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LANDMAP Visual Sensory

Publisher
Natural Resources Wales
Updated
16 September 2026
Topic
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Summary

LANDMAP is a unique national information system, devised by the former Countryside Council for Wales, allowing information about landscape in Wales to be collected and organised into a nationally consistent dataset. The LANDMAP database includes both objective and subjective information and is designed to enable landscape quality to be taken into account in decision making.

Geographic dataset showing visual and sensory landscape classification for Wales in the form of polygons (Aspect Areas) with large amounts of associated textual information, including General, Description, Evaluation, Recommendations, Tolerance to Change, Area Boundary, Evaluation and Assessment.

This dataset maps the landscape as perceived through our senses based on the physical attributes of landform and land cover. The perceived characteristics of the landscape are primarily determined visually, but the senses of hearing, smell and touch are also considered.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Download Data & Web Services – 16/9/2026
Web Mapping Service – 16/9/2026
View Data – 16/9/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
18 May 2026
Harvest GUID
NRW_DS108652
Extent (Latitude)
53.513067° to 51.240829°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.777741° to -2.608865°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2026-05-15
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Responsible party
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner, custodian, distributor); Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) (originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng