Public Health England Centre Boundaries from July 2015

Five versions of digital vector boundaries for Public Health England Centres in England as of July 2015, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The boundaries range from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), with file sizes from 60 KB to 11 MB. The data contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights and is available in multiple formats including GEOJSON and KML.

Use Cases

• Map health service jurisdictions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with health data using the super generalised (200m) boundaries for simplified geometry.
• Create regional visualizations for public health reporting based on the July 2015 administrative snapshot.
• Integrate boundary data into geographic information systems using the provided ArcGIS REST services.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, from full (6 MB) to ultra generalised (60 KB), for different use cases.
• Includes specific file sizes for each version, such as 216 KB for the super generalised boundaries.
• Provides direct access via multiple ArcGIS REST services for programmatic use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a single temporal snapshot from July 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

July 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:38.749299; freshness should be verified

Geography

England