Scottish Parliamentary Regions: Vector Boundaries as of May 2016

May 2016 digital vector boundaries for Scottish parliamentary regions, provided by the Government Digital Service. The boundaries are generalised to 20 meters and clipped to the coastline. The dataset was last updated on the platform in September 2022.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies based on the described vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial analysis of regional demographics using the provided geographic units.
• Integrating administrative boundaries into larger geospatial models for Scotland.

Strengths

• Boundaries are temporally specific, representing the state as of 5 May 2016.
• Data includes intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats, including GeoJSON and ESRI File Geodatabase.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2022-09-29 17:45:25.530000; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely derived from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

As of 5 May 2016

Freshness

2022-09-29 17:45:25.530000

Geography

Scotland