Identification

Title

English Local Authority Green belt dataset

Abstract

Polygon dataset (in WGS84 projection) showing each English local authority's green belt land. Each local authority have digitised these sites in different ways and to different levels of accuracy. DCLG have merged these separate datasets together. This merged dataset is quality assured by DCLG however due to the different methods of digitisation used there may still be discrepancies within the data, therefore these digitised boundaries cannot be considered as definitive. When using this dataset in a GIS system, please ensure that you are using it within a WGS84 data frame/ project. GIS systems will attempt to transform and align different projections, but small inaccuracies and shifts may still occur. Our Open Data Communities service only presents the very latest Greenbelt boundaries. However, our Geoserver service also provide WMS and downloads of previous year's boundary data. This data is released under Ordnance Survey Open data licence: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/licensing/using-creating-data-with-os-products/os-opendata.html

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://maps.communities.gov.uk/geoserver/dclg_inspire/wms?service=WMS&request=getCapabilities

name: DCLG INSPIRE OGC WMS Service

function: information

http://maps.communities.gov.uk/geoserver/dclg_inspire/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=dclg_inspire:Local_Authority_green_belt_boundaries_2014-15&outputFormat=shape-zip&srsName=EPSG:4326

name: 2014-15 Boundaries - Geoserver shapefile download

function: download

http://maps.communities.gov.uk/geoserver/dclg_inspire/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=dclg_inspire:Local_Authority_Greenbelt_boundaries_2013-14&outputFormat=shape-zip&srsName=EPSG:4326

name: 2013-14 Boundaries - Geoserver shapefile download

function: download

http://maps.communities.gov.uk/geoserver/dclg_inspire/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=dclg_inspire:Local_Authority_Greenbelt_boundaries_2011-12&outputFormat=shape-zip&srsName=EPSG:4326

name: 2011-12 Boundaries - Geoserver shapefile download

function: download

http://maps.communities.gov.uk/geoserver/dclg_inspire/ows?service=WFS&version=2.0.0&request=GetFeature&type

name: DCLG INSPIRE OGC WFS service

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

DCLG:0002

codeSpace

unknown

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4326

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

planningCadastre

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

land_use_planning

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Local development plans

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.71709

East bounding longitude

1.76896

North bounding latitude

55.8117

South bounding latitude

49.9554

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2010-04-01

date type

revision

effective date

2016-01-19

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data shows polygons that have been digitised in different manners using different GIS systems (by Local Authorities) and then merged together by DCLG. ArcGIS data management tools have been used to try to get rid of some overlap errors (where correct OS Boundaryline Local Authority boundaries have not been used for digitising process) but some overlap/ slither errors may still exist in the data.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

ArcGIS *.shp

version of format

10.1

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

OS Open Data

Constraint set

Use constraints

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Strategic Geographer

organisation name

Dept for Communities and Local Govt

full postal address

Fry building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

UK

telephone number

03034440000

email address

gis@communities.gsi.gov.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Strategic Geographer

organisation name

Dept for Communities and Local Govt

full postal address

Fry building, 2 Marsham Street

London

SW1P 4DF

UK

telephone number

03034441534

email address

gis@communities.gsi.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2016-01-19T12:05:02

Metadata language

eng