United Kingdom GIS data

uav imagery by John Watt, acquired 2025-09-23 to 2025-09-23, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2025-12-12 to 2025-12-12, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2025-12-16 to 2025-12-16, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2025-12-22 to 2025-12-22, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

This collection offers 11 whole-atmosphere parameters from the Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast. This is a high-resolution gridded weather forecast for the UK, with a resolution of 0.018 degrees, projected on to a 2km horizontal grid. The data is available as NetCDF files. ## Coverage area The forecast covers the UK and Ireland, with the following latitude and longitude coordinates for each corner of the included area: * Southwest: 48.8643°N, 10.6734°W * Northwest: 61.3322°N, 13.7254°W * Northeast: 61.6102°N, 4.3408°E * Southeast: 49.0594°N, 2.4654°E ## Timesteps The following time steps are available: * every hour from 0 to 54 hours * every 3 hours from 57 to 120 hours Exceptions: * CAPE surface (CAPE_surface) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Hourly lightning flash accumulation (lightning_flash_accumulation-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours ## Update frequency There are three lengths of model run, each with its own update frequency: There are three lengths of model run, each with its own update frequency: * Nowcast: forecasts the next 12 hours and are at 0100, 0200, 0400, 0500, 0700, 0800, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2200 and 2300 UTC. * Short: forecasts the next 54 hours and are at 0000, 0600, 0900, 1200, 1800 and 2100 UTC. * Medium: forecasts the next 120 hours and are at 0300 and 1500 UTC. ## Archive length and latency As of December 2025, the archive contains data from December 2023 onwards. Forecasts will continue to be available for at least two years from their data date. The data is typically available 3-6 hours after the model run time. ## Technical specs The data is available as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is an interface for array-orientated data access and a library that supports the interface. It is composed of 3 components: * variables store the data * dimensions give relevant dimension information for the variables * attributes provide auxiliary information about the variables or dataset itself NetCDF is used within the atmospheric and oceanic science communities and is network transparent, allowing for it to be accessed by computers that store integers, characters and floating-point numbers. Iris supports NetCDF files through reading, writing and handling. Iris implements a model based on the CF conventions, giving a format-agnostic interface for working with data. Find further support on using Iris with NetCDF files. ## Help us improve the data services we offer Join the Met Office research panel to help us understand how people interact with weather and climate data, uncover challenges and explore opportunities. ## How to cite UKV 2km deterministic forecast was accessed on DATE from the Microsoft Planetary Computer (https://zenodo.org/records/7261897). ## License British Crown copyright 2023-2025, the Met Office, is licensed under CC BY-SA. ## Providers Met Office See all datasets managed by Met Office. ## Contact [servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk](mailto:servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk). Service desk is only available Mon – Fri, 09:00 until 17:00 UTC (-1 hour during BST). As a non-operational service we aim to respond to any service support enquiries within 3-5 business days.

This collection offers 35 parameters at near-surface level from the Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast. This is a high-resolution gridded weather forecast for the UK, with a resolution of 0.018 degrees, projected on to a 2km horizontal grid. The data is available as NetCDF files. It's offered on a free, unsupported basis, so we don't recommend using it for any critical business purposes. ## Coverage area The forecast covers the UK and Ireland, with the following latitude and longitude coordinates for each corner of the included area: * Southwest: 48.8643°N, 10.6734°W * Northwest: 61.3322°N, 13.7254°W * Northeast: 61.6102°N, 4.3408°E * Southeast: 49.0594°N, 2.4654°E ## Data collection height There are 3 forecast heights used within the near-surface this collection: * Surface: the default collection height * Screen level: 1.5m above the surface * Wind parameters: 10m above the surface ## Timesteps For most parameters, the following time steps are available, see exceptions below: * every hour from 0 to 54 hours * every 3 hours from 57 to 120 hours Exceptions (for `rate`, `accumulation`, `min` and `max` parameters): * Hourly hail fall accumulation (hail_fall_accumulation-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours * Hail fall rate (hail_fall_rate) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 54 hours * Hourly precipitation accumulation (precipitation_accumulation-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours * 3H precipitation accumulation (precipitation_accumulation-PT03H) is only available every three hours from 57 to 120 hours * Precipitation rate (precipitation_rate) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 54 hours * Pressure at mean sea level (pressure_at_mean_sea_level) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Hourly rainfall accumulation (rainfall_accumulation-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours * 3H rainfall accumulation (rainfall_accumulation-PT03H) is only available every three hours from 57 to 120 hours * Rainfall rate (rainfall_rate) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 54 hours * Hourly snowfall accumulation (snowfall_accumulation-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours * 3H snowfall accumulation (snowfall_accumulation-PT03H) is only available every three hours from 57 to 120 hours * Snowfall rate (snowfall_rate) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 54 hours * Temperature at screen level (temperature_at_screen_level) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours and hourly timesteps from 13 to 120 hours * Hourly temperature at screen level maximum (temperature_at_screen_level_max-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 120 hours * Hourly temperature at screen level minimum (temperature_at_screen_level_min-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 120 hours * Dew point temperature at screen level (temperature_of_dew_point_at_screen_level) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Visibility at screen level (visibility_at_screen_level) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Wind direction at 10m (wind_direction_at_10m) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Wind gust at 10m (wind_gust_at_10m) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours * Hourly wind gust at 10m maximum (wind_gust_at_10m_max-PT01H) is only available every hour from 1 to 54 hours * 3H wind gust at 10m maximum(wind_gust_at_10m_max-PT03H) is only available every three hours from 57 to 120 hours * Wind speed at 10m (wind_speed_at_10m) has 15 minutely timesteps from 0 to 12 hours, hourly timesteps from 13 to 54 hours and 3 hourly timesteps from 57 to 120 hours ## Update frequency There are three lengths of model run, each with its own update frequency: * Nowcast: forecasts the next 12 hours and are at 0100, 0200, 0400, 0500, 0700, 0800, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2200 and 2300 UTC. * Short: forecasts the next 54 hours and are at 0000, 0600, 0900, 1200, 1800 and 2100 UTC. * Medium: forecasts the next 120 hours and are at 0300 and 1500 UTC. ## Archive length and latency As of December 2025, the archive contains data from December 2023 onwards. Forecasts will continue to be available for at least two years from their data date. The data is typically available 3-6 hours after the model run time. ## Technical specs The data is available as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is an interface for array-orientated data access and a library that supports the interface. It is composed of 3 components: * variables store the data * dimensions give relevant dimension information for the variables * attributes provide auxiliary information about the variables or dataset itself NetCDF is used within the atmospheric and oceanic science communities and is network transparent, allowing for it to be accessed by computers that store integers, characters and floating-point numbers. Iris supports NetCDF files through reading, writing and handling. Iris implements a model based on the CF conventions, giving a format-agnostic interface for working with data. Find further support on using Iris with NetCDF files. ## Help us improve the data services we offer Join the Met Office research panel to help us understand how people interact with weather and climate data, uncover challenges and explore opportunities. ## How to cite UKV 2km deterministic forecast was accessed on DATE from the Microsoft Planetary Computer (https://zenodo.org/records/7261897). ## License British Crown copyright 2023-2025, the Met Office, is licensed under CC BY-SA. ## Providers Met Office See all datasets managed by Met Office. ## Contact [servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk](mailto:servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk). Service desk is only available Mon – Fri, 09:00 until 17:00 UTC (-1 hour during BST). As a non-operational service we aim to respond to any service support enquiries within 3-5 business days.

geoBoundaries ADM0 boundaries for United Kingdom: 1 units, representing 2021. Source: Eurostat- European Commission.

uav imagery by Adrian Wendland, acquired 2025-09-23 to 2025-09-23, 3.3 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2026-03-14 to 2026-03-14, 1.6 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Finn Robinson, acquired 2025-05-09 to 2025-05-10, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Finn Robinson, acquired 2025-05-09 to 2025-05-10, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

satellite imagery by David Caplin, acquired 2025-05-21 to 2025-05-22, 3.2 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Alexander Baxevanis, acquired 2026-02-08 to 2026-02-08, 2.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by OSM, acquired 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-03, 8.8 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

Join layer containing: Coigach & Assynt Living Landscape Partnership project boundary Cumbernauld Living Landscape project boundary Ediburgh Living Landscape boundary

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2026-01-10 to 2026-01-10, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

satellite imagery by Sam Colchester, acquired 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-11, 6.3 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

satellite imagery by Jon T, acquired 2026-06-24 to 2026-06-25, 1.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. An Order prohibits the cutting down, topping, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or wilful destruction of trees without the local planning authority’s written consent. If consent is given, it can be subject to conditions which have to be followed. In the Secretary of State’s view, cutting roots is also a prohibited activity and requires the authority’s consent.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2025-08-20 to 2025-08-21, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Pete-the-Geek, acquired 2025-11-25 to 2025-11-25, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

uav imagery by Finn Robinson, acquired 2025-05-10 to 2025-05-10, 5.0 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

geoBoundaries ADM1 boundaries for United Kingdom: 4 units, representing 2021. Source: Eurostat- European Commission.

This collection offers 7 parameters at 33 available pressure levels (from 100000Pa to 1000Pa) from the Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast. This is a high-resolution gridded weather forecast for the UK, with a resolution of 0.018 degrees, projected on to a 2km horizontal grid. The data is available as NetCDF files. It's offered on a free, unsupported basis, so we don't recommend using it for any critical business purposes. ## Pressure Levels Available pressure levels, in Pascals (Pa), are: * 100000.0 97500.0 95000.0 92500.0 90000.0 85000.0 80000.0 75000.0 70000.0 65000.0 60000.0 55000.0 50000.0 45000.0 40000.0 37500.0 35000.0 32500.0 30000.0 27500.0 25000.0 22500.0 20000.0 17500.0 15000.0 12500.0 10000.0 7000.0 5000.0 4000.0 3000.0 2000.0 1000.0 Exceptions: * Wet bulb potential temperature on pressure levels (wet_bulb_potential_temperature_on_pressure_levels) available pressure levels, in Pascals (Pa), are 85000.0 70000.0 50000.0 ## Coverage area The forecast covers the UK and Ireland, with the following latitude and longitude coordinates for each corner of the included area: * Southwest: 48.8643°N, 10.6734°W * Northwest: 61.3322°N, 13.7254°W * Northeast: 61.6102°N, 4.3408°E * Southeast: 49.0594°N, 2.4654°E ## Timesteps The following time steps are available: * every hour from 0 to 54 hours * every 3 hours from 57 to 120 hours ## Update frequency There are three lengths of model run, each with its own update frequency: * Nowcast: forecasts the next 12 hours and are at 0100, 0200, 0400, 0500, 0700, 0800, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2200 and 2300 UTC. * Short: forecasts the next 54 hours and are at 0000, 0600, 0900, 1200, 1800 and 2100 UTC. * Medium: forecasts the next 120 hours and are at 0300 and 1500 UTC. ## Archive length and latency As of December 2025, the archive contains data from December 2023 onwards. Forecasts will continue to be available for at least two years from their data date. The data is typically available 3-6 hours after the model run time. ## Technical specs The data is available as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is an interface for array-orientated data access and a library that supports the interface. It is composed of 3 components: * variables store the data * dimensions give relevant dimension information for the variables * attributes provide auxiliary information about the variables or dataset itself NetCDF is used within the atmospheric and oceanic science communities and is network transparent, allowing for it to be accessed by computers that store integers, characters and floating-point numbers. Iris supports NetCDF files through reading, writing and handling. Iris implements a model based on the CF conventions, giving a format-agnostic interface for working with data. Find further support on using Iris with NetCDF files. ## Help us improve the data services we offer Join the Met Office research panel to help us understand how people interact with weather and climate data, uncover challenges and explore opportunities. ## How to cite UKV 2km deterministic forecast was accessed on DATE from the Microsoft Planetary Computer (https://zenodo.org/records/7261897). ## License British Crown copyright 2023-2025, the Met Office, is licensed under CC BY-SA. ## Providers Met Office See all datasets managed by Met Office. ## Contact [servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk](mailto:servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk). Service desk is only available Mon – Fri, 09:00 until 17:00 UTC (-1 hour during BST). As a non-operational service we aim to respond to any service support enquiries within 3-5 business days.

uav imagery by WebODM, acquired 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-01, 4.3 cm per pixel, published on OpenAerialMap.

Open and free data for assessing the human presence on the planet. The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project produces global spatial information, evidence-based analytics, and knowledge describing the human presence on the planet. The GHSL relies on the design and implementation of spatial data processing technologies that allow automatic data analytics and information extraction from large amounts of heterogeneous geospatial data including global, fine-scale satellite image data streams, census data, and crowd sourced or volunteered geographic information sources. The JRC, together with the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are working towards a regular and operational monitoring of global built-up and population based on the processing of Sentinel Earth Observation data produced by European Copernicus space program. In addition, the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) undertakes activities related to user uptake of data, information and services.

The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in the United Kingdom: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).

The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) project is the most complete global collection of tropical cyclones available. It merges recent and historical tropical cyclone data from multiple agencies to create a unified, publicly available, best-track dataset that improves inter-agency comparisons. Fields available: SID: A unique storm identifier (SID) assigned by IBTrACS algorithm. ISO_TIME: Time of the observation in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss) BASIN: Basin of the current storm position SUBBASIN: Sub-basin of the current storm position NATURE: Type of storm (a combination of the various types from the available sources) NUMBER: Number of the storm for the year (restarts at 1 for each year LAT: Mean position - latitude (a combination of the available positions) LON: Mean position - longitude (a combination of the available positions) WMO_WIND: Maximum sustained wind speed assigned by the responsible WMO agency WMO_PRES: Minimum central pressure assigned by the responsible WMO agency.

Office for National Statistics' national and subnational Census 2021. Country of birth (detailed) This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their country of birth. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.  Country of birth definition: The country in which a person was born. For people not born in one of in the four parts of the UK, there was an option to select 'elsewhere'. People who selected 'elsewhere' were asked to write in the current name for their country of birth. Comparability with 2011: Broadly comparable. We have changed some categories to make them more consistent with country classifications used in other national statistics. This data is issued at (BGC) Generalised (20m) boundary type for: Country - England and Wales Region - England UTLA - England and Wales LTLA - England and Wales If you require the data at full resolution boundaries, or if you are interested in the range of statistical data that Esri UK make available in ArcGIS Online please enquire at content@esriuk.com. The data services available from this page are derived from the National Data Service. The NDS delivers thousands of open national statistical indicators for the UK as data-as-a-service. Data are sourced from major providers such as the Office for National Statistics, Public Health England and Police UK and made available for your area at standard geographies such as counties, districts and wards and census output areas. This premium service can be consumed as online web services or on-premise for use throughout the ArcGIS system. Read more about the NDS.

Health facilities: hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists tagged via `amenity` or `healthcare`. Useful for service-access analysis, emergency response, and healthcare gap mapping. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: amenity, healthcare - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Financial services: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches tagged via `amenity`. Useful for financial-inclusion mapping, cash-distribution planning, and economic analysis. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: amenity - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Settlements and residential areas: named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land (`place=*` and `landuse=residential`). Useful for demographic context, settlement-level targeting, and population analysis. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: place, landuse - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Cultural and historic places: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage`. Useful for heritage protection, cultural mapping, and tourism context. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: tourism, amenity, historic, heritage - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Points of interest: public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made`. Useful for general POI reference, urban analysis, and basemap detail. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: amenity, shop, tourism, man_made - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Education facilities: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities tagged via `amenity` or `building`. Useful for school-access mapping, education planning, and resource allocation. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: amenity, building - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT

Water features across the area: rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, and water bodies tagged with `waterway`, `water`, or `natural=water`. Useful for flood-risk modelling, watershed analysis, and environmental basemap context. Coverage reflects where volunteer mappers have been active. Urban areas are usually well represented, remote areas may be sparse. Cross-check critical decisions with local field knowledge. - Source: OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map - Tags: waterway, water, natural - Part of the country exports on HDX by HOT