OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer
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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.
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.
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.
It can help you manage the local green environment, including air quality, biodiversity, housing regeneration and flood resilience.
Use OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer to support policy interventions around health and wellbeing though the promotion of increased physical activity and improved mental health.
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.
To access additional documentation and resources relating to this product, please refer to the following:
Access to this product is free for Public Sector Geospatial (Agreement) PSGA Members. Find out if you are a PSGA Member or download a sample of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data by accessing the , which has links to all of the relevant resources.
OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer data is available through our , 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. Find out more about our to unlock 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 and , 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 NGD Land Theme and NGD Land Use Theme data more accessible and easier to use with databases and GIS software. Find out more about to discover how to access OS NGD and what's available to users.
The overview introduces OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer and gives context for all users – highlighting key features, providing examples of uses, and listing details such as file sizes, formats, etc.
The getting started guide provides instructions for using OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer in different software applications. Users with limited technical knowledge will be able to follow this guide.
The technical specification provides detailed technical information about OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer. It is targeted at technical users and software developers.
The downloads page provides links and resources to support the application of OS MasterMap Greenspace Layer within your environment.
This product is available to try out online using one of our three sets of sample data (Exeter, Newport and Inverness) through the OS MasterMap Product Viewer:
