December 2022 digital vector boundaries for National Parks in Great Britain. The data includes full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark) and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights. Version 3 includes updates such as name changes for parks like Loch Lomond and The Trossachs.
Use Cases
- Map national park boundaries for conservation planning based on the vector data.
- Analyze land area and coastal proximity based on the clipped coastline boundaries.
- Update geographic databases with the December 2022 boundary snapshot.
- Visualize park extents for regional planning based on the vector polygons.
Strengths
- Boundaries are clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark), providing a precise coastal definition.
- Contains intellectual property rights from Ordnance Survey and ONS, indicating authoritative source data.
- Includes specific name updates (e.g., Brecon Beacons to Bannau Brycheiniog) reflecting current nomenclature.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Time Range
- December 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-06-10 12:09:36.553000; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Great Britain