Identification

Title

Census Output Area Household Weighted Centroids 2001

Abstract

This dataset shows the 2001 Census Output Areas (OAs) Household Weighted Centroids. An individual Output Area generally covers a sufficiently small area (subject to meeting minimum population / household counts) so that user defined or ad-hoc areas can be created while maintaining a sufficient level of quality. National Records of Scotland (NRS) produces only one set of OAs and creates all other output geographies using the OA as the building brick. Each OA is assigned to an area in a higher geography by first selecting one of the postcodes in the OA as a ‘master’ postcode. The OA inherits all of the characteristics of the master postcode including its assignments to higher areas and its grid reference. The master postcode was selected using an algorithm which calculates the postcode centroid within an OA which has grid references closest to the household-weighted centre of the OA.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/census-datasets/2001-census/2001-boundaries

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: National Records of Scotland website

description: Geography – 2001 Census Boundaries

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

OutputAreas2001_HWC

codeSpace

www.nrscotland.gov.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

boundaries

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Statistical units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.80

East bounding longitude

-0.71

North bounding latitude

60.87

South bounding latitude

54.63

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2003-02-13

date type

creation

effective date

2003-02-13

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset shows the 2001 Census Output Areas (OAs) Household Weighted Centroids. An individual Output Area generally covers a sufficiently small area (subject to meeting minimum population / household counts) so that user defined or ad-hoc areas can be created while maintaining a sufficient level of quality. National Records of Scotland (NRS) produces only one set of OAs and creates all other output geographies using the OA as the building brick. Each OA is assigned to an area in a higher geography by first selecting one of the postcodes in the OA as a ‘master’ postcode. The OA inherits all of the characteristics of the master postcode including its assignments to higher areas and its grid reference. The master postcode was selected using an algorithm which calculates the postcode centroid within an OA which has grid references closest to the household-weighted centre of the OA.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

ESRI Arc/View Shapefile

version of format

10.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The following statements must be used when reproducing or using this material: Copyright National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year).

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Geography branch

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

contact position

Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team (GI-SAT), Digital Public Services, DG Enterprise, Environment and Digital

organisation name

Scottish Government

full postal address

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

email address

GI-SAT@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Geography branch

organisation name

National Records of Scotland

full postal address

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-08-06T13:08:53

Metadata language