OSNI Open Data: 50,000 Local Government District Boundaries for Northern Ireland (1993)

50,000 boundaries for Local Government Districts in Northern Ireland from 1993, published by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) for open data. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. It is available in multiple geospatial formats including KML, GeoJSON, and ESRI Shapefile.

Use Cases

• Historical boundary analysis based on the 1993 administrative snapshot.
• Geospatial data integration for Northern Ireland using the provided polygon boundaries.
• Creating thematic maps of local government districts based on the 50,000 boundary features.

Strengths

• 50,000 boundary features provide detailed spatial coverage.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (KML, GeoJSON, ESRI Shapefile).
• Published under a permissive open government license (OGL-UK-3.0).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI)

Collection Method

Published for open data via the Government Digital Service.

Time Range

1993

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Northern Ireland