Vector tiles overview

OS Open Greenspace is provided in MBTiles, which is an open specification tileset format used for vector tiles. The format is designed to be simple, high resolution, customisable and efficient to load as a single file. The data is supplied in Web Mercator projection (ESPG:3857).

Vector tiles schema

The vector tiles schema, as well as the zoom level for each attribute, is detailed in the following table:

In the Zoom levels columns, 'N' (no) indicates that the specified layer and attribute does not display within that zoom level, whereas 'Y' (yes) indicates that the specified layer and attribute does display within that zoom level.

Greenspace Site

Attributes:

• id

• function

• distinctive_name_1

• distinctive_name_2

• distinctive_name_3

• distinctive_name_4

Feature types	Zoom levels: 0 to 8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bowling Green	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cemetery	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Golf Course	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Other Sports Facility	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Play Space	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Playing Field	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Public Park Or Garden	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Religious Grounds	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Tennis Court	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Access Point

Attributes:

• id

• access_type

Feature types	Zoom levels: 0 to 8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Motor Vehicle	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Motor Vehicle and Pedestrian	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pedestrian	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y