Northern Ireland County Boundaries at 1:1,000,000 Scale

A 1:1,000,000 scale raster map showing county boundaries in Northern Ireland, published as open data. The map is a static image suitable for use as background mapping and provides an overview of the region. It is published by the Government Digital Service under the Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps overlaying other data based on the county boundaries.
• Use as a base layer for web or desktop mapping applications based on the description.
• Perform regional analysis at a national overview scale based on the 1:1,000,000 scale.

Strengths

• Published under the Open Government Licence, allowing reuse.
• Described as the smallest scale raster product from OSNI, providing a national overview.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data is a static raster image, limiting direct geometric analysis compared to vector data.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Published for OpenData, likely derived from official OSNI (Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland) sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland