Wales has through its National Assembly, a responsibility to manage its land in a sustainable way. LANDMAP is the national information system, devised by the Countryside Council for Wales, for taking landscape into account in decision-making.

LANDMAP is a unique system, allowing information about landscape to be gathered, organised and evaluated into a nationally consistent data set. LANDMAP Information is collected in a structured and rigorous way that aims to be as objective as possible. Its database contains both relatively objective information – such as rock type and historical information – and more subjective information, such as sensory responses and cultural interpretation. LANDMAP information can also be combined with contextual socio-economic information.

This website provides information on the LANDMAP method and on the ways the data can be used to inform sustainable decision making. It is divided in the following sections:

• The METHODOLOGY section gives a brief introduction to the LANDMAP method and an overview of the coverage we have so far.
• The MAPS section gives access to the online database. At the moment, only the data for Brecknock is available here, but other datasets will be added as and when they become available.
• The QUALITY ASSURANCE section gives in-depth information about the procedures we put in place to ensure LANDMAP data is accurate and consistent across all of Wales.
• The EU PROJECT section gives information about the EU fundedLANDMAP+ project which looked at how LANDMAP Information could be combined with other datasets to help inform sustainable decision making. The final report is also available from this section.
• The DOWNLOADS section is the area where all publications relating to LANDMAP are available for download. This includes the LANDMAP manual and the technical reports for the studies that are available in the online database.
• The NEWS section is where you can read the latest LANDMAP related news.
• The CONTACTS section gives the names of people who can provide you with more information if you have a LANDMAP related query.
• The LINKS section has links to a wide range of organisations that are involved with landscape related work.
• The LOGIN section is only available to registered users. Registration is free and will give you access to the discussion forums, LANDMAP data downloads and the LANDMAP Collector software