Public Health England Centre Boundaries for July 2015

Five versions of digital vector boundaries for Public Health England Centres in England, ranging from full resolution to ultra-generalized 500m clips. The dataset contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights and was last updated on the platform in July 2026. File sizes vary from 60 KB for the ultra-generalized version to 11 MB for the full-resolution coastline clip.

Use Cases

• Create simplified regional health maps based on the ultra-generalized (500m) boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis of health data using the full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline.
• Integrate boundary data into web mapping services using the provided ArcGIS REST URLs.
• Compare administrative geographies using the multiple available resolutions (20m, 200m, 500m).

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes explicitly listed from 60 KB to 11 MB.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.
• Contains boundaries for a specific snapshot in time (July 2015).

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.

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 13:33:16.636205; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England