AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Administrative Districts (1971) Boundaries EW

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<br /><div><div>REST URL of Feature Access Service – <a href='https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/FeatureServer' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/FeatureServer</a></div></div>

<br /><div><div>REST URL of WFS Server – <a href='https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/WFSServer?service=wfs&request=getcapabilities' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/WFSServer?service=wfs&request=getcapabilities</a></div></div>

<br /><div><div>REST URL of MapServer – <a href='https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/MapServer' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Districts_1971_Boundaries_EW/MapServer</a></div></div>

Tags: 1971, Administrative Districts, BDY_CEN, BDY_LAD, Boundaries
Organization: Office for National Statistics
Plymouth Landscape Character Areas (JLP 2016)

Data showing the extent of different landscape character areas as defined by the Plymouth and Plymouth Urban Fringe Landscape and Seascape Assessment. Data is not expected to be updated. 

For more information on the assessment, please see:
Chapters 1 - 3 : https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/PlymouthAndPlymouthUrbanFringeLandscapeAndSeascapeAssessmentChapters1to3.pdf 

Chapter 4 onwards:
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/PlymouthAndPlymouthUrbanFringeLandscapeAndSeascapeAssessmentChapter4Onwards.pdf

Organization: Plymouth City Council
Local Planning Authorities - Scotland

This dataset provides digital boundaries for Local Planning Authorities (LPA) in Scotland. LPAs have primary responsibility for the delivery of the planning service in Scotland including preparing development plans, deciding applications for planning permission and enforcing planning controls. There are currently 34 LPAs in Scotland comprised of the 32 Local Authorities and 2 National Park Authorities.

Tags: Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Boundaries, Planning (town and country), planning
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Railway (all railway sources) - LNIGHT

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for all railway traffic noise in Scotland (both major and non-major sources) in 2021. The data represents the night levels (Lnight) – the annual average A-weighted long-term sound over the night period (23:00-07:00).

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Railway (major rail sources) - LAeq6h

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for major railway traffic noise in Scotland in 2021. Major railways are defined as those with more than 30,000 train passages per year. The data represents the 6-hour night-time level (LAeq,6h) - the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound level over a 6-hour time period (24:00-06:00).

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Industry - LEVE

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for industry noise within agglomerations in 2021. The data represents the evening levels (Leve) – the annual average A-weighted long-term sound over the evening period (19:00-23:00). Qualifying agglomerations are urban areas with populations in excess of 100,000 people, i.e. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk and Glasgow. 

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Data Zone Boundaries 2022

Data Zones are the key geography for the dissemination of small area statistics in Scotland and are widely used across the public sector. Composed of groups of Census Output Areas, Data Zones are large enough that statistics can be presented accurately without fear of disclosure and yet small enough that they can be used to represent communities. They are designed to have roughly standard populations of 500 to 1,000 household residents, nest within local authorities (at the time of the Census), and have compact shapes that respect physical boundaries where possible. When Data Zones were originally created for the 2001 Census, they were designed to contain households with similar social characteristics. Aggregations of Data Zones can be used to provide estimates for higher level geographies where official statistics might not otherwise be available. Data Zones also represent a relatively stable geography that can be used to analyse change over time, with changes only occurring after a Census. Following the update to Data Zones using 2022 Census data, there are now 7,392 Data Zones covering the whole of Scotland.

Tags: Statistical analysis, Statistical units
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Less Favoured Areas

In recognition of the different physical and socio-economic characteristics across the regions, the European Union introduced the Less Favoured Area (LFA) designation to support farming where production conditions are difficult. The criteria for LFA designation were first established in European legislation in 1975 (Directive 75/268 EEC and accompanying measures). There are 3 types of LFA's; all in Scotland fall into the category of simple LFA's marked by poor soils and low agricultural income. Scotland's LFA's are defined by:
(i) The presence of poor land of poor productivity, which is difficult to cultivate and with a limited potential which cannot be increased except at excessive cost, and which is mainly suitable for extensive livestock farming.
(ii) lower than average production, compared to the main indices of economic performance in agriculture.
(iii) a low or dwindling population predominantly dependent on agricultural activity, the accelerated decline of which could cause rural depopulation

Tags: Agricultural land, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r, Common Agricultural Policy
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
NHS Health Boards - Scotland

Delivery of frontline healthcare services in Scotland are the responsibility of 14 regional National Health Service (NHS) Boards that report to the Scottish Government. Current boundaries of NHS Health Boards in Scotland are defined by National Health Service (Variation of Areas of Health Boards) (Scotland) Order 2013 (SSI 2013/347), which came into force on April 1st 2014, and replaces the previous definition based upon the former Regions and Districts of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. This change was made in order to re-align Health Boards with the combined area of each Local Authority that they serve. Subsequent changes to Local Authorities will result in corresponding amendments to Health Board boundaries in order to maintain alignment.

Tags: Health, Health, well-being and care, Human health and safety, National Health Service (NHS)
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Broad Rental Market Areas

Broad Rental Market Area (or BRMA) boundaries are used to determine Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. Empowered by the Welfare Reform Act (2007), the Rent Officer has defined the current boundaries in accordance with the Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2008, which came into force on January 5th, 2009. The Order defines a BRMA as an area (a) comprising two or more distinct areas of residential accommodation, each distinct area of residential accommodation adjoining at least one other in the area; (b) within which a person could reasonably be expected to live having regard to facilities and services for the purposes of health, education, recreation, personal banking and shopping, taking account of the distance of travel, by public and private transport, to and from facilities and services of the same type and similar standard; and (c) containing residential premises of a variety of types and including such premises held on a variety of tenancies.

Tags: Housing, Rent, Statistical units, rental housing
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2009 is the Scottish Government’s official tool for identifying concentrations of deprivation in Scotland. SIMD09 is the Scottish Government’s third edition since 2004. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) combines seven different domains (aspects) of deprivation: income; employment; health; education, skills and training; geographic access to services; crime; and housing. These domains are measured using a number of indicators to form ranks for each domain. Data zones are ranked from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being least deprived. Each of the seven domain ranks are then combined to form the overall SIMD. This provides a measure of relative deprivation at data zone level, so it tells you that one data zone is relatively more deprived than another but not how much more deprived.

Tags: Deprivation, Life in the community, Population distribution — demography, Social issues, social inequality
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 dissolved the eight former police and fire areas in to a single service for all of Scotland. Following from this, a new organisational structure for Fire and Rescue Services was created, which is now comprised of fourteen Local Senior Officer Areas and three Service Delivery Areas. Local Senior Officer Areas are based on aggregations of Local Authority areas (defined by Ordnance Survey BoundaryLine), and remain in alignment with Local Authorities as these change.

Tags: Fire and rescue services, Human health and safety
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Road (major road sources) - LDEN

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for major road traffic noise in Scotland in 2021. Major roads are defined as those with more than 3,000,000 vehicle passages per year. The data represents the day-evening-night levels (Lden) which are annual average noise levels with separate weightings for the evening and night periods. Day, evening and night periods are defined as 07.00 to 19.00, 19.00 to 23.00 and 23.00 to 07.00 respectively.

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2012 is the Scottish Government’s official tool for identifying concentrations of deprivation in Scotland. SIMD12 is the Scottish Government’s fourth edition since 2004. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) combines seven different domains (aspects) of deprivation: income; employment; health; education, skills and training; geographic access to services; crime; and housing. These domains are measured using a number of indicators to form ranks for each domain. Data zones are ranked from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being least deprived. Each of the seven domain ranks are then combined to form the overall SIMD. This provides a measure of relative deprivation at data zone level, so it tells you that one data zone is relatively more deprived than another but not how much more deprived.

Tags: Area deprivation, Population distribution — demography
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2004

The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2004 is the Scottish Government’s official tool for identifying concentrations of deprivation in Scotland. SIMD04 is the Scottish Government’s first edition. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) combines seven different domains (aspects) of deprivation: income; employment; health; education, skills and training; geographic access to services; crime; and housing. These domains are measured using a number of indicators to form ranks for each domain. Data zones are ranked from 1 being most deprived to 6,505 being least deprived. Each of the seven domain ranks are then combined to form the overall SIMD. This provides a measure of relative deprivation at data zone level, so it tells you that one data zone is relatively more deprived than another but not how much more deprived.

Tags: Deprivation, Life in the community, Population distribution — demography, Social issues, social inequality
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Road (all road sources) - LDEN

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for all road traffic noise in Scotland (both major and non-major sources) in 2021. The data represents the day-evening-night levels (Lden) which are annual average noise levels with separate weightings for the evening and night periods. Day, evening and night periods are defined as 07.00 to 19.00, 19.00 to 23.00 and 23.00 to 07.00 respectively.

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Agricultural Parishes

Agricultural parishes are based on Civil Parishes which were abolished as an administrative unit in Scotland in 1975.  Agricultural parishes continue to be used for boundary and statistical purposes. Agricultural parish boundaries were last updated in 2016. There are 891 agricultural parishes in Scotland and they are used in the Agricultural Census and for the payment of farming grants and subsidies. The dataset contains parish boundaries, parish names, parish codes and GSS codes (the latter were assigned in September 2023 to allow for the publication of Official Statistics for this geography, although the original parish codes also remain in use).

Tags: Agricultural land, Area management/restriction/regulation zones and r
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Road (all road sources) - LDAY

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for all road traffic noise in Scotland (both major and non-major sources) in 2021. The data represents the daytime levels (Lday) - the annual average A-weighted long-term sound over the daytime period (07:00-19:00).

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Industry - LDEN

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for industry noise within agglomerations in 2021. The data represents the day-evening-night levels (Lden) which are annual average noise levels with separate weightings for the evening and night periods. Day, evening and night periods are defined as 07.00 to 19.00, 19.00 to 23.00 and 23.00 to 07.00 respectively. Qualifying agglomerations are urban areas with populations in excess of 100,000 people, i.e. Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk and Glasgow. 

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Railway (major railway sources) - LDAY

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for major railway traffic noise in Scotland in 2021. Major railways are defined as those with more than 30,000 train passages per year. The data represents the daytime levels (Lday) - the annual average A-weighted long-term sound over the daytime period (07:00-19:00).

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Noise Mapping Scotland - Round 4 - Road (major road sources) - LAeq16h

Noise maps showing areas that are relatively louder or quieter, measured in decibels (dB), for major road traffic noise in Scotland in 2021. Major roads are defined as those with more than 3,000,000 vehicle passages per year. The data represents the 16-hour daytime level (LAeq,16h) - the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound level over a 16-hour time period (07:00-23:00).

Scottish Ministers commissioned strategic noise mapping analysis to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive (Directive 2002/49/EC), which is legally implemented in Scotland thorough the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended by the Environmental Noise (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018.

Noise maps are used to identify areas where noise levels are high and, by linking population data, estimate how many people are affected. This aids in the production of noise action plans to manage noise and reduce noise levels where appropriate.

Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
SKDC TPOs

A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. An Order prohibits the: cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage, and wilful destruction of trees without the local planning authority’s written consent. If consent is given, it can be subject to conditions which have to be followed. In the Secretary of State’s view, cutting roots is also a prohibited activity and requires the authority’s consent.



Organization: South Kesteven District Council
Data Zone Boundaries 2001

Data zones are the core geography for dissemination of results from Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS). The data zone geography covers the whole of Scotland and nests within local authority boundaries. Data zones are groups of Census output areas which have populations of between 500 and 1,000 household residents, and some effort has been made to respect physical boundaries. In addition, they have compact shape and contain households with similar social characteristics. Data zones are a stable geography and can be used to analyse change over time. 
There are 6,505 data zones across Scotland, and each have been assigned an individual code that follows the Scottish Government's standard naming and coding convention.  The code prefix is S01, which has been assigned to designate data zones.  In some cases, data zones have also been assigned a name.  To date, Local Authorities that have named their data zones include Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Highland, Moray, Shetland, South Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Lothian.

Tags: Statistical analysis, Statistical units, population distribution, statistical data
Organization: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot