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Ward boundaries of County of London, 1947

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Publication Date
20211112
Title
Ward boundaries of County of London, 1947
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/12d7b8e2-33c5-465b-8ac1-dadb042846b7/file/9fd6e523-9362-41d8-a53c-c1853b009866
Abstract
Polygons representing ward boundaries for the County of London, 1947. The data were extracted from six maps of the Ordnance Survey's 1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain.
Purpose
For visualizing boundaries using GIS software.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Publication date.
Time Instant
20211112
Bounding Box
West
-0.259456
East
0.130488
North
51.579183
South
51.405874
Theme Keyword
ward
boundary
borough
public
open access
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
London
City of London
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
1947
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Any non-commercial use is permitted. All uses must credit Princeton University and carry this same license.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Native Data Set Environment
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Originator
Ordnance Survey Ltd.
Publication Date
19470101
Title
1:25,000 Administrative Area Series of Great Britain. Sheets 51/28, 51/38, 51/48, 51/27, 51/37, and 51/47
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Online Linkage
https://maps.nls.uk/os/25k-gb-admin/
Source Scale Denominator
25000
Type of Source Media
None
Contribution
Maps of London, showing ward boundaries
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
320
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
British National Grid
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
0.9996012717
Longitude of Central Meridian
-2.0
Latitude of Projection Origin
49.0
False Easting
400000.0
False Northing
-100000.0
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000000002219846528817016
Ordinate Resolution
0.000000002219846528817016
Planar Distance Units
meter
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D OSGB 1936
Ellipsoid Name
Airy 1830
Semi-major Axis
6377563.396
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
299.3249646
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
LondonCountyWardBoundaries1947
Entity Type Definition
Polygons representing wards.
Entity Type Definition Source
Ordnance Survey
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
A_Name
Administrative unit name.
Definition Source
Ordnance Survey
A_Status
Administrative unit status. (Metropolitan boroughs or London County Council.)
Definition Source
Ordnance Survey
WardName
Ward name.
Definition Source
Ordnance Survey
Shape_Leng
Perimeter of feature.
Definition Source
Esri
Shape_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20211115
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Contact Address
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-1097
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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