Great Britain Country Boundaries at December 2016 with Multiple Resolutions

Five vector boundary resolutions for Great Britain's countries, from full 24 MB extents to ultra-generalised 150 KB files, as of December 2016. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics intellectual property rights. The data is provided via an ArcGIS REST service and downloadable in multiple formats.

Use Cases

• Create detailed country-level maps based on the full-resolution boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis with coastline-clipped boundaries for coastal zone management.
• Develop lightweight web applications using the ultra-generalised (500m) boundaries for faster rendering.
• Integrate administrative boundaries into GIS systems for regional planning and analysis.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 24 MB to 150 KB.
• Contains intellectual property from two authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.
• Provides both full-extent and coastline-clipped versions for different analytical needs.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2016; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries from Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:16.947267; temporal coverage is December 2016.

Geography

Great Britain