Identification

Title

Intermediate Zone Boundaries 2001

Alternative title(s)

Intermediate Geography 2001

Abstract

Intermediate zones are a statistical geography that sit between data zones and local authorities, created for use with the Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) programme. Intermediate zones are used for the dissemination of statistics that are not suitable for release at the data zone level because of the sensitive nature of the statistics, or for reasons of reliability. Intermediate Zones were designed to meet constraints on population thresholds (2,500 - 6,000 household residents), to nest within local authorities (as they were in 2001), and to be built up from data zones. The aim was also to build intermediate zones by grouping together data zones with similar social characteristics, to have fairly compact shape and to take into account physical boundaries. Intermediate zones are a stable geography and can be used to analyse change over time. There are 1,235 intermediate 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 S02, which has been assigned to designate intermediate zones. In most cases, intermediate zones were also been assigned a name by the relevant Community Planning Partnership. From time to time Local Authorities may choose to update these names, and this dataset will be updated to reflect these changes.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

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

protocol: OGC:WMS

name: IntermediateZoneBdry2001

description: OGC View Service

function: information

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

protocol: OGC:WFS

name: SU:IntermediateZoneBdry2001

description: OGC Feature Download Service

function: download

https://maps.gov.scot/server/rest/services/ScotGov/StatisticalUnits/MapServer/5

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

name: Intermediate Zone Boundaries 2001

description: ESRI REST Service

function: download

https://maps.gov.scot/ATOM/shapefiles/SG_IntermediateZoneBdry_2001.zip

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

name: Intermediate Zone Boundaries 2001

description: ESRI Shapefile Download

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

SG_IntermediateZone_Bdry_2001

codeSpace

www.gov.scot

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/society/snsigbi-00.asp

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

boundaries

society

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Statistical units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

population distribution

statistical data

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Statistical analysis

originating controlled vocabulary

title

IPSV Subjects List

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

2005-02-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Not all statistics are suitable for release at the data zone level because of the sensitive nature of the statistics or for reasons of reliability and it soon became apparent that a statistical geography between data zone and local authority was required - the intermediate zone. The dataset was originally created by St. Andrews University and a full report describing the production of the intermediate zones is available at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/society/snsigbi-00.asp. When designing the intermediate zones, the following criteria were taken into account: 1. Intermediate zones must be built up from data zones and should nest within local authorities (as the exist in 2001). 2. They must not be made up of non-contiguous areas (except where this is unavoidable, as in the case of islands). 3. They must contain between 2,500 and 6,000 household residents. 4. Significant physical boundaries such as motorways, railways and valleys should be taken into account. 5. The shapes of intermediate zones should be reasonably compact to allow the make-up of the area to be easily understood. 6. Relationship to Scottish parliamentary constituency boundaries (this is not always possible, as data zones do not nest within these constituencies). 7. Where possible, intermediate zones should be co-extensive with small settlements of 3,000 to 6,000 residents. 8. Where possible, intermediate zones should group together data zones with similar characteristics, as measured by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies were used as a starting point for the intermediate zones and were refined using the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, settlement boundaries and background mapping. A consultation with Community Planning Partnerships was then undertaken, where they were asked to quality assure the geography based on local knowledge and suggest changes where appropriate. All changes were accepted as long as they met the population threshold, data zone building block criteria and nested into local authority boundaries (as at the 2001 Census). In practice, it was not possible to satisfy all criteria at once, and some compromise was necessary. The first two criteria were always observed, though in a few cases intermediate zones outside the household population range were accepted if the Community Planning Partnership made a strong case. Names were also provided for the intermediate zones by 26 of the 32 Community Planning Partnerships when the zones were created. Further names were added in March 2005 and February 2006. In March 2010 and update was provided for the intermediate zone names in Moray. This dataset also includes an area field with the value given in hectares. This area is the 'standard' area which was calculated from Census Output Areas and then assigned to Intermediate Zones through a look up table. This follows the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Standard Area Measurement methodology, as agreed in 2005. This was done to ensure that total areas remained consistent when comparing geographies. For more information on ONS Standard Area Measurement, please see http://www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/geography/products/geog-products-other/sam/index.html. The dataset is managed by the Scottish Government's Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team (GI-SAT), who carry out any required updates at the request of the Office of the Chief Statistician (OCS), Small Area Statistics Branch. Attributes included within the dataset are as follows: IZ_CODE: Unique identifier given to each of the 1,235 intermediate zones. IZ_NAME: Name given each intermediate zone. STDAREA_HA: Area in hectares, calculated from Output Areas.

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 attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (insert year)

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team

organisation name

Scottish Government

full postal address

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

email address

GI-SAT@gov.scot

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

contact position

Data, Statistics and Outcomes

organisation name

Scottish Government

full postal address

St Andrews House, Regent Road

Edinburgh

EH1 3DG

United Kingdom

email address

neighbourhood.statistics@gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Geographic Information Science and Analysis Team

organisation name

Scottish Government

full postal address

Victoria Quay

Edinburgh

EH6 6QQ

United Kingdom

email address

GI-SAT@gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-01-18T16:14:18

Metadata language

eng