National Population Database Northern Ireland

The National Population Database (NPD) for Northern Ireland is a point-based Geographical Information System (GIS) dataset that combines locational information from Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) with population information about those locations, mainly sourced from Northern Irish government statistics. The points represent individual buildings allowing the NPD NI to provide detailed local analysis for anywhere in Northern Ireland. The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) working with Staffordshire University originally created the NPD for Great Britain in 2004 to help its parent organisation, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), assess the risks to society of major hazard sites e.g. oil refineries, chemical works and gas holders. Of particular interest to HSE were ‘sensitive’ populations e.g. schools and hospitals where the people at those locations may be more vulnerable to harm and potentially harder to evacuate in an emergency. The data for the NPD NI includes residential, schools and colleges, hospitals and workplace layers. The NPD NI was created using various datasets from OSNI and government organisations and contains other intellectual property so is only available under a license and for a fee. Please contact the HSL GIS team if you would like to discuss gaining access to the sample or full dataset.北爱尔兰国家人口数据库（National Population Database, NPD）是一款基于点位的地理信息系统（Geographical Information System, GIS）数据集，整合了英国地形测量局北爱尔兰分部（Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland, OSNI）提供的位置信息，以及主要源自北爱尔兰政府统计数据的对应点位的人口信息。该数据集的点位代表独立建筑物，因此北爱尔兰国家人口数据库可为北爱尔兰全境任意区域提供精细化的本地分析。 健康与安全实验室（Health and Safety Laboratory, HSL）与斯塔福德郡大学合作，于2004年率先为大不列颠地区构建了该数据库，以助力其上级主管机构——健康与安全执行局（Health and Safety Executive, HSE）评估重大危险源（如炼油厂、化工厂及储气罐）对社会构成的风险。健康与安全执行局尤为关注“敏感”聚集人群场所，例如学校与医院——这类场所的人员往往更易受到伤害，且在紧急情况下疏散难度更高。北爱尔兰国家人口数据库的数据图层涵盖住宅、学校与学院、医院以及工作场所四大类别。 北爱尔兰国家人口数据库整合了英国地形测量局北爱尔兰分部及各类政府机构的多套数据集，同时包含其他知识产权内容，因此仅可通过授权许可并付费获取。若您希望探讨获取样本数据集或完整数据集的相关事宜，请联系健康与安全实验室地理信息系统团队。