GIS Dataset Request
Case reference FOI2019/00142
Published 25 July 2019
Request
Would it be possible for you to send me any GIS data you hold on the following:
Conservation Areas
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Nature Reserves Landscape
Character Areas
District Boundaries
Public Rights of Way
Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs)
And any other areas of designated green space or landscape value.
Response
You can access our GIS data directly by using our Guildford INSPIRE data source:
https://data.gov.uk/dataset/31a863dd-99b2-44e3-b815-6f2b9bd92f1b/guildford-inspire-service
The INSPIRE services provides a WFS & WMS URL which you can use to load the data into a GIS like QGIS or ArcGIS. As you asked for Shapefiles I would recommend using our WFS URL to load the layers you need then convert them to the format you require.
The WFS URL is:
https://www2.guildford.gov.uk/ishare5.2.web/getows.ashx?mapsource=GBC/Inspire&version=1.1.0&request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS
To help you find some layers on the WFS:
- Landscape Character Areas - layers are prefixed with "LCA…"
- TPOs - this layer is called "Tree Preservation Orders"
The only layers you requested which we are not able to provide are:
- Local Wildlife sites (we have no GIS data for this)
- District Boundaries (This is Ordnance Survey data so you should access this via a source such as https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/products/boundaryline.html )
- Public Rights of Way (This data is owned by Surrey County Council so you should request the data direct from them - https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/)
Documents
This is Guildford Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.
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