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  1. Historic Maps Collection

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    British Geological Survey (2000). Historic Maps Collection [Dataset]. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df51-6409-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
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    Dataset updated
    2000
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    British Geological Surveyhttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/
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    http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1dhttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/INSPIRE_Directive_Article13_1d

    Time period covered
    1880 - 1940
    Area covered
    Description

    This dataset comprises 2 collections of maps. The facsmile collection contains all the marginalia information from the original map as well as the map itself, while the georectified collection contains just the map with an associated index for locating them. Each collection comprises approximately 101 000 monochrome images at 6-inch (1:10560) scale. Each image is supplied in .tiff format with appropriate ArcView and MapInfo world files, and shows the topography for all areas of England, Wales and Scotland as either quarter or, in some cases, full sheets. The images will cover the approximate epochs 1880's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and 1930's, but note that coverage is not countrywide for each epoch. The data was purchased by BGS from Sitescope, who obtained it from three sources - Royal Geographical Society, Trinity College Dublin and the Ordnance Survey. The data is for internal use by BGS staff on projects, and is available via a customised application created for the network GDI enabling users to search for and load the maps of their choice. The dataset will have many uses across all the geoscientific disciplines across which BGS operates, and should be viewed as a valuable addition to the BGS archive. There has been a considerable amount of work done during 2005, 2006 and 2007 to improve the accuracy of the OS Historic Map Collection. All maps should now be located to +- 50m or better. This is the best that can be achieved cost effectively. There are a number of reasons why the maps are inaccurate. Firstly, the original maps are paper and many are over 100 years old. They have not been stored in perfect condition. The paper has become distorted to varying degrees over time. The maps were therefore not accurate before scanning. Secondly, different generations of maps will have used different surveying methods and different spatial referencing systems. The same geographical object will not necessarily be in the same spatial location on subsequent editions. Thirdly, we are discussing maps, not plans. There will be cartographic generalisations which will affect the spatial representation and location of geographic objects. Finally, the georectification was not done in BGS but by the company from whom we purchased the maps. The company no longer exists. We do not know the methodology used for georectification.

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    NLS Historic Maps API: Historical Maps of Great Britain

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    Updated Sep 19, 2017
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    klokantech (2017). NLS Historic Maps API: Historical Maps of Great Britain [Dataset]. https://data.catchmentbasedapproach.org/maps/131be1ff1498429eacf806f939807f20
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 19, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    klokantech
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    Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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    Description

    National Library of Scotland Historic Maps APIHistorical Maps of Great Britain for use in mashups and ArcGIS Onlinehttps://nls.tileserver.com/https://maps.nls.uk/projects/api/index.htmlThis seamless historic map can be:embedded in your own websiteused for research purposesused as a backdrop for your own markers or geographic dataused to create derivative work (such as OpenStreetMap) from it.The mapping is based on out-of-copyright Ordnance Survey maps, dating from the 1920s to the 1940s.The map can be directly opened in a web browser by opening the Internet address: https://nls.tileserver.com/The map is ready for natural zooming and panning with finger pinching and dragging.How to embed the historic map in your websiteThe easiest way of embedding the historical map in your website is to copy < paste this HTML code into your website page. Simple embedding (try: hello.html):You can automatically position the historic map to open at a particular place or postal address by appending the name as a "q" parameter - for example: ?q=edinburgh Embedding with a zoom to a place (try: placename.html):You can automatically position the historic map to open at particular latitude and longitude coordinates: ?lat=51.5&lng=0&zoom=11. There are many ways of obtaining geographic coordinates. Embedding with a zoom to coordinates (try: coordinates.html):The map can also automatically detect the geographic location of the visitor to display the place where you are right now, with ?q=auto Embedding with a zoom to coordinates (try: auto.html):How to use the map in a mashupThe historic map can be used as a background map for your own data. You can place markers on top of it, or implement any functionality you want. We have prepared a simple to use JavaScript API to access to map from the popular APIs like Google Maps API, Microsoft Bing SDK or open-source OpenLayers or KHTML. To use our map in your mashups based on these tools you should include our API in your webpage: ... ...

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    Ancient Woodland - Revised (England) - Completed Counties

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    Natural England (2024). Ancient Woodland - Revised (England) - Completed Counties [Dataset]. https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/5d5d1352-7505-4906-b574-b666dcfb16b4
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    Dec 9, 2024
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    Natural Englandhttp://www.gov.uk/natural-england
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Updated Boundaries of Ancient Woodland polygons covering England. This is the updated spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of ancient woodland in England (excluding the Isles of Scilly). Ancient Woodland features will be approved county-by-county for publication throughout the first year of production until the data product coverage extends across England. Where available this dataset takes precedence over the Ancient Woodland – England dataset. The update revises the inventory to address problems and gaps in the previous iteration. Technological advances mean that small ancient woodlands (0.25-2ha) are being represented within the inventory for the first time as well as wood pasture and parkland being represented as its own category.

    The inventory identifies ancient woodland sites in England. Ancient woodland is identified by studying the presence or absence of woods from historic maps, information about the wood's name, shape, internal boundaries, location relative to other features, ground survey, and aerial photography. The information recorded about each wood and stored on the Inventory Database includes its grid reference, its area in hectares and how much is semi-natural or replanted. Prior to the digitisation of the boundaries, only paper maps depicting each ancient wood at 1:50 000 scale were available. Attribution statement: © Natural England 2024. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. OS AC0000851168. It includes Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland (ASNW), which retains a native tree and shrub cover; Plantation on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS), where the original tree cover has been felled and replaced by planting, often with conifers; Ancient Wood Pasture (AWPP), where the trees are managed in tandem with a long established tradition of grazing, characteristically with at least some veteran trees or shrubs or; Infilled Ancient Wood Pasture (IAWPP) which has become infilled with trees arising from planting or natural regeneration.

  4. Bartholomew historic map 1897-1907

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    Updated Apr 26, 2018
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    Esri UK Education (2018). Bartholomew historic map 1897-1907 [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/288c7624509f4036bfa3a17f15cabe34
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 26, 2018
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    Esrihttp://esri.com/
    Authors
    Esri UK Education
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    Description

    To begin with, Bartholomew printed their half-inch maps in Scotland as stand-alone sheets known as 'District Sheets' and by 1886 the whole of Scotland was covered. They then revised the maps into an ordered set of 29 sheets covering Scotland in a regular format. This was first pubilshed under the title Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey of Scotland. The half-inch maps formed the principal content for Bartholomew's Survey Atlas of Scotland published in 1895. Bartholomew then moved south of the Border to the more lucrative but competitive market in England and Wales, whilst continuing to revise the Scottish sheets. The first complete coverage of Great Britain at the half-inch scale was achieved by 1903 with 67 individual half-inch sheets. Generally at this time, the English sheets sold three times more quickly, at three times the volume of the Scottish sheets. As for Scotland, Bartholomew used their half-inch sheets of England and Wales in the Survey Atlas of England and Wales published in 1903. From 1901, following a copyright complaint from Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew was forced to drop 'Ordnance' from their map titles. The series was initially renamed 'Bartholomew's Reduced Survey', and by 1903 'Bartholomew's half inch to the mile map'.Bartholomew revised the most popular half-inch sheets every couple of years, ensuring that their maps were more up to date than their main rival, Ordnance Survey. Popular sheets had print runs of several tens of thousands per edition, involving nearly 20 different layer colour plates for hillier areas with more colour.More information: http://geo.nls.uk/maps/bartholomew/great_britain/further_info.html

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    Plan of Edinburgh and Leith, from the Survey Atlas of Scotland

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    Updated Feb 21, 2017
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    University of Edinburgh (2017). Plan of Edinburgh and Leith, from the Survey Atlas of Scotland [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1825
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 21, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    University of Edinburgh
    License

    Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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    Area covered
    Scotland, Leith, Edinburgh
    Description

    Georeferenced map of 'Plan of Edinburgh and Leith, from the Survey Atlas of Scotland' By J.G. Bartholomew (1912)as part of the Visualising Urban Geographies project- view other versions of the map at http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/resources_maps.html. Scanned map. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2011-05-31 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

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    Old and New Town of Edinburgh and Leith with the proposed docks

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    University of Edinburgh (2017). Old and New Town of Edinburgh and Leith with the proposed docks [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1822
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    zip(30.11 MB), xml(0.0039 MB)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 21, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    University of Edinburgh
    License

    Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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    Area covered
    Leith, Edinburgh
    Description

    Georeferenced map of 'Old and New Town of Edinburgh and Leith with the proposed docks' By John Ainslie (1804) as part of the Visualising Urban Geographies project- view other versions of the map at http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/resources_maps.html. Scanned map. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2011-05-31 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

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    Historical land use and land-use change in Great Britain 1930s-2007

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    Updated Oct 30, 2023
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    Andrew J. Suggitt; Christopher J. Wheatley; Paula Aucott; Colin M. Beale; Richard Fox; Jane K. Hill; Nick J. B. Isaac; Blaise Martay; Humphrey Southall; Chris D. Thomas; Kevin J. Walker; Alistair G. Auffret (2023). Historical land use and land-use change in Great Britain 1930s-2007 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5878/9wks-qg91
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    (1316), (109093), (257652), (814444), (4165), (109897), (7835), (146179)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 30, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Authors
    Andrew J. Suggitt; Christopher J. Wheatley; Paula Aucott; Colin M. Beale; Richard Fox; Jane K. Hill; Nick J. B. Isaac; Blaise Martay; Humphrey Southall; Chris D. Thomas; Kevin J. Walker; Alistair G. Auffret
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    1930 - 2007
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    This dataset contains summary data regarding historical (1930s-40s) land use and land-use change between 1930s and 2007 according to broad land-use categories. Data provided are summary values at the 10-km grid square 'hectad' level of the British National Grid, specifying the proportion and proportion of change in broad land-use categories.

    Historical data are based on the first Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain (Stamp 1931). For England and Wales, digitisation of the historical maps contains information supplied by Natural England, based on methods developed by Baily et al. (2011). For Scotland, map images were digitised using the R package HistMapR (Auffret et al. 2017). Both methods involve processing and classifying images based on the colour of the historical land-use map categories. Classified maps were then resampled to the 25m resolution of the modern UK Land Cover Map 2007 (Morton et al. 2011), and both historical and modern land-use categories were adjusted to produce broad categories of equivalent land use: Arable, Grassland, Urban, Woodland, Agriculturally-Improved Grassland and Surface Water. In Scotland, surface water from a modern map is used for the historical time period due to issues in classifying this category. Pixels within a 75m buffer of the modern road network were removed due to the disproportionate size of roads shown in the historical maps, and pixels falling into some coastal land-use categories in the modern maps were removed due to a lack of equivalent in the historical maps. The proportions of remaining pixels within each hectad, and the change in the proportion over time was then calculated. Full details of data creation and processing can be found in Suggitt et al. (2023), and more information on the data files can be found in the readme.

    The extent of the data files: GB_LandUseChange_Data.csv - table containing summary data, 2802 rows and 15 columns GB_LandUseChange_LowlandGrasslandChange.csv - table containing data on lowland grassland change, 2802 rows and 10 columns

    The file GB_LandUseChange_Raster.tif is a GeoTIFF file primarily intended to be used with the R script. It can also be opened using other GIS software.

    If R is installed with required packages (see sessionInfo.txt), the file Rplots.pdf can be generated running: Rscript GB_LandUseChange_Code.R

    References:

    Auffret, A.G., Kimberley, A., Plue, J., Skånes, H., Jakobsson, S., Waldén, E., Wennbom, M., Wood, H., Bullock, J.M., Cousins, S.A.O., Gartz, M., Hooftman, D.A.P., Tränk, L., 2017, HistMapR: Rapid digitization of historical land-use maps in R, Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8: 1453-1457. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12788

    Baily, B., Riley, M., Aucott, P. & Southall, H., 2011, Extracting digital data from the First Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain – Methods, issues and potential, Applied Geography 31: 959-968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.12.007

    Morton, D., Rowland, C., Wood, C., Meek, L., Marston, C., Smith, G., Wadsworth, R., Simpson, I.C., 2011, Final Report for LCM2007 – the new UK Land Cover Map, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, UK. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14854

    Stamp, D.L., 1931, The Land Utilisation Survey of Britain. Geographical Journal 78: 40-47. https://doi.org/10.2307/1784994

    Suggitt, A.J., Wheatley, C.J., Aucott, P., Beale, C.M., Fox, R., Hill, J.K., Isaac, N.J.B., Martay, B., Southall, H., Thomas, C.D., Walker, K.J., Auffret, A.G., 2023, Linking climate warming and land conversion to species’ range changes across Great Britain, Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42475-0

  8. Map based index (GeoIndex) old series 1 inch geological maps

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    British Geological Survey (BGS) (2021). Map based index (GeoIndex) old series 1 inch geological maps [Dataset]. https://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/map-based-index-geoindex-old-series-1-inch-geological-maps1?locale=de
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    Oct 13, 2021
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    British Geological Surveyhttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/
    Authors
    British Geological Survey (BGS)
    Description

    This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the availability of 1:63360 scale geological maps. The maps are available for most of England and Wales and show early geological mapping covering the OS Old Series one inch map sheet areas.

  9. Historic Flood Map

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    Updated Feb 6, 2025
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    Environment Agency (2025). Historic Flood Map [Dataset]. https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/889885c0-d465-11e4-9507-f0def148f590
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    Feb 6, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Environment Agencyhttps://www.gov.uk/ea
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    The Historic Flood Map is a GIS layer showing the maximum extent of individual Recorded Flood Outlines from river, the sea and groundwater springs that meet a set criteria. It shows areas of land that have previously been subject to flooding in England. This excludes flooding from surface water, except in areas where it is impossible to determine whether the source is fluvial or surface water but the dominant source is fluvial.

    The majority of records began in 1946 when predecessor bodies to the Environment Agency started collecting detailed information about flooding incidents, although we hold limited details about flooding incidents prior to this date.

    If an area is not covered by the Historic Flood Map it does not mean that the area has never flooded, only that we do not currently have records of flooding in this area that meet the criteria for inclusion. It is also possible that the pattern of flooding in this area has changed and that this area would now flood or not flood under different circumstances. Outlines that don’t meet this criteria are stored in the Recorded Flood Outlines dataset.

    The Historic Flood Map takes into account the presence of defences, structures, and other infrastructure where they existed at the time of flooding. It will include flood extents that may have been affected by overtopping, breaches or blockages.

    Flooding is shown to the land and does not necessarily indicate that properties were flooded internally.

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    The City of Edinburgh and its environs

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    Updated Feb 21, 2017
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    University of Edinburgh (2017). The City of Edinburgh and its environs [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1823
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 21, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    University of Edinburgh
    License

    Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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    Area covered
    Edinburgh
    Description

    Georeferenced map of 'he City of Edinburgh and its environs' By Robert Kirkwood (1804) as part of the Visualising Urban Geographies project- view other versions of the map at http://geo.nls.uk/urbhist/resources_maps.html. Scanned map. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2011-05-31 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

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    Ancient Woodland (England)

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    Natural England (2024). Ancient Woodland (England) [Dataset]. https://environment.data.gov.uk/dataset/f425f1e1-fc18-4b5a-88d8-76934125627c
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    Dataset updated
    May 17, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Natural Englandhttp://www.gov.uk/natural-england
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Area covered
    England
    Description

    The inventory identifies over 52,000 ancient woodland sites in England. Ancient woodland is identified using presence or absence of woods from old maps, information about the wood's name, shape, internal boundaries, location relative to other features, ground survey, and aerial photography. The information recorded about each wood and stored on the Inventory Database includes its grid reference, its area in hectares and how much is semi-natural or replanted. Prior to the digitisation of the boundaries, only paper maps depicting each ancient wood at 1:50 000 scale were available.

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    Historical Landuse Dataset - Dataset - Open Data NI

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    Updated Oct 9, 2024
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    (2024). Historical Landuse Dataset - Dataset - Open Data NI [Dataset]. https://admin.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/historical-landuse-dataset
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    Oct 9, 2024
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    About this layerThe Land Use Database held by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) provides a record of approximately 14,000 sites that have had previous industrial land use(s).What can you do with the layer?Visualisation: This layer can be used for visualisation online in web maps and in ArcGIS Pro.Analysis: This layer can be used in dashboards.Download: The data is downloadable.This layer is part of the Living Atlas of the World that provides access to thousands of beautiful and authoritative layers, web maps and apps.

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    1851 England and Wales ancient counties

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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Satchell, M; Shaw-Taylor, L; Wrigley, E; Kitson; Newton, G (2025). 1851 England and Wales ancient counties [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-852942
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    May 30, 2025
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    The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure
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    Authors
    Satchell, M; Shaw-Taylor, L; Wrigley, E; Kitson; Newton, G
    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2006 - Feb 28, 2009
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    ArcGIS shapefile of 244 polygons providing boundary and attribute data for the fifty-five ancient counties of England and Wales as given in the 1851 census for England and Wales.

    These data were created as part of a research program directed by Leigh Shaw-Taylor and Tony Wrigley, which aims ultimately to reconstruct the evolution of the occupational structure of Britain from the late medieval period down to the early twentieth century.

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    GIS of the Ancient Parishes of England and Wales, 1500-1850

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    Updated Nov 28, 2024
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    Burton, N., University of Portsmouth; Southall, H. R., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College (2024). GIS of the Ancient Parishes of England and Wales, 1500-1850 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4828-1
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    Nov 28, 2024
    Dataset provided by
    Department of Geography
    Authors
    Burton, N., University of Portsmouth; Southall, H. R., University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield College
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2002 - Dec 31, 2002
    Area covered
    England
    Variables measured
    Administrative units (geographical/political), Cross-national, National, Subnational
    Measurement technique
    Conversion of electronic boundaries to GIS format
    Description

    Main Topics:

    In the middle of 2001 Roger Kain and Richard Oliver, from the University of Exeter, published a substantial work entitled Historic Parishes of England and Wales: Electronic Map - Gazetteer- Metadata. This was the final product of a project aimed at locating and mapping the boundaries of parish and sub-parish units of the mid-nineteenth century. The authors published the results in a series of electronic maps supplied on CD-ROM. Each one of these 115 maps contain a scanned 1”:1 mile OS New Popular Series map, overlain by the boundaries. A reference number can be found in each of the polygons that can then be used to look up information about that parish in gazetteer in an accompanying book.

    A major limitation of this work is that although the boundaries are in digital form, they are divided into 115 tiles, none of which have any spatial co-ordinate information inherent in them. This means that although the maps are invaluable as a reference tool, they can not be used together within a GIS to select, analyse and present historic information.

    We have therefore created a single digital map of the boundaries to provide a single, continuous coverage of polygons, each of which contain the information provided by Kain and Oliver in their accompanying book. This information includes the parish name, Ancient County, and a reference number that coincides with entries for that parish in the 1851 census report.

    It is recommended that users also order disc 1 of study 4348; Historic Parishes of England and Wales : an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata



    Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

  15. BGS 1:63 360 / 1:50 000 series geological maps

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    British Geological Survey, BGS 1:63 360 / 1:50 000 series geological maps [Dataset]. https://data-search.nerc.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/120e1002-dcdd-1b22-e063-0937940ae43d
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    British Geological Surveyhttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/
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    http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitationshttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitations

    Time period covered
    1856 - 2015
    Area covered
    Description

    The 1:63 360 / 1:50 000 scale map series are the most useful scale for most purposes. They provide almost complete coverage of onshore Great Britain. The BGS collection of 1:63 360 and 1:50 000 scale maps comprises two map series: - Geological Survey of England and Wales 1:63 360 / 1:50 000 Geological Map Series [New Series]. These maps are based on the Ordnance Survey One-inch New Series topographic basemaps and provide almost complete coverage of England and Wales, with the exception of sheet 180 (Knighton). The quarter-sheets of 1:63 360 Old Series sheets 91 to 110 coincide with sheets 1 to 73 of the New Series maps. These earlier maps often carry two sheet numbers which refer to the Old Series and the New Series. - Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360 / 1:50 000 Geological Map Series. These maps are based on the Ordnance Survey First, Second, Third and Fourth editions of the One-inch map of Scotland. The maps used the most recent topographic basemap available at the time. In the Western Isles, one-inch mapping was abandoned and replaced by maps at 1:100 000 scale, which are associated with this series. Sheets were traditionally issued at 1:63 360 scale, with the first 1:50 000 maps appearing in 1972. Sheets at 1:50 000 scale may be either facsimile enlargements of an existing 1:63 360 sheets, or may contain new geology and cartography. The latter bear the additional series designation '1:50 000 series'. Within the Scottish series, new mapping at 1:50 000 scale was split into east and west sheets. For example, the original one-inch sheet 32 became 1:50 000 sheets 32E and 32W. A number of irregular sheets were also introduced with the new 1:50 000 scale mapping. There are a number of irregular special sheets within both series. Geological maps represent a geologist's compiled interpretation of the geology of an area. A geologist will consider the data available at the time, including measurements and observations collected during field campaigns, as well as their knowledge of geological processes and the geological context to create a model of the geology of an area. This model is then fitted to a topographic basemap and drawn up at the appropriate scale, with generalization if necessary, to create a geological map, which is a representation of the geological model. Explanatory notes and vertical and horizontal cross sections may be published with the map. Geological maps may be created to show various aspects of the geology, or themes. The most common map themes held by BGS are solid (later referred to as bedrock) and drift (later referred to as superficial). These maps are, for the most part, hard-copy paper records stored in the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and are delivered as digital scans through the BGS website.

  16. a

    Historic Environment Opportunity Map For New Woodland

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    • environment.data.gov.uk
    Updated Apr 8, 2025
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    mapping.geodata_forestry (2025). Historic Environment Opportunity Map For New Woodland [Dataset]. https://data-forestry.opendata.arcgis.com/items/8983b6f3253743508aaf205e0aa73b47
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    The Historic Environment Opportunity Map for New Woodland dataset identifies areas in England that may be suitable for new woodland, based solely on available Historic Environment data. The dataset categorises land by different opportunity ratings to reflect the potential suitability of land for woodland creation while acknowledging areas of uncertainty due to data availability.The purpose of this dataset is to guide landowners, planners, and decision-makers in considering woodland creation from a historic environment perspective. It should be noted that this dataset only considers the Historic Environment and therefore the opportunity ratings do not guarantee or preclude approval for woodland creation proposals.As any forestry proposal could have the potential to affect the Historic Environment you should contact your local historic environment service. The local historic environment service can provide further data to support woodland creation proposals.NHLE is the official, up to date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England.SHINE is a single, nationally consistent dataset of non-designated historic and archaeological features from across England that could benefit from land management schemes.The opportunity ratings are as defined:· Favourable - Areas deemed suitable for new woodland on consideration of available Historic Environment data.· Neutral - Areas deemed neither favourable nor unfavourable for new woodland on consideration of available Historic Environment data. Proposals in these areas will require additional consideration of the Historic Environment on a case-by-case basis.· Unclassified - Areas, where SHINE data has been supplied, with no assigned opportunity rating. This illustrates a current absence of recorded data from a Historic Environment perspective. However, as SHINE data is included in the dataset for this area, a degree of confidence may be inferred when considering the absence of historic environment features.· Unclassified (No SHINE supplied) - Areas, where SHINE data has not been supplied, with no assigned opportunity rating. This illustrates a current absence of recorded data from a Historic Environment perspective.· Unsuitable - Areas deemed unsuitable for new woodland on consideration of available Historic Environment data.Unclassified areas may be suitable or unsuitable for new woodland. To better understand these areas, contact the local historic environment service in accordance with the UKFS and Historic Environment Guidance for Forestry in England - GOV.UKThe datasets included in each opportunity rating are as follows:Favourable· Lost Historic Woodlands (ArchAI/Forestry Commission) – An A.I. dataset that identifies areas of woodland depicted on early 20th Century Ordnance Survey mapping which have since been lost.Neutral· Historic Parklands (Zulu Ecosystems) – an A.I. dataset that identifies areas of parkland depicted on early 20th Century Ordnance Survey mapping.· World Heritage Site Core data (Historic England) – Core areas of World Heritage Sites, as designated by UNESCO.· World Heritage Site Buffer (Historic England) – Buffer zones surrounding World Heritage Sites, as designated by UNESCO.· Ridge and Furrow (Low) (ArchAI) – an A.I. dataset that identifies areas of less well-preserved historic ridge and furrow derived from LiDAR data.Unclassified· HER Boundaries (SHINE supplied) – Geographic areas covered by local historic environment services, where SHINE data has been supplied to the Forestry Commission.· HER Boundaries (No SHINE supplied) - Geographic areas covered by local historic environment services where SHINE data has not been supplied to the Forestry Commission.Unsuitable· Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) (local historic environment services) – regional datasets that provide information on the historic character of the landscape.· Scheduled Monuments (Historic England) – Protected archaeological sites of national importance.· Scheduled Monuments Buffer – A 20 metre buffer surrounding Scheduled Monuments in-line with UKFS.· Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England (SHINE)(local historic environment services) – National dataset of non-designated heritage assets.· Registered Parks and Gardens (Historic England) – Parks and Gardens designated as being of national significance.· Registered Battlefields (Historic England) – Battlefields designated as being of national significance.· Ridge and Furrow (High) (ArchAI) – an A.I. dataset that identifies areas of well-preserved historic ridge and furrow derived from LiDAR data.

  17. 1940-1947 Bartholomew historic map

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    Updated Apr 26, 2018
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    Esri UK Education (2018). 1940-1947 Bartholomew historic map [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/EsriUkeducation::1940-1947-bartholomew-historic-map/about
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    Colourful and easy to use, Bartholomew’s maps became a trademark series. The maps were popular and influential, especially for recreation, and the series sold well, particularly with cyclists and tourists. To begin with, Bartholomew printed their half-inch maps in Scotland as stand-alone sheets known as 'District Sheets' and by 1886 the whole of Scotland was covered. They then revised the maps into an ordered set of 29 sheets covering Scotland in a regular format. This was first published under the title Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey of Scotland. The half-inch maps of Scotland formed the principal content for Bartholomew's Survey Atlas of Scotland published in 1895. Bartholomew then moved south of the Border to the more lucrative but competitive market in England and Wales, whilst continuing to revise the Scottish sheets. This Bartholomew series at half-inch to the mile, covered Great Britain in 62 sheets in the 1940s, Bartholomew’s first to cover Great Britain at this scale (their previous series covering Scotland and then England and Wales). The series provides an attractive and useful snapshot of 1940s Britain. By this time, Bartholomew had altered the range of information on their maps compared to the 1900s. There were more categories of roads, Ministry of Transport road numbers were added, and new recreational features such as Youth Hostels and Golf Courses. Bartholomew’s topographic information was gathered partly from original Ordnance Survey maps, and partly from information sent in to Bartholomew from map users. One important user community for Bartholomew were cyclists. From the 1890s, Bartholomew entered into a formal relationship with the Cyclists’ Touring Club, then numbering around 60,500 cyclists, proposing that club members supplied Bartholomew with up-to-date information. In return, Bartholomew provided the CTC with discounted half-inch maps. The relationship worked very well, turning CTC members into an unofficial surveying army, feeding back reliable and accurate topographical information which Bartholomew would then use to update their maps. You can read more about this and see selected letters from cyclists at: http://digital.nls.uk/bartholomew/duncan-street-explorer/cyclists-touring-club.html.

    Usually Bartholomew made revisions the sheets right up to the time of publication, so the date of publication is the best guide to the approximate date of the features shown on the map. You can view the dates of publication for the series at: https://maps.nls.uk/series/bart_half_great_britain.html

  18. 1897-1907 Bartholomew historic map

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    Esri UK Education (2018). 1897-1907 Bartholomew historic map [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/EsriUkeducation::1897-1907-bartholomew-historic-map/about?path=
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    Colourful and easy to use, Bartholomew’s maps became a trademark series. The maps were popular and influential, especially for recreation, and the series sold well, particularly with cyclists and tourists. To begin with, Bartholomew printed their half-inch maps in Scotland as stand-alone sheets known as 'District Sheets' and by 1886 the whole of Scotland was covered. They then revised the maps into an ordered set of 29 sheets covering Scotland in a regular format. This was first published under the title Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey of Scotland. The half-inch maps of Scotland formed the principal content for Bartholomew's Survey Atlas of Scotland published in 1895. Bartholomew then moved south of the Border to the more lucrative but competitive market in England and Wales, whilst continuing to revise the Scottish sheets. The first complete coverage of Great Britain at the half-inch scale was achieved by 1903, and this is the layer shown here.The half-inch maps were distinctive for using different layers of colour to represent landscape relief. A subtle and innovative gradation of colour bands were employed for land at different heights. Lighter greens were used for low ground closest to sea-level, darker greens and browns for higher ground, with white used for mountain tops. Whilst layer colouring had been developed in Germany from the 1860s, Bartholomew's development of it was both innovative and influential. John Bartholomew junior (1831-1893) first used the firm's trademark layer colouring in Baddeley’s Thorough Guide to the English Lake District (1880). His son, John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), later went on to refine the style. You can see Bartholomew’s continued experimentation with layer colour palettes in the Cairngorms layer colour explorer ( http://geo.nls.uk/maps/bartholomew/layers/ )

    Bartholomew based their half-inch maps on more detailed Ordnance Survey mapping at one-inch to the mile (1:63,360). The firm had published 'Reduced Ordnance Maps' of Scotland, England and Wales at this scale from the 1890s. These maps were progressively revised and updated with new information. Usually Bartholomew made revisions the sheets right up to the time of publication, so the date of publication is the best guide to the approximate date of the features shown on the map. You can view the dates of publication for the series at:

    ● Scotland: https://maps.nls.uk/series/bart_half_scotland.html

    ● England and Wales: https://maps.nls.uk/series/bart_half_england.html

  19. i

    Broad-scale habitat map of the Atlantic waters - Scale 1:1,000,000

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    • emodnet.ec.europa.eu
    Updated Dec 15, 2013
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    Ifremer (2013). Broad-scale habitat map of the Atlantic waters - Scale 1:1,000,000 [Dataset]. https://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/emodnet-seabedhabitats/api/records/531fb44a-d66f-4deb-ab16-b21d479542e0
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    This layer is a predictive EUNIS seabed habitat map for the Atlantic area. The layer has been created using three pre-processed input datasets: substrate, biological zone and energy. The seabed substrate type layer is a compendium of historical maps. The biological zones layer was modeled thanks to layers of bathymetry, light attenuation, and wave wavelength. The layer of energy was prepared thanks to archived results of numerical models of waves and currents. The map follows the EUNIS 2007-11 classification system supplemented by additional categories in deep sea areas (Howell et al., 2010). The map does not include the intertidal zone. The study followed the methodology developped within the EUSeaMap project. For more details about the methodology see EUSeaMap final report (Cameron and Askew, 2011) or Coltman et al., 2008 For more details about the substrate and bathymetry that were used as a basis see Mata Chac├│n et al. Cameron, A., Askew, N. (eds.), 2011. EUSeaMap - Preparatory Action for development and assessment of a European broad-scale seabed habitat map final report. URL: http://jncc.gov.uk/euseamap Coltman, N., Golding, N., Verling, E., 2008. Developing a broadscale predictive EUNIS habitat map for the MESH study area. 16 pp. URL: https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/resources/mesh-archive/. Howell, K.L., 2010. A benthic classification system to aid in the implementation of marine protected area networks in the deep/high seas of the NE Atlantic. Biological Conservation 143, 1041ÔÇô1056. Mata Chac├│n, D., Sanz Alonso, J.L., Gon├ºalves, J.M.S., Monteiro, P., Bentes, L., McGrath, F., Henriques, V., Freitas, R., Amorim, P., Tempera, F., Fossecave, P., Alonso, C., Galparsoro, I., Vasquez, M., Populus, J. (2013). Report on collation of historic maps. Bathymetry, substrate and habitats ÔÇô MeshAtlantic Report. Spanish Institute of Oceanography. 98 pp.

  20. Driver Technologies | Traffic Lights Map Video Data | North America and UK |...

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    Driver Technologies, Inc​ (2024). Driver Technologies | Traffic Lights Map Video Data | North America and UK | Real-time and historical traffic information [Dataset]. https://datarade.ai/data-products/driver-technologies-traffic-lights-map-video-data-north-a-driver-technologies-inc
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    Canada, United States, United Kingdom
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    At Driver Technologies, we specialize in collecting high-quality, highly-anonymized, driving data crowdsourced using our dash cam app. Our Traffic Light Map Video Data is built from the millions of miles of driving data captured and is optimized to be trained for whatever computer vision models you need and enhancing various applications in transportation and safety.

    What Makes Our Data Unique? What sets our Traffic Light Map Video Data apart is its comprehensive approach to road object detection. By leveraging advanced computer vision models, we analyze the captured video to identify and classify various road objects encountered during an end user's trip. This includes road signs, pedestrians, vehicles, traffic signs, and road conditions, resulting in rich, annotated datasets that can be used for a range of applications.

    How Is the Data Generally Sourced? Our data is sourced directly from users who utilize our dash cam app, which harnesses the smartphone’s camera and sensors to record during a trip. This direct sourcing method ensures that our data is unbiased and represents a wide variety of conditions and environments. The data is not only authentic and reflective of current road conditions but is also abundant in volume, offering millions of miles of recorded trips that cover diverse scenarios.

    Primary Use-Cases and Verticals The Traffic Light Map Video Data is tailored for various sectors, particularly those involved in transportation, urban planning, and autonomous vehicle development. Key use cases include:

    Training Computer Vision Models: Clients can utilize our annotated data to develop and refine their own computer vision models for applications in autonomous vehicles, ensuring better object detection and decision-making capabilities in complex road environments.

    Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development: Our data helps municipalities understand road usage patterns, enabling them to make informed decisions regarding infrastructure improvements, safety measures, and traffic light placement. Our data can also aid in making sure municipalities have an accurate count of signs in their area.

    Integration with Our Broader Data Offering The Traffic Light Map Video Data is a crucial component of our broader data offerings at Driver Technologies. It complements our extensive library of driving data collected from various vehicles and road users, creating a comprehensive data ecosystem that supports multiple verticals, including insurance, automotive technology, and computer vision models.

    In summary, Driver Technologies' Traffic Light Map Video Data provides a unique opportunity for data buyers to access high-quality, actionable insights that drive innovation across mobility. By integrating our Traffic Light Map Video Data with other datasets, clients can gain a holistic view of transportation dynamics, enhancing their analytical capabilities and decision-making processes.

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British Geological Survey (2000). Historic Maps Collection [Dataset]. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df51-6409-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
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Historic Maps Collection

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2000
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British Geological Surveyhttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/
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1880 - 1940
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This dataset comprises 2 collections of maps. The facsmile collection contains all the marginalia information from the original map as well as the map itself, while the georectified collection contains just the map with an associated index for locating them. Each collection comprises approximately 101 000 monochrome images at 6-inch (1:10560) scale. Each image is supplied in .tiff format with appropriate ArcView and MapInfo world files, and shows the topography for all areas of England, Wales and Scotland as either quarter or, in some cases, full sheets. The images will cover the approximate epochs 1880's, 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and 1930's, but note that coverage is not countrywide for each epoch. The data was purchased by BGS from Sitescope, who obtained it from three sources - Royal Geographical Society, Trinity College Dublin and the Ordnance Survey. The data is for internal use by BGS staff on projects, and is available via a customised application created for the network GDI enabling users to search for and load the maps of their choice. The dataset will have many uses across all the geoscientific disciplines across which BGS operates, and should be viewed as a valuable addition to the BGS archive. There has been a considerable amount of work done during 2005, 2006 and 2007 to improve the accuracy of the OS Historic Map Collection. All maps should now be located to +- 50m or better. This is the best that can be achieved cost effectively. There are a number of reasons why the maps are inaccurate. Firstly, the original maps are paper and many are over 100 years old. They have not been stored in perfect condition. The paper has become distorted to varying degrees over time. The maps were therefore not accurate before scanning. Secondly, different generations of maps will have used different surveying methods and different spatial referencing systems. The same geographical object will not necessarily be in the same spatial location on subsequent editions. Thirdly, we are discussing maps, not plans. There will be cartographic generalisations which will affect the spatial representation and location of geographic objects. Finally, the georectification was not done in BGS but by the company from whom we purchased the maps. The company no longer exists. We do not know the methodology used for georectification.

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