Identification

Title

Census 2001 - Output Area Centroids

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://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2001/MapServer/WMSServer?

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: OutputAreaCent2001

description: OGC View Service

function: information

https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2001/MapServer/WFSServer?

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: CEN2001:OutputAreaCent2001

description: OGC Feature Download Service

function: download

https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20241128122812/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/census-datasets/2001-census

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

name: National Records of Scotland website (archive)

description: 2001 Census Geography Products

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

Keyword set

keyword value

census survey

statistical data

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Boundaries

Censuses

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-11-18

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

WMS

version of format

1.3.0

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

General Register House, 2 Princes Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3YY

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.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

General Register House, 2 Princes Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3YY

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-02-11T13:33:03.114Z

Metadata language