature Class Number of records: 1

3.2 Attributes

3.3 FID

Alias: FID Data type: OID Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0 Definition: Internal feature number. Definition Source: ESRI

3.4 Shape

Alias: Shape Data type: Geometry Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0 Definition: Feature geometry. Definition Source: ESRI

3.5 OBJECTID

Alias: OBJECTID Data type: Number Width: 9

3.6 FEATURE_TYPE

Alias: FEATURE_TYPE Data type: String Definition: The coal mining feature type Width: 50

Alias: HYPERLINK Data type: String Definition: Web URL for further information Width: 50

3.8 Shape_Length

Alias: Shape_Leng Data type: Float Width: 19 Number of decimals: 11

3.9 Shape_Area

Alias: Shape_Area Data type: Float Width: 19 Number of decimals: 11 Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared. Definition Source: ESRI

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