Combined Authorities Boundaries in England, March 2017 with Multiple Resolutions

Five vector boundary resolutions for Combined Authorities in England as of March 2017, including full extent and coastline-clipped versions. The dataset contains Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics intellectual property rights. File sizes range from 22 KB for ultra generalised boundaries to 2 MB for full resolution coastline-clipped boundaries.

Use Cases

• Mapping administrative regions based on the provided full-extent vector boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis using the coastline-clipped boundary versions.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary files.
• Integrating with other geospatial datasets via the INSPIRE-compliant web services mentioned.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m).
• Specific file sizes are provided for each resolution, ranging from 22 KB to 2 MB.
• Includes both full realm extent and coastline-clipped (Mean High Water mark) versions.
• Access is provided via REST URLs for INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a snapshot from March 2017; administrative boundaries may have changed.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

March 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:53.199532; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England