Wales National Assembly Economic Regions Boundaries, December 2015

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for National Assembly Economic Regions (NAER) in Wales as of December 2015. The dataset includes four boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and clipped to coastline), generalised (20m), and super generalised (200m). It contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping economic regions for policy analysis based on the provided boundary definitions.
• Integrating regional boundaries into GIS systems for spatial analysis based on the multiple resolution options.
• Performing coastline-clipped analyses using the Mean High Water mark boundaries mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct boundary versions for different use cases, including full, generalised (20m), and super generalised (200m) resolutions.
• Includes specific file size details for each version, such as the 60 KB super generalised file.
• Contains authoritative intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from authoritative sources.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:24.175432; temporal coverage is December 2015.

Geography

Wales