Land use mapping
Quantify and visualise the distribution of human activity across Great Britain.
OS Land Use Features
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What OS Land Use Features provides you with
Rich land use attribution
Utilise a multitude of different land use values to better understand human activity in an area of interest (OS Land Use, OS Address Classification, and NLUD).
Site access locations
Identify access points to major public sites (i.e., train stations, schools, public parks) and pinpoint where these sites are accessed from the road network. Access mode (Pedestrian, Vehicular, Pedestrian and Vehicular) and access purpose (Emergency, Primary Public, Private, Public) are also provided.
Land use status
Understand the physical condition of a site (Active, Inactive, Derelict, or Unknown).
Use cases
- Organisations based in urban planning and development, and identifying land use, can better understand land use sites with coverage across Great Britain.
- Understand the location of access points into major sites across the country. Knowledge of access points to land use sites can provide better situational awareness, benefitting emergency services and agencies responsible for responding to incidents.
- Identify viable development sites by analysing up-to-date land use classifications.
Additional information
This data is generated from the National Geographic Database
The National Geographic Database (NGD) sets the benchmark in accuracy and completeness for location data. NGD data helps businesses and government make critical decisions, and deliver vital services with the utmost confidence and certainty.
The NGD is the single store of Ordnance Survey’s authoritative data for Great Britain; the repository of millions of records that precisely define the built and natural environment, in unparalleled detail.
Central to the power of NGD data is a single, structured database. Unlike previous generations of OS data, NGD data is built for analytical uses and designed to be the bedrock of more intelligent solutions. It reduces the complexity towards insight and getting the answers you need.