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title: "Enviro + Geo Insight - GIS Schema: \nPast land use"
description: Data schema for the past land use group of datasets within Groundsure's Enviro + Geo Insight - GIS product
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July 29, 2025
# Enviro + Geo Insight - GIS Schema: Past land use
## The information below details all definition of each of the layers in the Past land use group within the GeoPackage, defining each data layer, the attributes of the data and their data types, as well as the definitions for any values that use look up tables
### Historical industrial land uses (1:10,000 scale)
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Industrial\_Land\_uses\_GS**
The data contained within this dataset includes polygonised features from historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:10,560 and 1:10,000 scales) that are, or could be, associated with potentially contaminative activities across England, Scotland and Wales.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| **Column name** | **Data type** |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| name\_of\_site | Varchar (100) |
| date\_of\_operation | Varchar (100) |
| activities\_all | text |
### Historical tanks
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Tanks\_GS**
The data contained within this dataset includes polygonised features from historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales) that are labelled as, or have the potential to be, an above ground storage tank across England, Scotland and Wales.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| Column name | Data type |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| land\_use | Varchar (200) |
| date | Varchar (10) |
### Historical energy features
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Energy\_Feature\_GS**
The data contained within this dataset includes polygonised features from historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales) that are, or could be, associated with energy production/storage related activities across England, Scotland and Wales.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| **Column name** | **Data type** |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| use | Varchar (100) |
| date | Varchar (10) |
### Historical petrol stations
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Petrol\_Stations\_GS**
The data contained within this dataset includes polygonised features from historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales) that are, or could be, associated with fuel related activities across England, Scotland and Wales.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| **Column name** | **Data type** |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| use | Varchar (100) |
| date | Varchar (10) |
### Historical garages
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Garages\_GS**
The data contained within this dataset includes polygonised features from historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales) that are labelled as garages, or could be associated with vehicle maintenance and servicing across England, Scotland and Wales.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| **Column name** | **Data type** |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| use | Varchar (100) |
| date | Varchar (10) |
### Historical military land
#### **Layer name: Past\_Land\_Use-Historical\_Military\_Land\_GS**
This is a polygon based dataset of areas of military land digitised from military records and historical Ordnance Survey mapping (1:10,560 and 1:10,000 scales) across England, Wales and Scotland.
**Geometry type:** Polygon
**Coverage:** England, Scotland and Wales
**Schema:**
| **Column name** | **Data type** |
| --- | --- |
| gs\_id | integer |
| land\_use | Varchar (200) |
| date | Varchar (10) |
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