OS Detailed Path Network

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This product is updated annually in October.

OS Detailed Path Network is a fully-connected, heighted path network covering Britain’s National Parks. Create off-road navigation apps, build exciting navigation websites and apps that help your users find great routes and stay on the right track.

Detailed path data covering National Parks in Great Britain.

Benefits

Path and track routing dataset

OS Detailed Path Network gives you the data attribution you need to suggest routes tailored to activities; this might be an easy, 1-hour walk on man-made surfaces, or a 15mile, circular cycle ride from a car park.

Suggest routes users will love

Create off-road navigation apps and build exciting navigation websites and apps that help your users find great routes and stay on the right track.

Encourages responsible routing

For National Parks stakeholders, apps and websites that draw on this data will help promote the responsible use of your paths, trails and cycle routes.

Provides optimised routes

As a member of the Emergency Services, if your navigation devices use this data, you'll see how steep the climb to an incident will be, so you can choose the best route.

Created with local experts

OS Detailed Path Network is the first OS path and track network product for the rural environment. The product has been created and tested by OS with input from local area specialists to ensure the product reflects what's on the ground.

Use Cases

The OS Detailed Path Network product has been created to allow developers and OS Partners to design and provide bespoke applications to provide routes within Great Britain's National Parks for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, including:

• Advanced route planning

• Live route planning

• Turn-by-turn instructions

Summary

• Access: Download

• Data theme: Transport

• Data structure: Vector – Topologically structured link and node network

• Coverage: Great Britain

• Scale: 1:1 250 to 1:10 000

• Format: GeoPackage, vector tiles, GML 3.2 Simple Features

• Ordering area: All of Great Britain (National Parks only)

• Publication months: October

• OS Data Hub plan: Public Sector Plan, Premium Plan, Energy & Infrastructure Plan

Additional Information

Responsible routing

For National Parks stakeholders, apps and websites that draw on this data will help promote the responsible use of your paths, trails and cycle routes.

Optimised routes

As a member of the Emergency Services, if your navigation devices use this data, you'll see how steep the climb to an incident will be, so you can choose the best route.

Created with local experts

OS Detailed Path Network is the first OS path and track network product for the rural environment. The product has been created and tested by OS with input from local area specialists to ensure the product reflects what's on the ground.

How to get this product

Access to this product is free for PSGA (Public Sector Geospatial Agreement) Members. You can check if your organisation is a member of the PSGA on the OS website.

The Detailed Path Network product page on the OS website has advice on how to get the product for businesses, developers, OS Partners and PSGA Members (i.e. government and the public sector).

Alternatively, you can try out the full product by applying for a Data Exploration license.

Sample data

Download Detailed Path Network sample data

You can download sample data for the product for free from the OS Data Hub. The sample data is available in GML 3.2 format and covers one area (Dartmoor).

Other ways to access this data

OS Detailed Path Network data is available from our OS Features API, providing access to detailed geometries and rich attribution of individual features using an interoperable standard that's compatible with most GIS software and web mapping libraries. Visit the OS API docs site to unlock programmatic access to rich geospatial data and integrate OS data and services into your applications

Access to OS path data is also available through the OS NGD Transport Theme, providing data that is interoperable with other OS NGD themes, improved data structures, and a data schema designed to be easier to use and interrogate. Users may find OS NGD Transport Theme data more accessible and easier to use with databases and GIS software. Visit the OS NGD docs site to discover how to access the OS NGD and learn what's available to users.

What's next?

To access additional documentation and resources relating to this product, please refer to the following:

Overview

The overview introduces OS Detailed Path Network and gives context for all users – highlighting key features, providing examples of uses, and listing details such as file sizes, supply formats, etc.

Getting Started Guide

The getting started guide provides instructions for using OS Detailed Path Network in different software applications. Users with limited technical knowledge will be able to follow this guide.

Technical Specification

The technical specification provides detailed technical information about OS Detailed Path Network. It is targeted at technical users and software developers.

Downloads

The downloads page provides links and resources to support the application of OS Detailed Path Network within your environment.

New users should start with the Overview to gain high-level insight into the product. The Getting Started Guide will help you to begin using product data in different software systems. The Technical Specification contains detailed technical insights.