Appendix 1 Schedule of Reviewed Information for Use in Construction of Preliminary Landscape Character Map

Simple Table Format     

1. Natural Features

Category

Date

Source

Description Supporting Data Layer Name
Geomorphology and Topography     Geology  CED - GEO Solid and superficial geology at various scales GEO_GEOL
Boulder Areas   CED - GEO Areas of boulder material from API  GEO_BOULDER
Beaches    SDU Gazetted and non-gazetted beaches GEO_BEACH
Contours    LIC - B1000/B5000/ B20000 Various scale contour lines with heights GEO_CONTOUR/ GEO_DEM
Spot Heights    LIC - B1000/B5000/ B20000 Various scale spot heights GEO_SPOTHT
Relief    LIC - B1000 Slope tops and bottoms, boulders and drainage GEO_RELIEF
Orthophoto    LIC Digital orthophoto of Hong Kong GEO_ORTHOPHOTO
Hydrological features   Monitored Rivers  EPD Rivers monitored and ranked for water quality each year  Not used (Too coarse)
Relief   LIC - B1000 Hydrological features including rivers and streams Not used (Too fine scale)
Hydrology   LIC - B5000 Hydrological features including rivers and streams HYD_RIVER
Hydrology    LIC - B10000/B20000 Hydrological features including coastline, rivers and streams Not used (Too coarse)
Vegetation Types    Fung Shui Woodland (FSW) SDU Polygons and points of Fung Shui woodlands Not used (Village boundaries considered adequate)
Vegetation    WWF WWF's Territory WideHabitat Map Not used (PlanD Landuse Map & AFCD habitat map more up-to-date)
Vegetation   LIC - B10000/ B20000  Polygon Not used (Too coarse)
Ecological Habitats     Habitat map AFCD Natural and man-made habitats of Hong Kong with ecological, conservation and recreation ranking ECO_INTERTIDAL (Landuse map preferred for other vegetation categories)
Coastline type    SDU Coastline categorised into various natural/man-made types ECO_COASTTYPE
Coral  SDU Coral locations  Not relevant
Dolphin    SDU Dolphin areas Not relevant
Nursery Zone   SDU Fish nursery areas  Not relevant
Spawning Zone  SDU Fish spawning zones  Not relevant
Coast Protection Area    PlanD Coastal protection areas Not relevant
Fish Culture Zone    SDU Fish culturing areas Not relevant
Marine parks    AFCD Marine parks Not relevant

 

2. Human Features

Category

Date Source

Description

Supporting Data Layer Name
Road and Street Patterns Road locations LIC - G1000, RG1000, B1000, B5000, B20000  Road locations ROAD
Railways     Railway Locations   LIC - B1000/ B5000/ B10000/ B20000 Railway locations RAILWAY
Building Footprint/ Height    Buildings and heights LIC - G1000 - BG1000, B1000, B5000, B20000 Building footprints with heights at varying scales BUILDING
Land Use    OZP Zone PlanD Outline Zoning Plan for Hong Kong  LU_OZP
Broad land use of Hong Kong PlanD Broad land use of Hong Kong LU_LANDUSE
SSSI ERM (from AFCD maps) Sites of Special Scientific Interest Not relevant
Gei Wei/ Fish Ponds  SDU Gei Wei fish ponds LU_FISHPOND
Country Parks AFCD Country Parks of Hong Kong Not relevant
Recreation Areas SDU Sites of recreational value in Hong Kong Not relevant
Water Control Zone     EPD Water control zones in Hong Kong Not relevant
Historical Sites     Archaeological Site    AMO Archaeologically significant sites HIST_ARCHSITE
Heritage Sites    AMO Heritage buildings and sites HIST_HERITAGESITE

 

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