Digital vector boundaries for National Parks in Great Britain as of December 2022. The boundaries are provided at full resolution, typically extending to the Mean Low Water mark. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service.
Use Cases
- Map protected area coverage based on vector boundaries.
- Analyze spatial relationships between parks and other features based on boundary extents.
- Update cartographic basemaps based on the December 2022 boundary snapshot.
- Perform spatial analysis of coastal and offshore park areas based on the BFE (Full resolution) specification.
Strengths
- Provides a specific snapshot date (December 2022).
- Includes full-resolution boundaries (BFE) with detailed coastal extents.
- Contains updated park names (e.g., Brecon Beacons to Bannau Brycheiniog).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2025-06-10 13:08:37.844000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Time Range
- December 2022
- Geography
- Great Britain