OS Open Greenspace
Here you will find all documentation for the OS Open Greenspace product.
OS Open Greenspace depicts the location and extent of spaces, such as parks and sports facilities, which are likely to be accessible to the public. Where appropriate, it also includes access points to show how to get into these sites. Its primary purpose is to enable members of the public to find and access greenspaces near them for exercise and recreation.
Comprehensive open dataset of greenspace
Finding greenspaces has never been easier. Britain’s most comprehensive Open dataset of greenspaces provides the foundation for you to help create greener and healthier communities.
Understand locations and access points
Understand the location of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities, play areas and allotments, along with access points for entering and exiting urban and rural greenspaces.
Green communities
Britain’s most comprehensive open dataset of greenspaces underpins a range of apps, products and innovations – providing the foundation to help create greener and healthier communities.
Planning for health
Incorporated as a layer into SHAPE, the dataset has been used alongside asset location data (GPs, pharmacies, schools) and indicator data (population and deprivation), to help inform and support the strategic planning of services and physical assets across the health economy.
Vital in emergencies
A vital tool in helping the Emergency Services, OS Open Greenspace includes site use and access points, making sites quicker to get to emergency situations.
OS Open Greenspace supports a wide range of customer applications that use geographical information. The product can be used alone or combined with other Ordnance Survey products, such as OS Open Roads, OS OpenMap – Local or other OS OpenData products.
Applications of the OS Open Greenspace product include, but are by no means limited to:
Encouraging activity for all
Allowing local residents to find new greenspaces local to them
Encouraging discovery and use of new greenspaces
Promoting health and wellbeing
Analysing use of amenities
Mapping routes to access the nearest greenspaces
Managing and planning greenspaces effectively
Access: Download
Data theme: Land, Land Use
Data structure: Vector
Coverage: Great Britain
Scale: 1:1 250 to 1:10 000
Format: ESRI Shapefile, GML 3.2.1, vector tiles (MBTiles), GeoPackage
Ordering area: All of Great Britain or customisable area (100km² tiles)
Publication months: April, October
Guidance on how to use this product in GeoPackage and vector tiles formats can be found in the following documents:
How to get this product
Access to this OS OpenData product is free through the OS Data Hub.
Sample data
Visualise OS Open Greenspace 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:
What's next?
To access additional documentation and resources relating to this product, please refer to the following:
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