Wales Green Infrastructure Dataset 2021
The Wales Green Infrastructure (GI) Data Set shows every bit of Wales including wetlands and water that is not built upon or covered with a man-made surface. It shows areas that are designated for nature conservation (such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Local Nature Reserves and local wildlife sites) and areas with a legal right of public access. At a lower level of confidence, the data set can show: a typology of sites (e.g. open space, amenity space etc.); management quality (e.g. Green Flag Awards); and accessibility (e.g. public parks, country parks etc). It shows where green space exists near where people live, if it is likely to be natural, and whether people are likely to be able to get into it.
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS124885
- Alternative Title
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- Set Ddata Seilwaith Gwyrdd Cymru 2021
- GI Dataset
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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This data set has no link to the legal definition of Green Infrastructure or Green Infrastructure Assessments described in Planning Policy Wales Edition 10 onwards. It is built from data from publicly available sources, local authorities and some third parties, and it is based on mapping done by the Ordnance Survey. However: - It doesn’t show all the green space that people could use to get their daily dose of nature; - It hasn’t been checked by visiting the green spaces to see if they have been mapped correctly; and it doesn’t show that site is fit for purpose or adequate for community need. Data from local authorities shows places that are locally important for contact with nature, and spaces which are open to the public, like municipal parks. This means the data set can be used to get a more detailed picture of where people can actually go to experience nature near to where they live. The data set also uses the Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace Mapping product to supplement local authority data, bearing in mind that this only covers “urban” areas, and has some significant errors so it needs handling carefully. Warning: every data set is out of date the moment the “Save” command is used because land use changes all the time. Data sets are not reality – they are expert interpretations and they can only indicate what might be there on the ground. This data set should be used to select areas for further investigation and no decision should ever be taken without checking to see that the data set shows what actually exists.
- Additional Information
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Technical Advice Note 16 of Planning Policy Wales (TAN 16) http://gov.wales/docs/desh/policy/090206tan16en.pdf contains the definitions of the open space classification used in this data set.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2020-09-16
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2014-01-29
- End date
- 2020-09-16
- Topic category
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- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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- Specification
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ESRI feature class
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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This data set has no link to the legal definition of Green Infrastructure or Green Infrastructure Assessments described in Planning Policy Wales Edition 10 onwards. It is built from data from publicly available sources, local authorities and some third parties, and it is based on mapping done by the Ordnance Survey. However: - It doesn’t show all the green space that people could use to get their daily dose of nature; - It hasn’t been checked by visiting the green spaces to see if they have been mapped correctly; and it doesn’t show that site is fit for purpose or adequate for community need. Data from local authorities shows places that are locally important for contact with nature, and spaces which are open to the public, like municipal parks. This means the data set can be used to get a more detailed picture of where people can actually go to experience nature near to where they live. The data set also uses the Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace Mapping product to supplement local authority data, bearing in mind that this only covers “urban” areas, and has some significant errors so it needs handling carefully. Warning: every data set is out of date the moment the “Save” command is used because land use changes all the time. Data sets are not reality – they are expert interpretations and they can only indicate what might be there on the ground. This data set should be used to select areas for further investigation and no decision should ever be taken without checking to see that the data set shows what actually exists.
Keywords
Keywords
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- urban greening
- greenspace (green space)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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The data is derived from Ordnance Survey and Local Authorities owned data and therefore has third party ownership associated with it. There are access restrictions on the derived data and there are third party use restrictions.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© CNC/NRW. © Ordnance Survey. © Welsh Local Authorities. Data may be re-used by Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA) Members only, under the terms and conditions of the PSGA licence, acknowledging both the source and owners copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. NRW does NOT grant permission to non PSGA members to re-use or disseminate this dataset.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
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NRW Conditional
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234383835 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:22:43.829Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0