An updated version can be found at: Every Person in Scotland on the Map
One random point on the map for each person within a postcode in Scotland.
Workflow:
OS Code-Point Open points.
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Voronoi polygons from the postcodes.
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Join 2011 Scottish Census postcode population counts to Voronoi polygons.
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Clip the resulting polygons to the Scottish coastline (using PostGIS for time saving).
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Intersect the lakes out of the resulting polygons.
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Random point in polygon into the postcode Voronoi polygons (minus lakes), using the census counts.
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Output:
An easier approach would have been to use the NRS supplied postcode areas for Scotland mentioned in previous posts. A better display of this data would be through a web mapping environment, which is working on my home environment but lacking hosting.