# OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer Documentation

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#### Product nearing its End of Life (withdrawal) date

The OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer product will become End of Life on 31 March 2027. As of this date, Ordnance Survey will cease to maintain or publish updates to the product, and access to the product will be removed from the OS Data Hub, OS Features API and OS Vector Tile API. 

Further information and details about the recommended product migration pathway are available on the [End of Life Notice – OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer page](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/resources/product-resources/end-of-life-product-notices/end-of-life-notice-os-mastermap-greenspace-layer#whats-the-product-migration-path).
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OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer is a detailed dataset of the greenspaces within an urban area for Great Britain. It includes both publicly accessible and private green spaces, sports facilities and natural environment features, to give a comprehensive view of spaces that are important for applications such as environmental management, health, planning, or habitat mappings.

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**This product is updated every six months in April and October.**

**Please note that the October 2026 release will be the final release of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer; more information about the product withdrawal timeline and the recommended product migration pathway is available from the** [**End of Life Notice – OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer page**](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/resources/product-resources/end-of-life-product-notices/end-of-life-notice-os-mastermap-greenspace-layer)**.**
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<figure><img src="https://1897589978-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FcNpJpLP8RROUaWVQo5ea%2Fuploads%2F3pvARsAPgatEcZne0WY4%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0f70a3b9-53df-4611-9300-0027fad368cc" alt="Representation of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data showing green spaces highlighted on a map"><figcaption><p>A representation of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data.</p></figcaption></figure>

The OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer dataset has been designed for the public sector. It shows accessible and non-accessible greenspaces in urban areas, helping to support a wider set of government initiatives around health and the environment.

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**Compatible with other layers of OS MasterMap and OS products**

The product can be used on its own, or combined with other Ordnance Survey products, such as [OS MasterMap Topography Layer](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-mastermap-topography-layer), [OS MasterMap Sites Layer](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-mastermap-sites-layer), and [OS Open Greenspace](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-open-greenspace).

**Supports sustainable service delivery**

As Britain’s most comprehensive and up-to-date dataset of urban greenspaces, the product can be used to support efficiencies in service deliveries, investments and policy creation where use of such greenspaces is a factor.

**Aids environmental management**

It can help you manage the local green environment, including air quality, biodiversity, housing regeneration and flood resilience.

**Powers policies**

Use OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer to support policy interventions around health and wellbeing though the promotion of increased physical activity and improved mental health.

**Aids assessment of natural capital**

The OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer dataset comprises topographic areas published in OS MasterMap Topography Layer, with additional greenspace-specific attribution to describe their function. It includes both publicly accessible and private green spaces, sports facilities and natural environment features.
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This dataset has been designed for the public sector; it shows accessible and non-accessible greenspaces in urban areas, helping to support a wider set of government initiatives around health and the environment.

OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer supports a wide range of customer applications that use geographical information. The product can be used on its own, or combined with other Ordnance Survey products, such as [OS MasterMap Topography Layer](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-mastermap-topography-layer), [OS MasterMap Sites Layer](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-mastermap-sites-layer), and [OS Open Greenspace](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-open-greenspace).

Applications of the OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer product include, but are by no means limited to:

* Providing detailed data to support audit, policy, planning, environmental planning, and research.
* Analysing air quality and use of amenities.
* Managing and planning green spaces efficiently.
* Evaluating Britain’s natural habitat and environment.
* Encouraging activity for all, improving mental and physical health.
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* **Access**: Download
* **Data themes**: Land, Land Use
* **Data structure**: Vector – Polygons
* **Coverage**: Great Britain
* **Scale**: 1:1 250 to 1:10 000
* **Format**: ESRI Shapefile, GML 3.2.1, GeoPackage, vector tiles
* **Ordering area**: All of Great Britain or customisable area (5km² tiles)
* **Publication months**: April and October

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## Product nearing its End of Life (withdrawal) date

Please note that the October 2026 release will be the final release of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer; more information about the product withdrawal timeline and the recommended product migration pathway is available from the [End of Life Notice – OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer page](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/resources/product-resources/end-of-life-product-notices/end-of-life-notice-os-mastermap-greenspace-layer).
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**OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer is designed to work with OS MasterMap Topography Layer and will be aligned to a particular release.**

As OS MasterMap Topography Layer is released every six weeks, it will be necessary to use the version number on the feature in both products to identify which release corresponds to your current holding of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer.
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We recommend you read the following guides:

* [Getting Started with GeoPackage](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/getting-started/getting-started-with-geopackage)
* [Getting Started with Vector Tiles](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/getting-started/getting-started-with-vector-tiles)
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## 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](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/customers/public-sector/psga-member-finder).

The [OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer product page on the OS website](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-mastermap-greenspace-layer) has advice on how to get the product for businesses, developers, OS Partners and PSGA Members (i.e. government and the public sector).

## Sample data <a href="#sample-data" id="sample-data"></a>

### Download OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer sample data <a href="#download-os-egs-sample-data" id="download-os-egs-sample-data"></a>

You can download sample data for the product for free from the [OS Data Hub](https://osdatahub.os.uk/data/downloads/sample/GRSPDL). The sample data is available in ESRI Shapefile and GML 3.2 formats and covers one area (Exeter).

### Visualise OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer sample data online

This product is available to try out free online using one of our three sets of sample data (Exeter, Newport and Inverness) through the OS MasterMap Product Viewer:

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OS MasterMap Product Viewer</strong></td><td>Interactive demonstrator of OS MasterMap Generation data</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="cover" data-alt="Example image showing OS VectorMap Local product data over an urban area."><a href="https://1897589978-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FcNpJpLP8RROUaWVQo5ea%2Fuploads%2Fuld7V42IKrB8ovpC1JXB%2FVectorMap-Local-1.png?alt=media&#x26;token=cb3e8ae9-d669-4bc9-b7a7-5f479d780447">VectorMap-Local-1.png</a></td><td><a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/20981dabcb14402687dccb437a4a78fb/">https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/20981dabcb14402687dccb437a4a78fb/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Other ways to access this data

OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data is available through our [OS Features API](https://docs.os.uk/os-apis/accessing-os-apis/os-features-api), providing location-based insights that combine topography data with buildings, transport, and water layer data to create finely detailed datasets with a high degree of accuracy. [Visit the OS API docs site](https://docs.os.uk/os-apis) to unlock programmatic access to rich geospatial data and integrate OS data and services into your applications.

Access to OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data is also available through the [OS NGD Land Theme](https://docs.os.uk/osngd/data-structure/land) and [OS NGD Land Use Theme](https://docs.os.uk/osngd/data-structure/land-use), providing data that is interoperable with other OS NGD themes, improved data structures, and a data schema designed to be simple to use and interrogate. Users may find the OS NGD Land Theme data and OS NGD Land Use Theme data more accessible and easier to use with databases and GIS software. [Visit the OS NGD docs site](https://docs.os.uk/osngd) 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:

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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.
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