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

A 1:1,000,000 scale raster map showing the county boundaries of Northern Ireland. The dataset is published as open data by the Government Digital Service and is described as the smallest scale raster product from OSNI, providing an overview of the region. The data is available for download under the Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Create regional overview maps based on the described 1:1,000,000 scale raster.
• Use as a background layer for thematic mapping based on the described county boundaries.
• Perform visual analysis of county adjacency and regional layout based on the static boundary image.

Strengths

• Provides a standardized, official overview map of Northern Ireland at a consistent 1:1,000,000 scale.
• Published under the Open Government Licence, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely digitized and published from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland