Summary

Theme​

Land, Structures, Transport, Water ​[1]

Collection

Feature collections

Feature Types​

​Land, Rail, ​Road Track or Path, Structure, Water [1]

Coverage

Great Britain​ (‘Excavated or Deposited’, ‘Open Vegetation’, ‘Mineral’, ‘Multiple’, ‘Trees’, ‘Under Construction’ or ‘Water’ [1] topographic area features) [2] [3]

Geometry

Polygons​

Data Sources​

Classification of topographic area features is from existing ground and remote survey methods. Automated classification from OS aerial imagery (25cm) to determine percentage cover value.

Data Updates​

3-year cyclical revision from OS aerial imagery. Updates are processed up to daily into OS NGD.

Supply Type

Full supply and Change Only Update (COU)​.

Supply Formats​

GeoPackage or CSV download from OS NGD Select+Build.

GeoJSON from OS NGD API – Features​.

[1] No percentage value for Water features.

[2] Other features are included in scope where they have a natural land cover, i.e.  areas under construction are included because they are generally sand or bare earth until construction is complete. ‘Constructed’ or ‘Made’ features are out of scope.

[3] Only features above the Mean High Water (Springs) line have a percentage value.

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