Scottish Parliamentary Regions Boundaries as of May 2016

Digital vector boundaries for the Scottish parliamentary regions (SPR) as of 5 May 2016. The data includes full-resolution boundaries, typically extending to the Mean Low Water mark, and contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics. The dataset was last updated on the platform on 29 September 2022.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies based on the official 2016 boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of regional demographics or election results based on the defined parliamentary regions.
• Integrating administrative boundaries into geographic information systems for government or academic projects.

Strengths

• Boundaries are provided at full resolution with a specific snapshot date of 5 May 2016.
• Contains intellectual property rights from two authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats, including GeoJSON, KML, and ESRI File Geodatabase.

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.
• Last updated 2022-09-29 17:48:18.705000; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely official boundary delineation and digitization by government agencies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 5 May 2016.

Freshness

Snapshot from 2016; platform metadata updated in 2022.

Geography

Scotland, including offshore islands in some cases.