Identification

Title

Localities - Scotland

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

Larger settlements are divided into localities to reflect areas which are more easily identifiable as the towns and cities of Scotland. Statistics produced from this geography can be used to help understand the demographics of local communities. National Records of Scotland (NRS), produces 2 datasets which are designed to show the boundaries of urban areas in Scotland: these datasets are Settlements and Localities. Further details on settlements and localities, including the methodology, can be found in the Special Area Population Estimates: Settlements and Localities section of the NRS website.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

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

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: LocalityBoundaries

description: OGC View Service

function: information

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

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: NRS:LocalityBoundaries

description: OGC Feature Download Service

function: download

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//geography/dataset/Localities2020boundaries.zip

protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

name: Locality Boundaries 2020

description: ESRI Shapefile Download

function: download

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography/our-products/settlements-and-localities-dataset

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

name: National Records of Scotland website

description: Geography – Settlements and Localities

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

NRS_LocalityBdry

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

urban settlement

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Urban communities

Boundaries

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

creation

effective date

2003-02-13T09:30:00

date type

revision

effective date

2022-04-05T09:30:00

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

National Records of Scotland (NRS) create Locality boundaries by first creating the Settlements geography, and then assigning any postcode located within a settlement to a locality based on a point-in-polygon (PIP) process with the previous version of the Locality boundary. Postcodes that fall within a settlement boundary that are unassigned after the PIP are manually examined and assigned to a locality. Councils are then consulted for their views on the proposed boundaries and, where possible, their suggestions were taken into account. The Locality boundaries have been clipped to the high water mark coastline using OS BoundaryLine product. Inland water has also been removed as listed in the Standard Area Measurements (SAM) produced by the Office for National Statistics. The current Locality boundaries (2020) have been created using the Scottish Postcode Directory 2020 release 2 boundaries. NRS create Settlement boundaries in conjunction with the Localities geography, normally every two years. Settlement and Locality boundaries are co-incidental, however, large settlements can be subdivided into two or more localities. Changes to the methodology and publication are consulted on through the Population and Migration Statistics Committee.

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

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

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

Ladywell House, Ladywell Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7TF

United Kingdom

email address

geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-04-05T13:30:04

Metadata language