Foot and Mouth Disease 2001 UK Outbreak Maps for Week of 10 September

Daily maps from the week commencing 10 September 2001 showing the number of confirmed Foot and Mouth Disease cases and suspected premises within infected areas in Great Britain. The maps were produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and are attributed to Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial distribution of a major livestock disease outbreak based on the daily maps.
• Tracking the progression of confirmed cases and suspected premises over a specific week as shown in the maps.
• Analyzing the geographic concentration of infection within defined areas as depicted in the imagery.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, well-documented historical outbreak (2001 Foot and Mouth Disease in GB).
• Provides a daily visual overview for a defined time period (week of 10 September 2001).
• Includes both confirmed cases and suspected premises, offering two data layers.

Limitations

• Data is presented as static JPEG images, limiting quantitative analysis without digitization.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred from the images.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official veterinary surveillance and reporting systems.

Time Range

Daily coverage for the week commencing 10 September 2001.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Great Britain (GB), within defined infected areas.