National Cancer Vanguards: Geographic Boundaries in England, September 2016

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for National Cancer Vanguards in England as of September 2016. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions, from full extent to ultra generalised (500m). File sizes range from 9 KB to 734 KB per boundary type.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic coverage of cancer care initiatives based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyzing regional healthcare service areas based on the full-extent and coastline-clipped boundary versions.
• Creating simplified visualizations for reports using the generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) boundary layers.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for flexibility in analysis and visualization.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 9 KB to 734 KB, indicating manageable download sizes.
• Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and ONS, suggesting authoritative source data.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Data is from September 2016, which may not reflect current administrative boundaries.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

September 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:13.146143; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England