Nottingham's Open and Green Spaces with Typology Categories

A dataset from the Government Digital Service mapping the location and boundaries of principal open and green spaces in Nottingham. The data categorizes spaces into broad typologies such as Amenity, Outdoor Sports Facilities, Parks and Gardens, and Allotments, with further sub-typologies where known. The temporal coverage and last update date are unknown.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution and typology of public green spaces based on the described categories.
• Model spatial relationships between different amenity types, such as sports facilities within parks, using the 'WHOLE_PART' field.
• Calculate city-wide open space metrics by excluding 'Part of Larger Site' features as noted in the description.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed categorical system with nine broad typologies and sub-typologies.
• Explicitly denotes hierarchical spatial relationships between features via a 'WHOLE_PART' field.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

null

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Nottingham, United Kingdom