Field Boundary

Advice on how you can make the most of the data provided by the Field Boundary Feature Type.

Introduction

Field boundary definition: A field boundary is a line which identifies the nature of the physical barrier feature and its characteristics when adjacent to, or contained within, specific types of land cover. Field Boundary features are predominately classified in rural and moorland areas of Great Britain. Vegetated Field Boundary features are given height and width values to give an indication of size.

As both man-made (for example, a wall) and vegetated Field Boundary features (for example, a hedge) are regarded as structures, they are included in the OS Structures Features Collection.

Example map showing Field Boundary categories, including Tree Canopy, Wooded Strip, Hedge, Wall and Other. The data has been mapped to symbolic images that represent each field boundary description value. A background map has been included to provide context.

Data provision

Field boundary data are provided in the Field Boundary Feature Type in the OS Structure Features Collection.

What you'll find in this sub-section

The following sub-pages give more detailed information about how field boundary data is created, the key attribution available, and known data limitations:

• Field Boundary Feature Type

• How Field Boundary Data is created

• Field Boundary attribution

• Known limitations

• Summary