What data is available?

What feature types are available in OS NGD API – Features?

The following table documents the OS NGD datasets available through the OS NGD API – Features showing the themes, collections and lists the available feature types.

OS NGD themes and collections have been created to group similar geographic entities and data types, making it quicker and easier to identify the data you need. The OGC API - Features standard also references feature collections, and in the context of OS NGD datasets, this is equivalent to feature types.

The following naming convention has been applied to the feature collections: theme-collection-featuretype-version. Short codes have been used for both the theme and collection to keep the feature collection names manageable and not overly long. An example of the short codes used is below:

bld-fts-buildingline-1

Click on the theme to find out more information about the dataset:

Theme	Collection	Feature Type(s)
OS NGD Buildings	Building Features	Building, Building Access Location, Building Line, Building Part
OS NGD Geographical Names	Named Features	Crowd Sourced Name Point, Named Area, Named Point, Named Road Junction
OS NGD Land	Land Features	Land, Land Point, Landform, Landform Line, Landform Point
OS NGD Land Use	Land Use Features	Site, Site Access Location, Site Routing Point
OS NGD Structures	Structure Features	Compound Structure, Field Boundary, Structure, Structure Line, Structure Point
OS NGD Transport	Transport Features	Cartographic Rail Detail, Rail, Road Line, Road Track Or Path, Street Light
	Transport Network	Connecting Link, Connecting Node, Ferry Link, Ferry Node, Ferry Terminal, Path, Path Link, Path Node, Railway Link, Railway Link Set, Railway Node, Pavement Link, Road, Road Junction, Road Link, Road Node, Street, Tram On Road
	Routing and Asset Management Information (RAMI)	Average And Indicative Speed, Highway Dedication, Maintenance Area, Maintenance Line, Maintenance Point, Reinstatement Area, Reinstatement Line, Reinstatement Point, Restriction, Routing Hazard, Routing Structure, Special Designation Area, Special Designation Line, Special Designation Point
OS NGD Water	Water Features	Inter Tidal Line, Tidal Boundary, Water, Water Point
	Water Network	Water Link, Water Link Set, Water Node

Find out more about the hierarchy of OS NGD data from the OS NGD Terminology and Access page.

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