Public Rights of Way in Wigan Metropolitan Borough

RightsOfWay is a geospatial dataset describing public rights of way, published by the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council on the uk_data platform. The data is served via the OGC WMS format, suggesting it is a web map service layer. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08 13:30:58.952409.

Use Cases

• Map legal public footpaths and bridleways for planning applications (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyze land access networks for recreational or conservation planning (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Integrate rights-of-way data with other land-use layers for comprehensive spatial analysis (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, a local government authority.
• Available via the standardized OGC WMS protocol for web mapping.
• Last updated on 2026-07-08 13:30:58.952409.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Wigan Metropolitan Borough area.

Provenance

Source

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:58.952409.

Geography

Likely the Wigan Metropolitan Borough area in the United Kingdom.