CDDA dataset

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The dataset contains data on individual nationally Designated Areas and corresponding Protected Site spatial features in EEA member and collaborating countries.

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DesignatedArea (110709 records)

Contains information on nationally designated sites and designated boundaries reported through CDDA data collection as Type2 data, with addition of selected elements from corresponding features from Protected Site (Type1) data.

Element name	Element definition	Value definitions
cddaId	Unique record identifier within the CDDA data base for nationally designated areas. The CDDA ID is identical to the WDPA ID and reused in the World Data base on Protected Areas (WDPA).
nationalId	The unique record identifier for the site in the national database on designated areas.
cddaCountryCode	Code of the reporting country.	see Vocabulary
cddaRegionCode	Code of the reporting entity, being country, autonomous or overseas region or community, or other territory (e.g. overseas entities as Outermost Regions or Overseas Countries and Territories).	see Vocabulary
siteName	Name of the Protected Site feature.
legalFoundationDate	Year value extracted from the date when the Protected Site was legally created.
designatedAreaType	This element indicates whether the spatial object is a designated site or a designated boundary. The concept "designated boundary" is conceived with the purpose of providing countries with the opportunity to report information about designated areas that are not protected sites in the classical sense but where the areas are still provided with durable protection for flora and fauna. Examples of designated boundaries could be sets of areas are under general protection because of the occurrence of a specific habitat type (this could be raised bogs, specific meadow types, etc) or where sets of areas are owned and managed with the purpose of improving conditions for habitat types and species (e.g. owned by certain NGOs).	see Vocabulary
designationTypeCode	Designation types classify designations by certain common characteristics, such as statutory status, purpose of the protected area, conservation objectives and the related restrictions of use or management measures. The designation type code list is a sequential list with definitions from the sub-national, national, regional or international level. The national designation type codes are used in the Nationally designated areas (CDDA) reporting, in the Natura 2000 Standard Data Form and in the Emerald Standard Data Form. The regional and international designation type codes are related to regional or international legislation such as Natura 2000, Bern Convention, Barcelona Convention or World Heritage Sites or Ramsar sites.	see Vocabulary
iucnCategory	IUCN protected area management categories (2008) classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and by many national governments as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas and as such are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation. https://www.iucn.org/theme/protected-areas/about/protected-area-categories	see Vocabulary
siteArea	Surface area in hectares (ha).
majorEcosystemType	The major ecosystem type can be: marine, marine and terrestrial (incl. freshwater) or terrestrial (incl. freshwater).	see Vocabulary
marineAreaPercentage	Percentage of the total area of marine ecosystems in the designated area.
spatialDataDissemination	Code for instructions to EEA regarding dissemination of geographical data (boundaries or coordinates).	see Vocabulary
spatialResolutionCode	Codes for spatial resolution of dataset from which geographical data for this feature (boundaries, coordinates) has been derived.	see Vocabulary
PSlocalId	The PSlocalId is mirroring one of the three components of the INSPIRE ID: the localId. The PSlocalId is unique within the PSnamespace, in the same way as the ProtectedSite localId is unique within the ProtectedSite namespace.
PSnamespace	The PSnamespace is mirroring one of the three components of the INSPIRE ID: the namespace. The PS Namespace uniquely identifies (copies) the data source of the Protected Site spatial object in .
PSversionId	The PSversionId is mirroring one of the three components of the INSPIRE ID: the versionId. This element provides the life cycle information of the Protected Site spatial object.
remark	Remarks about the designated area record.
metadata_versionId	Unique metadata identifier of version of the feature or record. Url that points either to the source of the reported data or to a page providing information on the data origin.
metadata_beginLifeSpanVersion	Datetime when feature or record was created. In case of reported data it's the release of the respective CDR envelope.
metadata_statusCode	Status of the feature or record regarding its registration.	valid: accepted and valid reported feature or record; experimental: derived feature or record, e.g. legacy record converted to the new structure by EEA
metadata_featureStatus	Status of the feature or record regarding its reliability.	A: Normal feature or record; U: Feature or record with lower reliability; V: Unvalidated feature or record
metadata_statements	Aditional information or statements regarding the reliability of the feature or record.
id	Unique identifier of the record in the EEA CDDA database.

ProtectedSite (110599 records)

Contains selected information, including the geometry, on spatial object of INSPIRE protected sites reported through CDDA data collection as Type1 data, with addition of selected elements from corresponding records from Designated Area (Type2) data.

Protected sites, where dissemination of spatial data has been restricted by reporting country, are not present in the dataset.

Element name	Element definition	Value definitions	Shapefile alias
cddaId	Unique record identifier within the CDDA data base for nationally designated areas. The CDDA ID is identical to the WDPA ID and reused in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA).		cddaId
cddaCountryCode	Code of the reporting country.	see Vocabulary	cddaCntrCd
cddaRegionCode	Code of the reporting entity, being country, autonomous or overseas region or community, or other territory (e.g. overseas entities as Outermost Regions or Overseas Countries and Territories).	see Vocabulary	cddaRegCd
siteName	Name of the Protected Site feature.		siteName
legalFoundationDate	Year value extracted from the date when the Protected Site was legally created.		legFDate
localId	One of the three components of INSPIRE ID. The localId is unique within the namespace.		localId
namespace	One of the three components of INSPIRE ID. The namespace uniquely identifies the data source of the ProtectedSite spatial object.		namespace
versionId	One of the three components of the INSPIRE ID. This element provides the life cycle information of the ProtectedSite spatial object.		versionId
metadata_versionId	Unique metadata identifier of version of the feature or record. Url that points either to the source of the reported data or to a page providing information on the data origin.		mdVersId
metadata_beginLifeSpanVersion	Datetime when feature or record was created. In case of reported data it's the release of the respective CDR envelope.		mdBgLfSpV
metadata_statusCode	Status of the feature or record regarding its registration.	valid: accepted and valid reported feature or record; experimental: derived feature or record, e.g. legacy record converted to the new structure by EEA	mdStatCode
metadata_featureStatus	Status of the feature or record regarding its reliability.	A: Normal feature or record; U: Feature or record with lower reliability; V: Unvalidated feature or record	mdFeatStat
metadata_statements	Aditional information or statements regarding the reliability of the feature or record.		mdStatemnt
geomType	Geometry type of the spatial feature as identified by FME software.		geomType
GEOM	Geometry of the spatial object.
id	Unique identifier of the feature in the EEA CDDA database.		id