Metadata

Acorn

Title
Acorn (Output Area)
Alternative Title
Acorn OA, ACORN OA
Dataset Language
eng
Abstract
Acorn Geodemographic data supplied under licence from CACI ltd. Acorn is a geodemographic classification that segments the population according to their lifestyle, life stage and affluence. It can be useful for better understanding our residents, knowing how best to communicate with them and for informing service planning.

This dataset is an Output Area (2021) aggregration for every household in Hertfordshire coded by Acorn category, and shows the modal (most common) category for each Output Area. This data is strictly for use only by internal employees and any sharing or restriction queries should be directed to kellie.blanchard@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Topic Category
Society
Keyword
Keyword Value: People
Originating Controlled Vocabulary: Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV)
Originating Controlled Vocabulary Citation: Version 2.00 - 2012-08-05

Keyword Value: Population distribution and demography
Originating Controlled Vocabulary: GEMET - INSPIRE Spatial Data Themes (GEMET)
Originating Controlled Vocabulary Citation: 2008-06-01
Temporal Extent
from
Dataset Reference Date
Date: 08/08/2023
Date Type: Revision Annually
Lineage
Data collected and processed by CACI from a number of sources including open government registers, private sector databases and lifestyle surveys.
Extent
Hertfordshire County
Vertical Extent
-
Spatial Reference System
OSGB36 - National Grid of Great Britain
Spatial Resolution
1m
Resource Locator
Internal Viewer: Acorn Viewer
Layerfile for user by HCC internal staff:J:\Geodata\Other\Acorn
Format
ESRI/SDE
ESRI/Layer File
Responsible Organisation
Hertfordshire County Council - Community Intelligence and Data Science Team
Email :Kellie.Blanchard@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Role: Custodian, Distributor, Point of Contact, Publisher, Contract Management.
Limitations on Public Access
There are licence restrictions with what can and cannot be shared outside of HCC. Please do not make copies of the maps or share data where individual Acorn Categories/Types can be identified for a property which are intended to be shared externally.

If you would like to share any Acorn maps or data, please contact Kellie Blanchard to discuss your requirements. For further information about geodemographics in Hertfordshire, please see the collaboration page on the intranet or contact Kellie.Blanchard@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

Use Constraints
Licensed under the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement.
You must use the appropriate Copyright Acknowledgement;

Please Source: Acorn, CACI Ltd,2021
Additional information
For further information and to be given access to the Acorn collaboration page to access supporting documentation/resources please email Kellie.Blanchard@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Resource Identifier
Acorn
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services.
2010-12-08
notEvaluated
Re-designing HCC Data for INSPIRE not done
Equivalent scale
3000
Bounding box
-0.71, 0.19, 51.62, 52.06
Quality scope
Dataset
Spatial representation type
Vector
Character encoding
UTF-8
Data quality
-
Maintenance information
Maintenance and update frequency: annual refresh in April / May
Metadata update date
2021-07-19
Metadata Language
English
Metadata Point of Contact
Hertfordshire County Council - Community Intelligence and Data Science Team
Email : Kellie.Blanchard@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Resource Type
6 Dataset
File Identifier
Acorn
Hierarchy level name
dataset
Parent identifier
-
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Review date
2022-05
Attributes
Name Long Name Description
OA11CD Output Area 2011 Code A unique code used to identify Output Areas (2011)
OA_Modal_Category OA Modal Category The most common Acorn category for households within a specific Output Area.
OA_Household_Modal_Number OA Household Modal Number The total number of dwellings within an OA which make up the modal Acorn category for that OA
OA_Modal_Percentage OA Modal Percentage The percentage of dwellings within an OA which make up the modal Acorn category for that OA
CACI_HH_ACORN_Cat_Name_URL CACI Household Acorn Category URL A URL linking off to a summary description of each Acorn Category stored within Portal for ArcGIS (used in the Acorn Viewer popups)
OSGB36 National Grid Bounding Coordinates
West: 486000 East: 552000 North: 245000 South: 189000
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