About our Geography

Policy

This section provides information on the National Records of Scotland's geographical policy and best practice. 

Our policy information and guidance

Best-fit and Exact-fit (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format) (PDF 1.35 Mb)

Geographic framework (PDF 17 Kb)

Standard Area Measurements (PDF 23 Kb)

Standard Names and Codes (PDF 29 Kb)

NRS Frozen Geography policy (PDF 129 Kb)

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Enquiries
Please contact our Geography Customer Services if you need any further information.
E-mail: [email protected]

A list of common definitions and acronyms used in these pages is available on our Glossary page.