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Encyclopedia > MAGIC (mapping)

MAGIC stands for "Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside". A governmental website in the United Kingdom which allows for quick and easy access to previously hard to find information, in map form. A government is an organization that has the power to make and enforce laws for a certain territory. ...


Launched in 2002, the site originally only had information for rural areas in England, but these information sources have grown to include information on a wide range of landscape and environmental designations in England, Wales and Scotland, and cover urban areas and the marine shelf. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ...


6 United Kingdom and English rural and environmental agencies are involved in its upkeep, as well as a number of uniquely Scottish and Welsh ones. One of the aims to is to streamline information collection and dissemination, so reducing cost to the state.


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Town and Country Planning is the system by which the British government seeks to maintain a balance between economic development and environmental quality in England. ...

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