Counties (December 2015) Full Extent Boundaries in England

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Dataset information

Country of origin
Updated
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Available languages
English
Keywords
Quality scoring

Dataset description

This file contains the digital vector boundaries for ‘shire’ counties in England as at 31 December 2015. The boundaries available are: <div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Full resolution - extent of the realm (usually this is the Mean Low Water mark but in some cases boundaries extend beyond this to include off shore islands)<br /></li><li>Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark)<br /></li><li>Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark)<br /></li><li>Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark) <br /></li><li>Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark)</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Download File Sizes</div><div><ul><li>Full resolution - extent of the realm (7 MB)<br /></li><li>Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (10 MB)</li><li>Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (1 MB)<br /></li><li>Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (210 KB)</li><li>Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (72 KB)</li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div><div>REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service – <a href="https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView" target="_blank">https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireView</a></div><div><br /></div><div>REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service – <a href="https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload" target="_blank">https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownload</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>REST URL of Feature Service – <a href="https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer" target="_blank">https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/County_December_2015_Boundaries/FeatureServer</a><br /></div>
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