Built Up Areas (December 2022) Boundaries GB BGG

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Dataset information

Catalog
Office for National Statistics catalog
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Updated
2023.01.27 14:15
Created
2022.12.07
Available languages
English
Keywords
Built-up Areas, Census Related Boundaries, Built-up Area, 2022, BDY_CEN_REL, DEC_2022, Built Up Area, Built-up area, BUA, WMS, Built Up Areas, Boundaries, Great Britain, BDY_BUA
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Dataset description

<p><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;'>This file contains the digital vector boundaries for built up areas in Great Britain as at December 2022. The built up area boundaries are generalised and created using an automated approach based on a 25m grid squares (BGG).</span></p><p><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'><br /></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'>This file has been created from </span><a href='https://osdatahub.os.uk/downloads/open/BuiltUpAreas' style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;' rel='nofollow ugc'>OS Open Built Up Areas</a><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'>. Further information about this product can be found in our </span><a href='https://onsgeo.github.io/Built_Up_Areas/' style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;' rel='nofollow ugc'>FAQ document</a><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'> or from Ordnance Survey’s </span><a href='https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/os-open-built-up-areas' style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;' rel='nofollow ugc'>product information page</a><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'>.</span></p> <p><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;'><br /></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;'>Please note that this product contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.</span></p>
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