Building Access Location
Official feature type description: Feature which has a point geometry and represents the locations where pedestrians and / or vehicles can enter or exit a building.
The points where pedestrians or vehicles can enter or exit major public buildings, specifically:
• Hospitals
• Railway stations
• Major transport interchanges (airports, ferry terminals, etc.)
• Stadiums and sports arenas (>5 000 capacity)
• Shopping centres (>50 retail units)
• Conference centres (>500 capacity)
• Concert venues (>1 000 people)
What does the feature type enable?
A list of benefits of the collection and its feature types are available on OS NGD Building Features Collection documentation page of the OS NGD Documentation site:
Available attributes
A full list of attributes for this feature type is included on the Building Access Location Feature Type page of the OS NGD Documentation site:
How is the feature type used and what makes it valuable?
Multiple users: Improve identification of wheelchair-friendly access points to enhance accessibility and inclusivity.
Education, Recreation, Health and Transport sectors: Support assessment of public accessibility to health services to make effective policy and funding decisions.
Transport Policy and Regulation bodies: Improve the management and design of transportation systems to reduce congestion, improve travel times, and provide better overall transportation planning.
Fire & Rescue and Police:
Improve emergency response deployment to reduce incident response times, save lives and minimise the impact of emergencies on communities.
Provide better situational awareness to make more informed decisions when responding to incidents.
Provide additional police intelligence to improve the speed and effectiveness of covert policing operations.
Provide better incident reporting to generate more reliable data for analysis and decision-making.
Improve the analysis and modelling of incident trends to support more effective planning.
Technical details
Technical information on the feature type is included within the using OS NGD Data Summary page of the OS NGD Documentation site:
Are there distinct commercial terms?
No, not for this feature type.
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