Countryside Information System (CIS) Datasets
Datasets are now available to download for use with the Countryside Information System (CIS).
CS in 2007 used a modified version of the ITE Land Classification, separating England and Wales increasing the size of the classification from 40 to 45 land classes. The results for previous surveys have been re-analysed using the new classification and are published along with the CS2007 results on the web and in reports for the UK, England, Scotland and Wales.
The results below will operate in CIS rev 8, but both the classification and results must be downloaded. Three types of file are provided, the land class summaries (results presented as means and standard errors), the new land classification (identifying the land class of every square) and the masks describing the land area surveyed. All files should be stored on a local (C:) drive to ensure smooth operation and the land classification and summary files must be in the same directory.
| Filename | Content | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ITE-LCEWSr-GB.ccf | ITE CS2007 Land Classification with 45 land classes | Census |
| CS2007-BH-1990-GB.csf | Stock of CS1990 for Broad Habitat extent | Sample |
| CS2007-BH-1998-GB.csf | Stock of CS2000 for Broad Habitat extent | Sample |
| CS2007-BH-2007-GB.csf | Stock of CS2007 for Broad Habitat extent | Sample |
| CS2007-BH-1990-1998-GB.csf | Change in Broad Habitat extent between 1990 and 1998 | Sample |
| CS2007-BH-1990-2007-GB.csf | Change in Broad Habitat extent between 1990 and 2007 | Sample |
| CS2007-BH-1998-2007-GB.csf | Change in Broad Habitat extent between 1998 and 2007 | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-1990-GB.csf | Stock of CS1990 for linear features | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-1998-GB.csf | Stock of CS2000 for linear features | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-2007-GB.csf | Stock of CS2007 for linear features | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-1990-1998-GB.csf | Change in linear features between 1990 and 1998 | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-1990-2007-GB.csf | Change in linear features between 1990 and 2007 | Sample |
| CS2007-Linear-1998-2007-GB.csf | Change in linear features between 1998 and 2007 | Sample |
| England.rgn | England survey area | Region |
| Wales.rgn | Wales survey area | Region |
| Scotland.rgn | Scotland survey area | Region |
| GB.rgn | Survey area in Great Britain | Region |