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Naimh
Last updated: 25/08/2026 08:33:07

Data Sources & Licensing Page 

1. US Nuclear Power Plants

Data Type: Shapefile / GIS Point Data

Provider: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Description:
Shows the locations of operating commercial nuclear power plants in the United States. The Azimap demonstration file was prepared using EIA plant and reactor information. EIA publishes plant latitude and longitude through Form EIA-860 data. As of March 2026, EIA reported 57 commercially operated nuclear power plants containing 96 reactors.

Coverage:
United States

Demo Dataset:
US_Nuclear_Plants_EIA_June_2026.zip

Demo Version:
June 2026

Licence & Attribution

Reuse:
EIA states that its U.S. Government publications, datasets, databases and other information products are in the public domain. EIA recommends acknowledging the source and including the publication date.

Recommended Attribution:
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (June 2026).

Official Source:
EIA – Nuclear & Uranium Data

Important Information

The Reactors field represents the number of operating reactors at the plant, rather than the type of reactor. EIA data is updated regularly, so current operating status and plant information should be checked against the official source.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original EIA data.


2. US County Boundaries

Data Type: Shapefile / GIS Polygon Data

Provider: U.S. Census Bureau

Description:
Contains geographic boundaries for counties and county-equivalent areas across the United States. These polygons can be used in Azimap for county-level maps, including the US Presidential Election demonstration.

Coverage:
United States

Boundary Vintage:
2025 Cartographic Boundary Files

Official Source:
U.S. Census Bureau – 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files

The Census Bureau provides national Cartographic Boundary Files in formats including shapefile, GeoPackage and geodatabase.

Licence & Attribution

Reuse:
Census Bureau works created by federal employees generally are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. The Census Bureau asks users to cite it as the source of geographic and statistical products.

Recommended Attribution:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files.

Important Information

Cartographic Boundary Files are intended for mapping and visualisation. When joining other data to counties, geographic identifiers such as Census GEOIDs/FIPS-style identifiers should be used where possible.

Customers should check the Census Bureau for newer boundary vintages.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original Census Bureau data.


3. World Administrative Boundaries

Data Type: Shapefile / GeoJSON / GIS Polygon Data

Provider: World Food Programme (WFP), via OpenDataSoft

Dataset: World Administrative Boundaries – Countries and Territories

Description:
Contains Level 0 administrative boundaries for countries and territories worldwide. The dataset includes sovereign countries and a number of non-sovereign territories, together with identifiers such as ISO codes.

Coverage:
Worldwide

Official Dataset Page:
World Administrative Boundaries – Countries and Territories

Licence & Attribution

Licence:
Open Government Licence v3.0

The OpenDataSoft catalogue identifies the World Food Programme as the publisher and explicitly lists the dataset licence as Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recommended Attribution:
Source: World Food Programme (WFP), World Administrative Boundaries – Countries and Territories. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Important Information

The dataset is designed for general geographic mapping of countries and territories.

International boundaries and territorial designations can be disputed or change over time and should not be treated as legal determinations.

Customers should refer to the original source for the latest available data and licensing information.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original dataset.


4. World Nuclear Power Plants

Data Type: Shapefile / GIS Point Data

Provider: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Primary Source: Power Reactor Information System (PRIS)

Description:
Shows nuclear power reactor locations and associated information from around the world. PRIS contains information about operating reactors, reactors under construction and reactors being decommissioned, together with status, location, operator, owner, technical characteristics and milestone dates.

The Azimap demonstration dataset also contains active/operating years derived from relevant reactor milestone dates.

Coverage:
Worldwide

Update Frequency:
PRIS is continually updated by the IAEA.

Official Source:
IAEA – Power Reactor Information System

Licence & Attribution

Use Terms:
IAEA Terms and Conditions of Use

This is not described as a standard open-data licence. The IAEA permits use, reproduction and dissemination of its website content, including data, provided appropriate acknowledgement of the IAEA is given and no IAEA endorsement is stated or implied. Specific restrictions can apply to particular materials or databases.

Recommended Attribution:
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Power Reactor Information System (PRIS).

Additional Demo Note:
Active years calculated from PRIS reactor milestone dates.

Important Information

PRIS information is supplied through national data providers and validated by the IAEA.

Reactor status can change, so PRIS should be checked for current information.

The derived Active Years value in the Azimap example is not itself an official PRIS field.

Use of the data must not suggest IAEA endorsement of Azimap or the resulting map.


5. UK General Election 2024 Results

Data Type: CSV / Excel Spreadsheet

Provider: House of Commons Library

Dataset: General Election 2024 Results

Description:
Contains constituency-level and candidate-level results from the UK General Election held on 4 July 2024. The House of Commons Library provides downloadable CSV and Excel files containing votes, parties and constituency results.

Coverage:
United Kingdom – 650 Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies

Official Source:
House of Commons Library – General Election 2024 Results

The Library's current page was published on 3 March 2026 and includes a record of dataset corrections updated on 5 January 2026.

Licence & Attribution

Licence:
Open Parliament Licence v3.0

Required Attribution:
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

That is the attribution statement specified by the licence.

I would also include:

Source: House of Commons Library – General Election 2024 Results.

Important Information

This dataset provides the election results, not the geographic constituency shapes.

For the Azimap predominance map, it is combined with the separate ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituency boundary dataset.

Customers should refer to the House of Commons Library for subsequent corrections.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original Parliamentary data.


6. UK Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries

Data Type: Shapefile / GeoJSON / GIS Polygon Data

Provider: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Dataset: Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BGC

Description:
Contains digital boundaries for the Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in force at the UK General Election on 4 July 2024.

The BGC product is the Generalised 20 metre, coastline-clipped version, making it well suited to map visualisation.

Coverage:
United Kingdom

Official Source:
ONS – Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies July 2024 BGC

Licence & Attribution

Licence:
Open Government Licence v3.0

ONS states that digital boundary products are supplied under the Open Government Licence and requires both of the following attribution statements:

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

If you keep the page online into future years, the ONS wording uses [year], so that copyright year should be kept appropriate to the year in which the material is being reproduced.

Important Information

The boundary file contains both ONS and Ordnance Survey intellectual property.

For the election demonstration, constituency codes such as PCON24CD are preferable for joining data where available rather than relying only on constituency names.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original ONS boundary data.


7. US Presidential Election 2024 Results by County

Data Type: CSV / Tabular Election Data

Provider: MIT Election Data and Science Lab

Dataset: County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024

Description:
Contains county-level presidential election returns from 2000 through 2024. The 2024 results can be joined to US Census county boundaries to produce an Azimap predominance map showing the leading candidate or party by county.

Coverage:
United States – county level

Official Repository:
Harvard Dataverse – County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024

DOI:
10.7910/DVN/VOQCHQ

Current Dataset Version:
20.0

Latest Version Date:
25 February 2026

Licence & Attribution

Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

CC0 does not require attribution in the same way as CC BY, but retaining a source citation is sensible so customers can identify and verify the data.

Recommended Attribution:
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000–2024, Harvard Dataverse.

Important Information

The dataset provides election results rather than geographic polygons.

For the Azimap demonstration it should be combined with the separate U.S. Census Bureau County Boundaries dataset.

County identifiers should be used for the join wherever possible instead of relying solely on county names.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original election dataset.


8. Environment Agency Flood Warning Areas WMS

Data Type: WMS – Web Map Service

Provider: Environment Agency

Dataset: Flood Warning Areas

Description:
Displays geographical areas in England where the Environment Agency provides a Flood Warning Service. These areas generally represent communities where flooding from rivers, the sea or, in some locations, groundwater may occur.

Coverage:
England

Dataset Last Updated:
9 July 2025

Official Dataset:
Environment Agency – Flood Warning Areas

WMS Service:
Flood Warning Areas WMS

Licence & Attribution

Licence:
Open Government Licence

Required Attribution:
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Those are the licence and attribution details currently published on the official dataset record.

Important Information

The WMS is a live map service rather than a copy of the underlying geographic dataset stored within Azimap.

Availability may therefore depend on the Environment Agency service.

The Environment Agency also makes the same dataset available through WFS, OGC API and downloadable GIS formats.

Azimap does not own or maintain the original Environment Agency service.