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Census 2022 – Output Area Centroids
Output Area (OA) centroids are point features that are used to link Output Areas to other ‘higher’ geographies via a ‘best-fit- match.
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 population-weighted centre of the OA.
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2024-05-21
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2024-05-21
- Identifier
- www.nrscotland.gov.uk / OutputArea2022_PWC
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Statistical units
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GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
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census survey
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statistical data
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IPSV Subjects List
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Censuses
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Boundaries
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- Limitations on Public Access
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- No limits to public access
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
- Other constraints
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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).
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 10000
- Topic category
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- Boundaries
- Code
- S92000003
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Temporal reference
Temporal extent
- Begin
- 2022
- End
- 2022
Temporal extent
- Code
- EPSG:4258
- Code
- EPSG:27700
Distribution Information
Data format
- Data format
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Name Version WMS
1.3.0
WFS
2.0.0
ESRI Shapefile
1.0
Transfer options
- Resource Locator
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Protocol Resource Locator Name OGC:WMS
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2022/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS OutputAreaCent2022
OGC:WFS
https://maps.gov.scot/server/services/NRS/Census2022/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS CEN2022:OutputAreaCent2022
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/census-datasets National Records of Scotland website
Data quality info
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Statement
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This dataset shows the 2022 Census Output Areas (OAs) Population 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 population-weighted centre of the OA. In some instances, it was necessary to assign master Postcodes manually, for example, if two Postcode centroids were equidistant from the population-weighted centre of the OA.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 357c21cd-0831-4b7d-86c7-adc8dbd9fbd0 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-17T14:17:50
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.3
Point of contact
- Organisation name
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National Records of Scotland
- Position name
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Geography
- Delivery point
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General Register House, 2 Princes Street
- City
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Edinburgh
- Administrative area
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Scotland
- Postal code
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EH1 3YY
- Country
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United Kingdom
- Electronic mail address
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geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
- Role
- Point of contact