OSNI Open Data 50k Admin Boundaries: LGDs 1993

OSNI 50k LGDs 1993 is a geospatial dataset of administrative boundaries for Northern Ireland, published for OpenData by OpenDataNI. The dataset is available in multiple formats including CSV, GEOJSON, KML, JSON, ZIP, and WMS. It was last updated on 2026-07-08 13:31:34.658882 and is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0.

Use Cases

• Map historical administrative boundaries based on the 1993 Local Government Districts (LGDs).
• Conduct geospatial analysis of Northern Ireland using the provided vector data formats.
• Integrate administrative boundary layers into mapping applications via the WMS service.

Strengths

• Published by an official government source (OpenDataNI).
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (CSV, GEOJSON, KML, JSON, ZIP, WMS).
• Has a specific temporal reference (1993) for the administrative boundaries.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Time Range

1993

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:34.658882; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland