Newsline from EDINA
October 2004: Volume 9, Issue 3
by Tim Riley
A preview of the new UKBORDERS Boundary Data Selector interface has been released so that users can respond with feedback before the final version goes live in November.
The Boundary Data Selector lets you select the boundaries you want, for the area you want, in the format you want. For example, you could download Census Output Areas for several counties, or for a specific ward or district. You can preview your selection over an Ordnance Survey back-drop map (from the Digimap Service) and then extract your selection from the UKBORDERS database in one of several GIS formats.
Boundary data available from the Boundary Data Selector covers a date range of 1840 to 2003, including Quality Assured replacements for all datasets available through the Original UKBORDERS Interface.
The Preview version of the Boundary Data Selector and the Original UKBORDERS interface will run in tandem for 3 months, at which point the final version of the Boundary Data Selector will be released and the original UKBORDERS interface will be withdrawn.