Overview

The National Allotment Map is a map layer locating all the allotment sites in the UK. It can be edited and updated by any public sector body or by the National Allotment Society themselves.

This is a "bottom-up" approach to map editing because we know that Local Councils have the most detailed knowledge of local assets, and are best placed to add accurate information.

This layer exists because there isn't an accurate and detailed national picture of the nation's allotments, and having one will help:

• Local Councils plan for them
• Have Local Authorities confidently fund them
• Have the public be made aware of them

By contributing to the map you are helping prove the concept that high quality data can be created by Local Councils that benefit themselves and others. In time, this concept may allow for datasets to be funded and therefore offset the cost of XMAP or Parish Online software subscriptions.

Compatibility

This layer is available to edit by:

• Parish Online subscribers
• Local Authorities

IMPORTANT NOTE: This layer is intended for allotment site boundariesonly. Any individual plots will be deleted. Please use another layer for individual plots.

Finding the National Allotment Map

The National Allotment Map can be found by logging into your XMAP or Parish Online account and finding the "Allotments" collection.

Expand the "Allotments" collection to show the "Allotment Boundaries" layer.

Contributing to the National Allotment Map

There are a number of ways you can contribute to the National Allotment Map:

Improving the location / shape of an allotment site

1. Log into your mapping account
2. Switch on the Allotment Site Boundaries layer
3. Change your background map to Aerial Photography (optional, but it helps)
4. Zoom into an allotment site
5. Do a single click on top of the site (to Info Click it)
6. Clarify which feature you want to edit (if it asks)
7. Click the Edit button (pencil icon)
8. Drag the blue outline into the correct position
9. Click Save

Adding information about an allotment site

1. Log into your mapping account
2. Switch on the Allotment Site Boundaries layer
3. Change your background map to Aerial Photography (optional, but it helps)
4. Zoom into an allotment site
5. Do a single click on top of the site (to Info Click it)
6. Clarify which feature you want to edit (if it asks)
7. Click the Edit button (pencil icon)
8. Use the text fields and drop-downs on the left to enter information about the site
9. Click Save

If you need clarity on what each drop down means, see below.

Adding missing or proposed/provisional allotment sites

1. Log into your mapping account
2. Switch on the Allotment Site Boundaries layer
3. Change your background map to Aerial Photography (optional, but it helps)
4. Zoom into the location where you want to add an allotment site
5. Go to CREATE then ADD FEATURE
6. Select Allotment Site Boundaries from the drop-down on the left
7. Draw out your site area with a series of single clicks
8. Add as much information to the information panel as possible
9. Click Save