Introduction

  • What is Geographic Information and what is a Geographic Information System?
  • How do maps convey information?
    • Data Representation
    • Spatial Data Models
  • How is information extracted from maps (and why are they important)?
  • GIS Glossary
  • Administrative Areas - Some Definitions

Geographic Data

  • The National Grid
    Information on the OS Website
  • Spatial Data Catalogue and Metadata
  • Aerial photography
  • Downloading GIS Data
  • Google Maps - Use within Hertfordshire
  • Ordnance Survey
    • Recognising OS Material
    • OS Copyright for Hertfordshire County Council
    • The Public Sector Geospatial Agreement
      • PSGA for Town and Parish Councils
    • OS OpenData™ - Free Ordnance Survey Mapping
  • Postcodes - Assigning Postcodes to Defined Geographic Areas

Herts Insights

Herts Insights, managed by the Community Intelligence and Data Science Unit, provides Information and statistics about Hertfordshire and its local communities, gathered from many sources into a ‘Hertfordshire view’.

  • Herts Insight

Webmap Viewers for the public

Hertfordshire Council viewer thumbnail
The Council
Children's Services Viewer thubnail
Children's Services
Environment Viewer thumbnail
Environment &
Sustainable Growth
Flood Risk Viewer thumbnail
Flood Risk Management
Highways Assets Viewer thumbnail
Highways Assets
Highways Gazetteer thumbnail
Highways Gazetteer
Highways Traffic Viewer thumbnail
Highways Traffic
Rights of Way Viewer thumbnail
Rights of Way
Sustainable Events Viewer thumbnail
Sustainable Events Viewer
Historic Environment Record (HER) Viewer thumbnail
Historic Environment Record
(HER) Viewer