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    Simple maps for Schools

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    Updated Feb 22, 2017
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    University of Edinburgh (2017). Simple maps for Schools [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1914
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    xml(0.0039 MB), zip(5.35 MB)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 22, 2017
    Dataset provided by
    University of Edinburgh
    License

    ODC Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL) v1.0http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    This is a collection of simple maps in PDF format that are designed to be printed off and used in the classroom. The include maps of Great Britain that show the location of major rivers, cities and mountains as well as maps of continents and the World. There is very little information on the maps to allow teachers to download them and add their own content to fit with their lesson plans. Customise one print out then photocopy them for your lesson. data not available yet, holding data set (7th August). Other. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2012-08-07 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-22.

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    Data from: World: Time Zones

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    Updated Sep 7, 2023
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    Education and Research (2023). World: Time Zones [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/3bf1c265198b46a5835b5455ea7fa229
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 7, 2023
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    Education and Research
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    Description

    Explore a full description of the map.This map layer shows the 24 time zones commonly used in the Greenwich Mean Time model. The hours added or subtracted from the time in Greenwich are marked on the map. For example, if it is 1:00 p.m. in London, England, United Kingdom, it is 6:30 pm in New Delhi, Delhi, India (+5.50), and 5:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California, United States (-8.00). CreditsEsri, from National Geographic MapMakerTerms of Use This work is licensed under the Esri Master License Agreement.View Summary | View Terms of Use

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    International Territorial Level (ITL) geography hierarchy boundaries,...

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    International Territorial Level (ITL) geography hierarchy boundaries, January 2021, UK, Online [Dataset]. https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/maps/7be58cbffa4e41078b6d9ffcacd12ba8
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 1, 2022
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    Office for National Statistics
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    https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licenceshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences

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    International Territorial Level (ITL) geography hierarchy boundaries, January 2021, UK.Boundaries used (BGC) are generalised (20m) and are clipped to the coastline for Great Britain, but for Northern Ireland they are generalised (20m) and are extent of the realm and are not clipped to the coastline for Northern Ireland.

  4. 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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    httpAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    2000
    Dataset authored and provided by
    British Geological Surveyhttps://www.bgs.ac.uk/
    License

    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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    Global Roads from OSM

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    Updated Aug 28, 2017
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    World Wide Fund for Nature (2017). Global Roads from OSM [Dataset]. https://covid19.esriuk.com/maps/9ac9ee3e7ac1429a888d57991585d5f5
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 28, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    World Wide Fund for Nature
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Description

    DescriptionThe Highway key is a label from OpenStreetMap which aims to map and document any kind of road, street or path. More information on the tag here. LimitationsBear in mind that OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a digital map database of the world built through crowdsourced volunteered geographic information (VGI). Therefore, there is no systematic quality check performed on the data, and the detail, precision and accuracy varies across space. AttributesOBJECTID: Assigned by WWF. Unique identifierhighway: Type of road facility (motorway, trunk, primary, secondary, tertiary)name: Name of the road facilitysource: Source of the Feature (Landsat, Bing, GPS, Yahoo)surface: Type of surface (paved, unpaved, asphalt, ground) oneway: Direction of flow in only one direction (N: No, Y: Yes).maxspeed: Maximum speed allowed (km/h)lanes: Number of traffic lanes for general purpose traffic, also for buses and other specific classes of vehicleservice: Other type of facilities in the road (alley, driveway, parking_aisle)source: Source of the feature (Landsat, Bing)

  6. UK Parliamentary Constituency boundaries for the island of Ireland,...

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    Updated Oct 25, 2024
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    Charlton Martin; Charlton Martin; Eoin McLaughlin; Eoin McLaughlin; Jack Kavanagh; Jack Kavanagh (2024). UK Parliamentary Constituency boundaries for the island of Ireland, 1885-1918 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13993331
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 25, 2024
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    Zenodohttp://zenodo.org/
    Authors
    Charlton Martin; Charlton Martin; Eoin McLaughlin; Eoin McLaughlin; Jack Kavanagh; Jack Kavanagh
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    2017
    Area covered
    United Kingdom, Ireland
    Description

    The 1885 UK parliamentary constituencies for Ireland were re-created in 2017 as part of a conference paper delivered at the Southern Irish Loyalism in Context conference at Maynooth University. The intial map only included the territory of the Irish Free State and was created by Martin Charlton and Jack Kavanagh. The remaining six counties of Ulster were completed by Eoin McLaughlin in 2018-19, the combined result is a GIS map of all the parliamentary constituecies across the island of Ireland for the period 1885-1918. The map is available in both ESRI Shapefile format and as a GeoPackage (GPKG). The methodology for creating the constituencies is outlined in detail below.

    Methodology

    A map showing the outlines of the 1855 – 1918 Constituency boundaries can be found on page 401 of Parliamentary Elections in Ireland, 1801-1922 (Dublin, 1978) by Brian Walker. This forms the basis for the creation of a set of digital boundaries which can then be used in a GIS. The general workflow involves allocating an 1885 Constituency identifier to each of the 309 Electoral Divisions present in the boundaries made available for the 2011 Census of Population data release by CSO. The ED boundaries are available in ‘shapefile’ format (a de facto standard for spatial data transfer). Once a Constituency identifier has been given to each ED, the GIS operation known as ‘dissolve’ is used to remove the boundaries between EDs in the same Constituency. To begin with Walker’s map was scanned at 1200 dots per inch in JPEG form. A scanned map cannot be linked to other spatial data without undergoing a process known as georeferencing. The CSO boundaries are available with spatial coordinates in the Irish National Grid system. The goal of georeferencing is to produce a rectified version of the map together with a world file. Rectification refers to the process of recomputing the pixel positions in the scanned map so that they are oriented with the ING coordinate system; the world file contains the extent in both the east-west and north-south directions of each pixel (in metres) and the coordinates of the most north-westerly pixel in the rectified image.

    Georeferencing involves the identification of Ground Control Points – these are locations on the scanned map for which the spatial coordinates in ING are known. The Georeferencing option in ArcGIS 10.4 makes this a reasonably pain free task. For this map 36 GCPs were required for a local spline transformation. The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 provides the legal basis for the constituencies to be used for future elections in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Part III of the Seventh Schedule of the Act defines the Constituencies in terms of Baronies, Parishes (and part Parishes) and Townlands for Ireland. Part III of the Sixth Schedule provides definitions for the Boroughs of Belfast and Dublin.

    The CSO boundary collection also includes a shapefile of Barony boundaries. This makes it possible code a barony in two ways: (i) allocated completely to a Division or (ii) split between two Divisions. For the first type, the code is just the division name, and for the second the code includes both (or more) division names. Allocation of these names to the data in the ED shapefile is accomplished by a spatial join operation. Recoding the areas in the split Baronies is done interactively using the GIS software’s editing option. EDs or groups of EDs can be selected on the screen, and the correct Division code updated in the attribute table. There are a handful of cases where an ED is split between divisions, so a simple ‘majority’ rule was used for the allocation. As the maps are to be used at mainly for displaying data at the national level, a misallocation is unlikely to be noticed. The final set of boundaries was created using the dissolve operation mentioned earlier. There were a dozen ED that had initially escaped being allocated a code, but these were quickly updated. Similarly, a few of the EDs in the split divisions had been overlooked; again updating was painless. This meant that the dissolve had to be run a few more times before all the errors have been corrected.

    For the Northern Ireland districts, a slightly different methodology was deployed which involved linking parishes and townlands along side baronies, using open data sources from the OSM Townlands.ie project and OpenData NI.

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    Accessibility To Cities 2015

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    Updated May 16, 2018
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    Accessibility To Cities 2015 (2018). Accessibility To Cities 2015 [Dataset]. https://datacore-gn.unepgrid.ch/geonetwork/srv/api/records/dd9da394-1f82-423a-a290-24744ba79a78
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    ogc:wms-1.3.0-http-get-map, www:link-1.0-http--linkAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 16, 2018
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    Accessibility To Cities 2015
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015
    Area covered
    Description

    This global accessibility map enumerates land-based travel time to the nearest densely-populated area for all areas between 85 degrees north and 60 degrees south for a nominal year 2015. Densely-populated areas are defined as contiguous areas with 1,500 or more inhabitants per square kilometre or a majority of built-up land cover types coincident with a population centre of at least 50,000 inhabitants. This map was produced through a collaboration between MAP (University of Oxford), Google, the European Union Joint Research Centre (JRC), and the University of Twente, Netherlands.The underlying datasets used to produce the map include roads (comprising the first ever global-scale use of Open Street Map and Google roads datasets), railways, rivers, lakes, oceans, topographic conditions (slope and elevation), landcover types, and national borders. These datasets were each allocated a speed or speeds of travel in terms of time to cross each pixel of that type. The datasets were then combined to produce a "friction surface"; a map where every pixel is allocated a nominal overall speed of travel based on the types occurring within that pixel. Least-cost-path algorithms (running in Google Earth Engine and, for high-latitude areas, in R) were used in conjunction with this friction surface to calculate the time of travel from all locations to the nearest (in time) city. The cities dataset used is the high-density-cover product created by the Global Human Settlement Project. Each pixel in the resultant accessibility map thus represents the modelled shortest time from that location to a city. Authors: D.J. Weiss, A. Nelson, H.S. Gibson, W. Temperley, S. Peedell, A. Lieber, M. Hancher, E. Poyart, S. Belchior, N. Fullman, B. Mappin, U. Dalrymple, J. Rozier, T.C.D. Lucas, R.E. Howes, L.S. Tusting, S.Y. Kang, E. Cameron, D. Bisanzio, K.E. Battle, S. Bhatt, and P.W. Gething. A global map of travel time to cities to assess inequalities in accessibility in 2015. (2018). Nature. doi:10.1038/nature25181

    Processing notes: Data were processed from numerous sources including OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Land Cover mapping, and others, to generate a global friction surface of average land-based travel speed. This accessibility surface was then derived from that friction surface via a least-cost-path algorithm finding at each location the closest point from global databases of population centres and densely-populated areas. Please see the associated publication for full details of the processing.

    Source: https://map.ox.ac.uk/research-project/accessibility_to_cities/

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    NRSC UK Orthoview: Digital Orthrectified Aerial Imagery

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    Updated Apr 21, 2017
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    (2017). NRSC UK Orthoview: Digital Orthrectified Aerial Imagery [Dataset]. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214607950-SCIOPS
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 21, 2017
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1991 - Present
    Area covered
    Description

    This data results from the NRSC's ongoing 1:25000 UK Aerial Photography Programme; a project designed to maintain an up to date aerial coverage of the United Kingdom, covering the complete area at least every 5 years.

    The Orthoview product has been generated from vertical aerial photographs. The photographs have been orthorectified (to correct for distortion towards their edges) then mosaiced to provide a seamless dataset for the UK at a 0.5 metre resolution. This allows imagery for any area of interest to be generated without issues associated with scenes falling across multiple photographs.

    In addition to its prime application in photogrammetric mapping (from updating and contouring existing maps to preparing large scale engineering plans), the data is used for environmental studies, general planning, land use and land capability, soils, pollution, forestry, mining and quarrying, housing and leisure development, agriculture, geology, water, transport and civil engineering, boundary disputes, public enquiries, etc.

    The data is stored in digital form and can be supplied on either Exabyte, CD-ROM or CCT. Various hard copy forms can also be generated, including posters and photographic positives/negatives. Price lists and further information are available from the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC).

    Note: All photography is flown to RICS Specification for Aerial Photography Issue III, see references.

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    International Territorial Levels Level 3 (January 2025) Names and Codes in...

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    Updated Dec 16, 2024
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    International Territorial Levels Level 3 (January 2025) Names and Codes in the UK [Dataset]. https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/international-territorial-levels-level-3-january-2025-names-and-codes-in-the-uk
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    Dec 16, 2024
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    Office for National Statistics
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    https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licenceshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences

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    Description

    This file contains names and codes for International Territorial Levels, Level 3 (ITL1) in the United Kingdom as at the 1st January 2025. (File Size - 32 KB)Field Names - ITL325CD, ITL325NMField Types - Text, TextField Lengths - 5, 70To distinguish the UK classification from its EU predecessor, the UK-managed classification will be referred to as UK International Territorial Levels (ITLs). We are committed to ITLs aligning with international standards, enabling comparability both over time and internationally, and we will actively monitor global standards to ensure we are following and contributing to the development of world-class statistics. To ensure continued alignment between UK official statistics and international standards, the ITLs will be established as a mirror to the pre-existing NUTS system and will follow a similar timetable to the review of the NUTS system, meaning ITLs will be reviewed every 3 years. New official GSS codes will be developed for the ITL geography aligned with existing NUTS codes. Statistical users are encouraged to adopt the ITL geography from 1 January 2021 as a replacement to NUTS.

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    A Map of the Earth, Moxon, 1711

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    Updated Oct 19, 2020
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    University of Virginia (2020). A Map of the Earth, Moxon, 1711 [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/6c0e25154b89485fbb0a18093aef47d9
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    Oct 19, 2020
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    University of Virginia
    License

    Public Domain Mark 1.0https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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    Area covered
    Earth,
    Description

    CREATOR: Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691IMPRINT: [London] DATE CREATED: [1711] TYPE OF RESOURCE: Cartographic GENRE: Map Digital maps Early maps Separate map EXTENT: 21.9 x 43.4 cm, 32.3 x 46.1 cm including border. MAP DATA: [ca. 1: 60,000,000] ; (W 180° --E 180°/N 85° --S 85°) STATE 1: As above, without Pennsylvania noted. STATE 2: With Pennsylvania marked and labeled as 57. New Spain is noted on the mainland as 61. List of numbered locations includes: Europa, 1-25 and xxx; Asia, 26-44 and xx; Africa, 45-55 and x; and America, 56-78. Issued in: The Book of common prayer / Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcombe. -- London, 1711. REFERENCES: Shirley 457 (Plate 339); Clancy BXIII, 106. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY: By J. Moxon, Hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. PUBLICATIONS: Issued in: Sacred Geographie, or, Scriptural Mapps... . London, 1671. NOTE: California with a flat northern coast and with a large area jutting off the top left-hand side of the island. The island is named but has no place names. Dedication: To the most Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Arch Bishop of Canterbury. His Grace Primate of all England and Metropolitan This Map is humbly Dedicated by Joseph Moxon. (Note: Gilbert Sheldon was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 to 1677.) Map surrounded by scenes from the Bible. Eden is prominently note on the Euphrates. Noah’s son Japhet is named on the North American continent, that part of the earth having been given to him. Includes a key to the numbered locations. Printed for binding into Bibles along with five other maps of Biblical interest. COLLECTION: The Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island SUBJECT: World > Maps California as an island > Maps POST PUBLICATION MAP NUMBER: 1032 POST PUBLICATION MAP NUMBER WITH LATEST STATE INFORMATION: 1032-02https://exhibits.stanford.edu/california-as-an-island/catalog/ws505mf2722

  11. Global Distribution of Coral Reefs - United Nations Environment Programme...

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    Updated Feb 20, 2025
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    Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (2025). Global Distribution of Coral Reefs - United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre [Dataset]. https://vanuatu-data.sprep.org/dataset/global-distribution-coral-reefs-united-nations-environment-programme-world-conservation
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    Feb 20, 2025
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    Pacific Regional Environment Programmehttps://www.sprep.org/
    License

    Public Domain Mark 1.0https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    -172.11181640625 85.020707743126, 192.10693359375 -85.754219509892)), 192.10693359375 85.020707743126, POLYGON ((-172.11181640625 -85.754219509892, Worldwide
    Description

    This dataset shows the global distribution of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the most comprehensive global dataset of warm-water coral reefs to date, acting as a foundation baseline map for future, more detailed, work. This dataset was compiled from a number of sources by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the WorldFish Centre, in collaboration with WRI (World Resources Institute) and TNC (The Nature Conservancy). Data sources include the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project (IMaRS-USF and IRD 2005, IMaRS-USF 2005) and the World Atlas of Coral Reefs (Spalding et al. 2001).

    Citation: UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC (2018). Global distribution of warm-water coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Version 4.0. Includes contributions from IMaRS-USF and IRD (2005), IMaRS-USF (2005) and Spalding et al. (2001). Cambridge (UK): UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. URL: http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/1

    Citations for the separate entities: IMaRS-USF (Institute for Marine Remote Sensing-University of South Florida) (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Unvalidated maps. These maps are unendorsed by IRD, but were further interpreted by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

    IMaRS-USF, IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement) (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Validated maps. Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

    Spalding MD, Ravilious C, Green EP (2001). World Atlas of Coral Reefs. Berkeley (California, USA): The University of California Press. 436 pp.

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    Global Railways from OSM

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    Updated Aug 23, 2017
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    World Wide Fund for Nature (2017). Global Railways from OSM [Dataset]. https://covid19.esriuk.com/maps/panda::global-railways-from-osm
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 23, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    World Wide Fund for Nature
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Area covered
    Description

    DescriptionThe railway key is a label from OpenStreetMap which aims to map and document all types of railways including light rail, mainline railways, metros, monorails and trams. More information on the tag here. LimitationsBear in mind that OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a digital map database of the world built through crowdsourced volunteered geographic information (VGI). Therefore, there is no systematic quality check performed on the data, and the detail, precision and accuracy varies across space.AttributesOBJECTID: Assigned by WWF. Unique identifierrailway: Type or status of railway facility (platform, subway, rail)electrified: Source of electricity (contact_line: a power line over the train head, rail: a third rail near the track supplying the train with power, yes: electrified track, but no details available, no: track with no power supply)Gauge: Voltage used for the railway facility operation (W)

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    LANDMAP: Satellite Image and and Elevation Maps of the United Kingdom

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    Updated Apr 21, 2017
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    (2017). LANDMAP: Satellite Image and and Elevation Maps of the United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214611010-SCIOPS.html
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 21, 2017
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1970 - Present
    Area covered
    Description

    [From The Landmap Project: Introduction, "http://www.landmap.ac.uk/background/intro.html"]

     A joint project to provide orthorectified satellite image mosaics of Landsat,
     SPOT and ERS radar data and a high resolution Digital Elevation Model for the
     whole of the UK. These data will be in a form which can easily be merged with
     other data, such as road networks, so that any user can quickly produce a
     precise map of their area of interest.
    
     Predominately aimed at the UK academic and educational sectors these data and
     software are held online at the Manchester University super computer facility
     where users can either process the data remotely or download it to their local
     network.
    
     Please follow the links to the left for more information about the project or
     how to obtain data or access to the radar processing system at MIMAS. Please
     also refer to the MIMAS spatial-side website,
     "http://www.mimas.ac.uk/spatial/", for related remote sensing materials.
    
  14. ESA Land Cover Climate Change Initiative (Land_Cover_cci): Global Land Cover...

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    Updated Jun 15, 2016
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    Pierre Defourny (2016). ESA Land Cover Climate Change Initiative (Land_Cover_cci): Global Land Cover Maps, Version 1.6.1 [Dataset]. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/4761751d7c844e228ec2f5fe11b2e3b0
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 15, 2016
    Dataset provided by
    Centre for Environmental Data Analysishttp://www.ceda.ac.uk/
    Authors
    Pierre Defourny
    License

    https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_landcover_terms_and_conditions.pdfhttps://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_landcover_terms_and_conditions.pdf

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1998 - Dec 31, 2012
    Area covered
    Earth
    Variables measured
    latitude, longitude, land_cover_lccs, land_cover_lccs status_flag, land_cover_lccs number_of_observations
    Description

    As part of the ESA Land Cover Climate Change Initiative (CCI) project a set of Global Land Cover Maps have been produced. These are available at 300m spatial resolution for three epochs centred on the year 2010 (2008-2012), 2005 (2003-2007) and 2000 (1998-2002), where each epoch covers a 5-year period.

    Each pixel value corresponds to the label of a land cover class defined using UN-LCCS classifiers. For each epoch, the land cover map is delivered along with 4 quality flags which document the reliability of the classification. These are described further in the Product User Guides.

    Further Land Cover CCI products, user tools and a product viewer are available at: http://maps.elie.ucl.ac.be/CCI/viewer/index.php

  15. GB Topographic

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    Updated Apr 1, 2019
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    Esri UK (2019). GB Topographic [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/2d5a797a822b462e9aa5a6bdbf34bf2f
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    Apr 1, 2019
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    Esrihttp://esri.com/
    Authors
    Esri UK
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    Description

    This style provides a detailed vector basemap for Great Britain using Open Data featuring the classic Esri topographic map style designed for use with a the GB Hillshade serviceThe vector tile layer is a similar style to the Esri World Topographic Map which is provided in Web Mercator projection.This service contains data supplied by the Ordnance Survey in their Zoomstack product (data last updated December 2024)The map projection is British National Grid.Customise this MapBecause this is a vector tile layer, you can customise the map to change its content and symbology. You are able to turn on and off layers and change their symbols. You can open this style in the vector tile style editor, make your changes and save a copy of your modified style to use yourself.Please send any feedback to VectorTiles@esriuk.com

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    International Territorial Levels 2 and 3 (January 2021) Map in the UK

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    Updated Dec 16, 2021
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    Office for National Statistics (2021). International Territorial Levels 2 and 3 (January 2021) Map in the UK [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/documents/52a9d23d4ded40f6b61310d6dd33c661
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    Dec 16, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Office for National Statistics
    License

    https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licenceshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences

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    A PDF map that shows International Territorial Levels 2 and 3 in United Kingdom as at January 2021. (File Size - 2.17 MB).

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    International Territorial Levels 1 and 2 (January 2021) Map in the UK

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    Updated Dec 10, 2021
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    Office for National Statistics (2021). International Territorial Levels 1 and 2 (January 2021) Map in the UK [Dataset]. https://arc-gis-hub-home-arcgishub.hub.arcgis.com/documents/15f17189b9b745fbb22cfbfce014c6fd
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 10, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Office for National Statistics
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    https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licenceshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences

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    A PDF map that shows International Territorial Levels 1 and 2 in United Kingdom as at January 2021. (File Size - 1.65 MB).

  18. f

    Travel time to cities and ports in the year 2015

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    Updated May 30, 2023
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    Andy Nelson (2023). Travel time to cities and ports in the year 2015 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7638134.v4
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    Dataset updated
    May 30, 2023
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    figshare
    Authors
    Andy Nelson
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    The dataset and the validation are fully described in a Nature Scientific Data Descriptor https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0265-5

    If you want to use this dataset in an interactive environment, then use this link https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/GeographerAtLarge/TravelTime/HEAD

    The following text is a summary of the information in the above Data Descriptor.

    The dataset is a suite of global travel-time accessibility indicators for the year 2015, at approximately one-kilometre spatial resolution for the entire globe. The indicators show an estimated (and validated), land-based travel time to the nearest city and nearest port for a range of city and port sizes.

    The datasets are in GeoTIFF format and are suitable for use in Geographic Information Systems and statistical packages for mapping access to cities and ports and for spatial and statistical analysis of the inequalities in access by different segments of the population.

    These maps represent a unique global representation of physical access to essential services offered by cities and ports.

    The datasets travel_time_to_cities_x.tif (where x has values from 1 to 12) The value of each pixel is the estimated travel time in minutes to the nearest urban area in 2015. There are 12 data layers based on different sets of urban areas, defined by their population in year 2015 (see PDF report).

    travel_time_to_ports_x (x ranges from 1 to 5)

    The value of each pixel is the estimated travel time to the nearest port in 2015. There are 5 data layers based on different port sizes.

    Format Raster Dataset, GeoTIFF, LZW compressed Unit Minutes

    Data type Byte (16 bit Unsigned Integer)

    No data value 65535

    Flags None

    Spatial resolution 30 arc seconds

    Spatial extent

    Upper left -180, 85

    Lower left -180, -60 Upper right 180, 85 Lower right 180, -60 Spatial Reference System (SRS) EPSG:4326 - WGS84 - Geographic Coordinate System (lat/long)

    Temporal resolution 2015

    Temporal extent Updates may follow for future years, but these are dependent on the availability of updated inputs on travel times and city locations and populations.

    Methodology Travel time to the nearest city or port was estimated using an accumulated cost function (accCost) in the gdistance R package (van Etten, 2018). This function requires two input datasets: (i) a set of locations to estimate travel time to and (ii) a transition matrix that represents the cost or time to travel across a surface.

    The set of locations were based on populated urban areas in the 2016 version of the Joint Research Centre’s Global Human Settlement Layers (GHSL) datasets (Pesaresi and Freire, 2016) that represent low density (LDC) urban clusters and high density (HDC) urban areas (https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/datasets.php). These urban areas were represented by points, spaced at 1km distance around the perimeter of each urban area.

    Marine ports were extracted from the 26th edition of the World Port Index (NGA, 2017) which contains the location and physical characteristics of approximately 3,700 major ports and terminals. Ports are represented as single points

    The transition matrix was based on the friction surface (https://map.ox.ac.uk/research-project/accessibility_to_cities) from the 2015 global accessibility map (Weiss et al, 2018).

    Code The R code used to generate the 12 travel time maps is included in the zip file that can be downloaded with these data layers. The processing zones are also available.

    Validation The underlying friction surface was validated by comparing travel times between 47,893 pairs of locations against journey times from a Google API. Our estimated journey times were generally shorter than those from the Google API. Across the tiles, the median journey time from our estimates was 88 minutes within an interquartile range of 48 to 143 minutes while the median journey time estimated by the Google API was 106 minutes within an interquartile range of 61 to 167 minutes. Across all tiles, the differences were skewed to the left and our travel time estimates were shorter than those reported by the Google API in 72% of the tiles. The median difference was −13.7 minutes within an interquartile range of −35.5 to 2.0 minutes while the absolute difference was 30 minutes or less for 60% of the tiles and 60 minutes or less for 80% of the tiles. The median percentage difference was −16.9% within an interquartile range of −30.6% to 2.7% while the absolute percentage difference was 20% or less in 43% of the tiles and 40% or less in 80% of the tiles.

    This process and results are included in the validation zip file.

    Usage Notes The accessibility layers can be visualised and analysed in many Geographic Information Systems or remote sensing software such as QGIS, GRASS, ENVI, ERDAS or ArcMap, and also by statistical and modelling packages such as R or MATLAB. They can also be used in cloud-based tools for geospatial analysis such as Google Earth Engine.

    The nine layers represent travel times to human settlements of different population ranges. Two or more layers can be combined into one layer by recording the minimum pixel value across the layers. For example, a map of travel time to the nearest settlement of 5,000 to 50,000 people could be generated by taking the minimum of the three layers that represent the travel time to settlements with populations between 5,000 and 10,000, 10,000 and 20,000 and, 20,000 and 50,000 people.

    The accessibility layers also permit user-defined hierarchies that go beyond computing the minimum pixel value across layers. A user-defined complete hierarchy can be generated when the union of all categories adds up to the global population, and the intersection of any two categories is empty. Everything else is up to the user in terms of logical consistency with the problem at hand.

    The accessibility layers are relative measures of the ease of access from a given location to the nearest target. While the validation demonstrates that they do correspond to typical journey times, they cannot be taken to represent actual travel times. Errors in the friction surface will be accumulated as part of the accumulative cost function and it is likely that locations that are further away from targets will have greater a divergence from a plausible travel time than those that are closer to the targets. Care should be taken when referring to travel time to the larger cities when the locations of interest are extremely remote, although they will still be plausible representations of relative accessibility. Furthermore, a key assumption of the model is that all journeys will use the fastest mode of transport and take the shortest path.

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    Land Cover Map of Great Britain

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    Updated Apr 20, 2017
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    (2017). Land Cover Map of Great Britain [Dataset]. https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214585797-SCIOPS
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 20, 2017
    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1970 - Present
    Area covered
    Description

    The Land Cover Map of Great Britain is a digital map derived from the classification of cloud-free satellite images from the American Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM).

           Seventeen key land cover classes were identified throughout Britain and,
           of these, eight classes were subdivided into, for example, upland and lowland
           variants, giving a total of 25 cover types.
    
           The 25 land cover types include built-up areas, arable farmland, pastures
           and forestry, together with a variety of semi-natural vegetation types.
    
           The classes are mapped on a 25 m raster overlay of the complete land
           surface of Great Britain. The data are held in digital form as a 25 m raster
           overlay of the British National Grid and can be presented in a variety of
           digital exchange formats.
    
           They can be summarised by 1 km squares (or other resolutions) of the
           National Grid and summary data are also held as Oracle tables.
    
            There are a wide range of users of the Land Cover Map in organisations
           concerned with environmental impact assessments, pollution control, water
           resources management, policy and planning, and environmental management.
    
           Its greatest potential can be realised through integration with other
           data, such as geology, soils, climate, biological records, agricultural
           statistics, and population census for use in decision support systems and
           geographical information systems.
    
  20. International Territorial Level 3 (January 2025) Boundaries UK BFE V4

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    Updated Mar 19, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). International Territorial Level 3 (January 2025) Boundaries UK BFE V4 [Dataset]. https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/maps/ons::international-territorial-level-3-january-2025-boundaries-uk-bfe-v4
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    Mar 19, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
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    Description

    This file contains the digital vector boundaries for International Territorial Level 3, in United Kingdom, as at January 2025.The boundaries available are(BFE) 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).Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

    REST URL of Feature Access Service – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/ITL3_JAN_2025_UK_BFE_V4/FeatureServer

    REST URL of WFS Server – https://dservices1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/services/ITL3_JAN_2025_UK_BFE_V4/WFSServer?service=wfs&request=getcapabilities

    REST URL of MapServer – https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/ITL3_JAN_2025_UK_BFE_V4/MapServer

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University of Edinburgh (2017). Simple maps for Schools [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7488/ds/1914

Simple maps for Schools

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Dataset updated
Feb 22, 2017
Dataset provided by
University of Edinburgh
License

ODC Public Domain Dedication and Licence (PDDL) v1.0http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
License information was derived automatically

Description

This is a collection of simple maps in PDF format that are designed to be printed off and used in the classroom. The include maps of Great Britain that show the location of major rivers, cities and mountains as well as maps of continents and the World. There is very little information on the maps to allow teachers to download them and add their own content to fit with their lesson plans. Customise one print out then photocopy them for your lesson. data not available yet, holding data set (7th August). Other. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2012-08-07 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-22.

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