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Geography
National Records of Scotland
Geography Branch
General Register House, 2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3YY
GB
geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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WMS
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WFS
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ESRI REST
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https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/services/NRS/Settlements/MapServer/WMSServer?
OGC:WMS
SettlementBoundaries
OGC View Service
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/services/NRS/Settlements/MapServer/WFSServer?
OGC:WFS
SETT:SettlementBoundaries
OGC Feature Download Service
https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/rest/services/NRS/Settlements/MapServer/1
ESRI:REST
SettlementBoundaries
ESRI REST Service
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https://maps.data.gov.scot/arcgis/rest/services/NRS/Settlements/OGCFeatureServer/1
OGC-API Features
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https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications/population-estimates-for-settlements-and-localities-in-scotland-mid-2020/
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National Records of Scotland website
Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020
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ESRI Shapefile
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Settlements - Scotland
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NRS_Settlement_Bdry
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Settlements of Scotland are built-up areas which round to 500 people or more.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Statistics produced from this geography can be used to help understand the demographics of local communities.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Geography
National Records of Scotland
Geography Branch
General Register House, 2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3YY
GB
geographycustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01T00:00:00
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/inspire_themes
Statistical units
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.3
2021-12-06T00:00:00
https://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/en/themes/
built-up area
human settlement
urban settlement
IPSV Subjects List
2013-04-03T00:00:00
http://id.esd.org.uk/list/subjects
Boundaries
Postcodes
Urban communities
Built-up area
Boundaries
Human settlement
Postcodes
Statistical units
Urban communities
Urban settlement
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).
10000
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/geography-products/geography-policies-and-information-notes/
Esri ArcGIS 13.6.0.59527
Built-up areas of 500 people or more in Scotland. Statistics produced from this geography can be used to help understand the demographics of local communities.
© National Records of Scotland, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Available under the terms of the </SPAN><A href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/" target="_blank" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Open Government Licence</SPAN></A><SPAN>. 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).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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GB-SCT
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
2022-11-29T00:00:00
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:GB
2023-07-11T00:00:00
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2010/1089
2010-12-08
false
Not conformant.
National Records of Scotland (NRS) create Settlement boundaries by categorising postcodes maintained in the Scottish Postcode Directory (SPD) as either high or low density. A postcode was defined as high density if at least one of the following applied:
• It had more than 2.1 residential addresses per hectare;
• It had more than 0.1 non-residential addresses per hectare; or
• The estimate of the population per hectare exceeds five people
The threshold densities were set as they were found to give a good approximation to the built-up areas identified in previous Censuses using traditional methods. The second condition was included such that non-residential parts (e.g. industrial estates) of built-up areas could be identified and included.
An additional rule was implemented from the 2016 version, which stated that any postcodes which fell within the previous version Settlement boundary (based on centroid point in polygon assignment) would automatically be included in the new Settlement.
The classified postcodes were then grouped into areas of neighbouring high density postcodes, or ‘Settlements’. Areas of low density postcodes completely surrounded by the high density areas (i.e. ‘holes’) were incorporated into the settlement. Population estimates for each area were then calculated, and any settlement with fewer than 500 residents was discarded. Lastly, Councils were consulted for their views on the proposed boundaries and, where possible, their suggestions were taken into account.
The Settlement 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 Settlement 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.
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Settlements - Scotland
Feature Class
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Scottish Settlement Boundaries
National Records of Scotland
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objectid
OID
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0
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
shape
Geometry
8
0
0
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
settcode
settcode
String
10
0
0
Nine character alpha-numeric code of the settlement as listed in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes.
Scottish Government
S20001538
S20002051
settname
settname
String
255
0
0
Official name of the settlement as listed in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes.
National Records of Scotland
Names recorded in the Scottish Register of Geographic Codes are normally those defined in legislation, if applicable to that geography.
population
population
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10
0
Population of the settlement
National Records of Scotland
Population of the settlement
st_area(shape)
st_area(shape)
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0
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Area measurement
ESRI
System calculated area of the feature.
st_perimeter(shape)
st_perimeter(shape)
Double
0
0
0
Perimeter measurement
ESRI
System calculated perimeter of the feature.
Simple
FALSE
514
FALSE
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