Data

Land Area (based on 2011 Data Zones)


Description

The land area to mean high water excluding areas of inland water, in hectares. It is based on aggregating 2011 Data Zone data. The Data Zone data was created by aggregating National Records of Scotland 2011 Census Output Areas.


Metadata

Theme Geography
OrganisationScottish Government
License UK Open Government Licence (OGL)
Published
Last updated
Update frequencyannual
Reference period2014 to 2014
Geographic coverageData Zones, Intermediate Zones, Health Board Areas, Council Areas, Electoral Wards, Scottish Parliamentary Constituencies, Country
Contactstatistics.opendata@gov.scot

Data quality

Completeness

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Uniqueness

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Consistency

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Timeliness

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Validity

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Accuracy

These figures are based on aggregating 2011 Data Zone data on a 'best fit' basis. This means that results for higher geographies such as Council Areas are estimates.

Best-fit simply means that when Data Zones are aggregated and assigned to a higher geography, they do not fit exactly into the boundary of the higher geography; instead they form an approximation to the shape of the boundary of the higher geography. For further information on best-fit for geographies, see National Records of Scotland Geography Policy on Best-fit and Exact-fit.

Quality management

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Additional details

Revisions

In February 2019, we updated our methodology for allocating datazones to higher geographies to align with Government Statistical Service Geography Policy. This resulted in revisions to some aggregated figures at Scottish Parliament Constituency level.

Confidentiality policy

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