Geographic policy

ONS Geography policy provides a geographic referencing framework to enable the production of accurate and consistent statistics. Our policy:

  • provides a single definitive source of geographic information (GI) and metadata
  • provides advice and best practice guidance on using GI data, and GIS tools and software to reference, analyse, and present statistics
  • leads on initiatives across the GSS, central government and beyond, to harmonise the use of GI in the production of statistics