Statistical Area 2 Higher Geographies 2022 (generalised)

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01 Dec 2021

This dataset was first added to Stats NZ Geographic Data Service on 01 Dec 2021.

ISO 19115/19139 Metadata XML PDF

Metadata
Language
Language Code

eng

Character Set
Character Set Code

utf8

Hierarchy Level
Scope Code

dataset

Hierarchy Level Name

dataset

Contact
Responsible Party
Individual Name

Geospatial Team

Organisation Name

Stats NZ

Role
Role Code

owner

Date Stamp
Date

2021-12-02

Metadata Standard Name

ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification

Metadata Standard Version

2007

Spatial Representation Info
Vector Spatial Representation
Topology Level Code

geometryOnly

Geometric Object Type Code

composite

Integer

2260

Reference System Info
Reference System
Reference System Identifier
Identifier
Code

2193

Code Space

EPSG

Version

7.9.4(9.0.0)

Identification Info
Data Identification
Citation
Citation
Title

GMS_Core.DBO.SA2HG2022_V1_00

Date
Presentation Form
Presentation Form Code

mapDigital

Abstract

This dataset is the definitive version of statistical area 2 (SA2) boundaries concorded to higher geographies for 2022 as defined by Stats NZ.This version contains 2,260 SA2s. This statistical area 2 higher geographies file is a correspondence, or concordance, which relates SA2s to larger geographic areas or 'higher geographies'. The higher geographies contained in this concordance are: territorial authority (TA) and regional council (REGC). Statistical area 2 (SA2) is anoutput geography that provides higher aggregations of population data than can be provided at the statistical area 1 (SA1) level. The SA2 geography aims to reflect communities that interact together socially and economically. In populated areas, SA2s generally contain similar sized populations.This generalised version has been simplified for rapid drawing and is designed for thematic or web mapping purposes.For further information on individual higher geographies, refer to each geography's metadata.Names are provided with and without tohutō/macrons. The column name for those without macrons is suffixed ‘ascii’.Digital boundary data became freely available on 1 July 2007.

Purpose

This dataset is the definitive version of the annually released statistical area 2 boundaries as at 1 January 2022 as defined by Stats NZ. This version contains 2,260 statistical area 2 areas.

Credit

Stats NZ

Point Of Contact
Responsible Party
Individual Name

Geospatial Team

Organisation Name

Stats NZ

Contact Info
Contact
Address
Address
Electronic Mail Address

geography@stats.govt.nz

Online Resource
Online Resource
Linkage
URL

https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/

Role
Role Code

owner

Descriptive Keywords
Keywords
Keyword

Statistics New Zealand

Keyword

Meshblock

Keyword

mbhg

Keyword

MBHG

Keyword

Statistics NZ

Keyword

Stats NZ

Keyword

meshblock

Keyword

mb

Keyword

MB

Descriptive Keywords
Keywords
Keyword

Downloadable Data

Resource Constraints
Constraints
Use Limitation

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Spatial Representation Type Code

vector

Language
Language Code

eng

Character Set
Character Set Code

utf8

Topic Category Code

boundaries

Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362

Extent
EX _ Extent
Geographic Element
EX _ Geographic Bounding Box
Extent Type Code
Boolean

true

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Extent
EX _ Extent
Geographic Element
EX _ Geographic Bounding Box
Extent Type Code
Boolean

true

-180180-47.841491-33.559984
Extent
EX _ Extent
Geographic Element
EX _ Geographic Bounding Box
Extent Type Code
Boolean

true

-180180-47.841491-33.559984
Distribution Info
Distribution
Distribution Format
Format
Name

SDE Feature Class

Data Quality Info
DQ _ Data Quality
Scope
DQ _ Scope
Level
Scope Code

dataset

Lineage
LI _ Lineage
Statement

The digital meshblock boundaries are stored and maintained by Stats NZ. Non-alignment of meshblock and cadastral boundaries are one of a number of reasons for meshblock boundary adjustments. Other reasons include requests from local authorities, Local Government Commission, Electoral Representation Commission and to make census enumeration processes easier. From the generalised meshblock pattern, higher geographies are dissolved using the dissolve tool in the Arc GIS suite to create multiple output datasets.